Kassu Kortelainen
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GRIM REAPER – SEE YOU IN HELL (1984)
List the ultimate heavy metal songs of all time. Let’s say, top ten. You’ve got ten minutes for the task, starting…now!
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MESSIAH’S KISS – DRAGONHEART (SPV 2007)
“We wouldn’t want to mix whiskey with tomato juice” states the german-based heavy metal band Messiah’s Kiss at their website, referring to their latest release “Dragonheart” and to the fact that the band’s aim is to approach metal via very strong traditional routes, doing what they do best, delivering the goods with a formula long…
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TAROT – FOLLOW ME INTO MADNESS (BLASTIC HEAVEN 1988)
Spearheading the rise of finnish heavy metal, Tarot had conquered a lot of ground with their debut album ‘The Spell Of Iron’ released at the end of 1986. And with that album laid the foundations for their distinctive sound and offered material well worthy of it’s foreign counterparts.
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GOTTHARD – DOMINO EFFECT (NUCLEAR BLAST 2007)
Strangely enough, swiss rock outfit Gotthard have remained quite unknown outside their home turf, where they contrastingly have built a massive following of fans. What makes this even more odd is the fact that during their 14-year career, Gotthard has never issued a bad album.
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BANGALORE CHOIR – ON TARGET (GIANT 1992)
Strap on your seatbelts and settle in for a ride in a heavy metal time machine; It’s time to delve into the past and dig up another lost album for a Steel Mill review treatment!
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KEN HENSLEY – BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY (MEMBRAN MUSIC 2007)
Ken Hensley, the mastermind behind classic hard rock group Uriah Heep’s heyday releases, always knew how to write good songs. It’s easy to say it’s greatly thanks to him that Heep ever rose to the classic status the band has held for years and years already. Although the guitars of Mick Box and legendary vocals…
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LION’S SHARE – EMOTIONAL COMA (AFM 2007)
Swedish Lion’s Share slams forward their fifth full-lenght release in the form of 2007’s ‘Emotial Coma’. The band has been delivering music since the late-80’s and the driving force in their engine has been traditionally-based heavy metal. The same formula is in use this time around as well though flavoured with some extra heaviness compared…
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RAINBOW – STRANGER IN US ALL (BMG 1995)
The sole survivor from the Rainbow’s short-lived reunion from the mid nineties stands it’s ground as one of hard rock’s and heavy metal’s finest releases. At the same time it remains as a monument for rock’s biggest missed chances as if being a beginning of an interesting story that somebody left unfinished. Who knows, maybe…
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CAGE – HELL DESTROYER (MTM MUSIC 2007)
Creating a concept album is a tricky business. Getting the story convincing and interesting, while at the same time keeping the songs strong enough to work also independently needs usually a whole lot more work than composing a ‘normal’ album. In the field of heavy metal, the puzzle of successfully getting a concept piece together…
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STEVE GRIMMETT – PERSONAL CRISIS (METAL HEAVEN 2007)
As we reviewed the legendary heavy metal album See You In Hell by Grim Reaper last year, and deservingly branded it with a Steel Mill Klassik mark, the new release by ex-Grim Reaper frontman Steve Grimmett should prove an interesting view on what the singer’s been up to lately. As Grim Reaper the band disbanded…