Steel Mill News
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Rik Charron (Exciter/Necronomicon) Interview
Considered one of the pioneers of speed metal, Exciter rocked the 1980’s with pure pounding passion. They forged their path among the metal greats with their quintessential albums like “Long Live the Loud”, “Violence and Force” and “Unveiling the Wicked”. A new era of Exciter emerged in the late nineties, morphing from an 1980’s speed…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 9: The 40th Anniversary of “Desert Plains” and “Point Of Entry”
If one sets out to find Judas Priest’s most controversial and debated album, “Point Of Entry” might be the first one on the list. 40 years on from its release, The Fuel Of The Furnace looks back to the record and its highlight, dramatic and powerful “Desert Plains”, with K.K.’s comments on the song included:…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 9: The 40th Anniversary of “Desert Plains”
If one sets out to find Judas Priest’s most controversial and debated album, “Point Of Entry” might be the first one on the list. Later on “Turbo” and “Jugulator” were certainly very much discussed but for entirely different reasons. “Point Of Entry” appeared in early 1981 during an era when traditional metal was more popular…
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The Judas Priest Experience Tribute Interview
Montréal’s number one Judas Priest -tribute group The Judas Priest Experience kicked off its career only last year, but musicians have decades of experience behind them. Vocalist Patrice Blouin gave Steel Mill a low down on the band, and their future plans. Read Steel Mill’s Tribute feature from link below! http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/the-judas-priest-experience-tribute-interview/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.16: “Blood Red Skies” on “Ram It Down”
The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 16 takes us back over 30 years to 1988’s “Ram It Down” and its epic centerpiece “Blood Red Skies”. Check out in-depth article with K.K.’s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/TheFueloftheFurnace/the-fuel-of-the-furnace-pt-16-blood-red-skies/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 16: Blood Red Skies
[three_fourth] “You’ll never take me alive…” Origins THROUGH late 1980’s, a wind of change blew across the field of metal. And we are not talking about the Scorpions-hit which followed couple of years later. The era of hair metal bands was all but over. The sound which Judas Priest embraced and ran home so brilliantly…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.3: The 30th Anniversary of “One Shot At Glory” and “Painkiller”
The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 3 focuses on the 30th anniversary of Judas Priest‘s legendary “Painkiller” and its closing track “One Shot At Glory”. Check out in-depth article with K.K.‘s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/The%20Fuel%20of%20the%20Furnace/one-shot-at-glory/
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Monsters Of Rock 40th Anniversary: Donington Special
In the history books of rock 1980 is a pivotal time, it was the crowning year for New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Many classic records were unleashed during that period of time. It was also the birth of Monsters Of Rock, the biggest heavy metal festival in the world. Judas Priest played first Monsters…
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Monsters Of Rock 40th anniversary: Donington Special
In the history books of rock 1980 is a pivotal year, it was the crowning year for New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Many classic records were unleashed during that period of time. It was also the birth of Monsters Of Rock, the biggest heavy metal festival in the world.
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 4: The 40th Anniversary of “Steeler”
As the 1980’s dawned there was a rumble in the jungle as punk gave away to a new ferocious movement hailing from United Kingdom. New Wave Of British Heavy Metal stepped up to take the crown. Hundreds of bands had already made their stance at stardom and while most of them would not make it…