Interviews-Steel-Mill
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Klamydia
© Pete Alander KLAMYDIA A Steel Mill Interview Interview by Pete Alander / July 2012 Punk and metal have been enemies and friends since the days when first punk rock bands, such as Sex Pistols, Ramones and The Clash started to praise their fast and hard-edged music. It was the late 70’s and heavy metal…
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Priest Unleashed
© DKC Photography PRIEST UNLEASHED Interview By Ville Krannila / June 2012 Aiming for the authentic look and sound of Judas Priest, the mighty Priest Unleashed pays worthy tribute to the Metal Gods. Ville checked out the story behind this wild bunch of american steel: First off, why did you start a Priest tribute…
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Nikolo Kotzev
The fans of melodic heavy rock are more than familiar with the name of Bulgarian composer, guitarist and producer Nikolo Kotzev. He’s written and recorded five excellent hard rock albums with Brazen Abbot and in 2001 unleashed a rock opera masterpiece “Nostradamus.” During a long career he’s also worked as a producer and mixer for…
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3 Inches of Blood
Long Live Heavy Metal – proclaims the new album by 3 Inches of Blood, and the way the record sounds it’s clear that the band stands behind the statement solid as a ton of metal. With this killer new album and a tour to back it up, 3IOB will definitely be one of the bands…
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Waltari
One of the most original metal acts in the world of metal hails from Finland. Not many bands can mix Heavy, Thrash, and Speed Metal together with Pop, Techno, Industrial, Punk and even Hip Hop, and still keep its credibility as a pure metal act. Well, Waltari can. They have been around since 1986, and…
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Hostile
English Midlands, also known as the Black Country is the place where Heavy Metal is considered to have been born, being home to pioneer bands as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, etc. Hailing from those same hallowed metal grounds come also our this month’s very special guests – British metal’s new hope Hostile – armed with…
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Saxon
When one thinks about the absolute classic bands of NWOBHM, Saxon is right there on top. Vocalist Biff Byford (along with guitarist Paul Quinn) has steered the ship since band’s formation in late 1970’s and they are still going strong. The frontman and his cohorts have just issued their 19th studio album “Call To Arms,”…
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Just Like Priest
© Just Like Priest JUST LIKE PRIEST Interview By Ville Krannila / June 2011 JUST LIKE PRIEST is Southern California’s tribute to Judas Priest. They have been paying tribute to the gods of metal for several years performing at prestigious venues such as the Hollywood Palladium, House of Blues, the Key Club as well…
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Doro
© Kimmo Tattari DORO The Metal Queen in a Steel Mill interview Interview By Kimmo Tattari & Jari Asell / June 2011 With an array of classic albums first with Warlock and later with her solo project as well as the energetic live performances, the title of undisputed Queen of Heavy Metal belongs to Doro…
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Wolf
© Wolf WOLF An interview with Johannes “Axe” Axeman Interview By Pete Alander / May 2011 With all paws firmly rooted in the classic heavy metal, swedish Wolf has been creating their music since mid-nineties and show no signs of slowing down. With their new album ‘Legions Of Bastards’ released in April and a good…