Kassu Kortelainen
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Vendetta
© Vendetta VENDETTA a Steel Mill interview Interview By Kassu Kortelainen / December 2009 On the verge of getting propelled to a wider recognition with their brand new album ‘Heretic Nation’ that draws it’s strength from the very lifeblood of traditional british heavy metal, Vendetta proves to be a band that has taken a strong…
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Graham Bonnet
© Pasi Raatikainen GRAHAM BONNET a Steel Mill interview Interview By Kassu Kortelainen / October 2009 Possessing one of the most powerful voices in hard rock, Graham Bonnet has been screaming out his lungs since the late sixties and doesn’t show any sign of slowing down! From Rainbow’s classic ‘Down To Earth’ album to Michael…
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Bloodred Hourglass
BLOODRED HOURGLASS “Dude! We’re gonna take you to the final walk!” Interviewed And Photographed By Ismo Korhonen / March 2009 © Ismo Korhonen Where from: Mikkeli, Finland Formed: 2005 Style: Thrash & death metal meets rocking grooviness www: http://www.brhg.net http://www.myspace.com/bloodredhourglass Line-up: Jarkko Tiilikainen (guitar), Jarkko Hyvönen (drums), Jarkko Koukonen (vocals), Jose Moilanen (bass),…
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Portrait
PORTRAIT “Heavy metal darkness!” Interviewed By Kassu Kortelainen / November 2008 Where from: Kristianstad, Sweden Formed: Early 2000’s Style: Traditional Heavy Metal www: http://www.portraitband.se/ Line-up: Christian Lindell (guitar), Richard Lagergren (guitar), Anders Persson (drums), David Stranderud (bass) Releases: Welcome To My Funeral (demo 2006), Into The Nothingness (EP 2007), Portrait (2008) Meet Portrait –…
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Cage
© Cage SICK, MEAN & VICIOUS! an interview with Sean Peck of CAGE Interview By Kassu Kortelainen / April 2008 Touring the globe in support of their powerful concept album ‘Hell Destroyer’, american metal machine Cage promises to deliver their tough-as-nails screaming heavy metal to the masses with the ‘sikkest, meanest ‘n most vicious’ approach…
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Die So Fluid
© Paul Harries CHARGING TO A HAPPY ENDING An interview with DIE SO FLUID Interview By Kassu Kortelainen / February 2008 In the darkest, snowiest, coldest stretch of nordic winter, Die So Fluid, a british trio strongly on the rise, arrived to the city of Kuopio as part of their finnish tour. Steel Mill seized…
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Tarot – Zachary Hietala
SOARING ON THE WINGS OF DARKNESS Zachary Hietala / TAROT Interview By Kassu Kortelainen / September 2007 With all the big heavy metal names coming from Finland nowadays, it’s time to take a look at the band that started it all, during a time that wasn’t so easy for loud riffs and steaming solos to break…
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Grand Magus
© Grand Magus HEEDING THE SAVAGE CALL Steel Mill interviews GRAND MAGUS Interview By Kassu Kortelainen / April 2009 Swedish heavy metallers Grand Magus’ latest album ‘Iron Will’ was released last year and with it’s raw power become a big favourite amongst the Steel Mill guys – and obviously a lot of other people’s around…