Ville Krannila
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Nostradamus – The Man, The Myth, The Music
[three_fourth] The Man Michel De Nostradame was born in France in 1503. The dark mid-ages still reigning this was the era of persecution and witch hunt. This was also a time when terminal diseases raged all over Europe, the most horrible of them all was Black Death, plague. It ended approximately 25-50 million lives in…
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Priest Unleashed Tribute
Steel Mill this month features L.A. based tribute kings Priest Unleashed! First off, why did you start a Priest tribute band and what does the music of Judas Priest mean to you? So we started as a general Metal cover band, but there was a certain energy or “magic” when we played the Priest covers.…
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Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) – Steel Mill Interview
Twisted Sister ended their long and illustrious career after 40+ years in 2016. Band’s founding member and guitarist Jay Jay French has been through thick and thin with the band and shared stages with Judas Priest going as far back as late 1970’s. Heather Williams went through his career highlights for Steel Mill. http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/from-club-daze-to-heavy-metal-stardom-jay-jay-french-twisted-sister-interview/
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From Club Daze to Heavy Metal stardom: Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) Interview
Twisted Sister ended their long and illustrious career after 40+ years in 2016. Band’s founding member and guitarist Jay Jay French has been through thick and thin with the band and shared stages with Judas Priest going as far back as late 1970’s. Heather Williams went through his career highlights for Steel Mill recently.
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K.K. Downing “Heavy Duty” US edition book cover released!
A long awaited “Heavy Duty” book from K.K. presents its US edition cover! Pre-order link also available. Message from K.K.: Hi everyone! I’m proud to finally show you all the cover art for the U.S edition of my forthcoming autobiography. I’ve put my heart and soul into this book to give you, the fans, an…
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Andy LaRocque – A Steel Mill Interview
Guitarist Andy LaRocque has been a constant partner and creative force with King Diamond since the band’s origins 32 years ago. Here he talks to Heather Willliams about his lengthy career, past projects with Death and Falconer among others, gear and the status of upcoming long awaited King Diamond -studio album. http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/andy-larocque-interview/
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Andy LaRocque Interview
Guitarist Andy LaRocque has been a constant partner and creative force with King Diamond since the band’s origins 32 years ago. Here he talks to Heather Willliams about his lengthy career, past projects with Death and Falconer among others, gear and the status of upcoming long awaited King Diamond studio album.
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 12: the 40th anniversary of “Exciter”
When one lists the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1970’s, Judas Priest’s “Stained Class” cannot be excluded from the list. And yes, we are talking about heavy metal, a very fragile term in that day and age. In 1978 it was still virtually non-existent, with such benchmark bands as Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster…
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K.K. Downing Heavy Duty -memoir to be published in September 2018
K.K. Downing’s long-awaited biography Heavy Duty – Days And Nights In Judas Priest (co-written by Mark Eglinton) will be released in September. K.K.’s official statement can be seen below: Hi Everyone! I just wanted to make reference to my upcoming autobiography. It was with great surprise to me that I saw articles recently relating to my…
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Gary Hughes (Ten) – Steel Mill Interview
British melodic hard rock masters Ten have been forging their brand of AOR-influenced music for almost 25 years. The band’s new surge of creativity saw them release a new album “Gothica” last year. Steel Mill talked to band’s vocalist and song writer Gary Hughes on the new record, his influences, Ten’s past, present and future.…