Steel Mill
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Nigel Glockler – A Steel Mill Interview
Saxon’s long-standing drummer Nigel Glockler is a man with not only plenty of musical experience, having rocked the world with his group for 35 years stepping briefly out of the band on two occasions and re-joining some years ago. Aside from Saxon, the drummer has worked with numerous musicians and projects throughout his career. He…
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Fates Warning – Theories Of Flight
Fates Warning have been pioneering their brand of progressive metal for more than 30 years now. Band’s latest album “Theories Of Flight” might be their best since 1997’s groundbreaking “A Pleasant Shade Of Gray.” The main composer guitarist Jim Matheos is firing on all cylinders, with his guitar tones both sweepingly beautiful and crunchingly heavy…
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Nigel Glockler (Saxon) – Steel Mill Interview
Saxon’s long-standing drummer Nigel Glockler is a man with not only plenty of musical experience, having rocked the world with his group for 35 years; briefly stepping out of the band on two occasions and re-joining some years ago. Aside from Saxon, the drummer has worked with numerous musicians and projects throughout his career. He…
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Hannu Kiviaho from Fatboy – Steel Mill interview
Having a Moment with Hannu Kiviaho Interview with Fatboy guitarist by Pete Alander Sweden brings out successful acts from pop and metal. Grammy winner Ghost, Amon Amarth, Sabaton, Europe, even Abba and Roxette. Also one very special band hailing from Eskilstuna, a city founded by an English monk Saint Eskil and later terribly stoned to…
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Sweden Rock Festival 2016 Steel Mill report
The 25th Sweden Rock Festival was held at sunny Solvesborg in the southern part of Sweden in June. This year there were five stages and 82 bands playing throughout four-day festival. The second biggest stage was also renamed as Lemmy Stage to honour the late Motörhead-frontman and videoclips of the great man were played on…
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Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg 8-11.6.2016
The 25th Sweden Rock Festival was held at sunny Solvesborg in the southern part of Sweden in June. This year there were five stages and 82 bands playing throughout four-day festival. The second biggest stage was also renamed as Lemmy Stage to honour the late Motörhead-frontman and videoclips of the great man were played on…
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On A Highway To Hell – Bon Scott 80 Years
AC/DC-legend Bon Scott would have turned 80 this July. His legacy however lives on, not least in the songs still played in concerts today for millions of fans. Here’s a look at man who started it all: Bon Scott, the mischievous and wild vocalist. https://kkdowning.net/steelmill/highway-hell-bon-scott-80-years-2/
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Q5 – NEW WORLD ORDER (Frontiers 2016)
Q5 are back. One of the leading cult heavy rock bands of the 1980’s have today released their first new studio album in whopping 30 years with “New World Order.”
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Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear)
Primal Fear are one of the main groups at the moment carrying the torch for tradional heavy metal. And fronting them is arguably one of the best metal vocalists out there, Ralf Scheepers. A self-confessed Judas Priest-fan, Ralf was happy to sit down with us and talk about Primal Fear’s latest album “Rulebreaker”, touring plans…
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KISS – SONIC BOOM (ROADRUNNER 2009)
“Sonic Boom” is something many never thought would see the light of day, I certainly didn’t believe it either and forgot the grand rule of the Kiss world: never say never. Both Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have stated as recently as couple of years ago that new Kiss studio album would absolutely “not happen.”…