Tag: interview
Playlist of My Life: Aleksi Holma (Creinium) (Musicalypse Archive)
Helsinki-based hybrid metal troupe CREINIUM have worked on their thing since 2012, and despite some heavy turbulence in the line-up, they successfully released their...
Interview with Santa Cruz – "You have to set your goals...
Interview with Johnny and Middy Cruz from Santa Cruz at RockFest, Vantaa, Finland.
Playlist of My Life: Nils Nordling (ex-Dreamtale, Silver Bullet) (Musicalypse Archive)
Nils Nordling might not be a familiar name to you, unless, perhaps, you've listened to a lot of Dreamtale over a decade ago. Norling...
Playlist of My Life: Jaakko Metsäpelto (Block Buster) (Musicalypse Archive)
BLOCK BUSTER is a young hard rock band from Kuopio, Finland, formed by brothers Aarni & Jaakko Metsäpelto. With only two EPs under their...
Interview with Avatarium: “We used both vintage and modern equipment and...
Sweden's doomy vintage rockers, AVATARIUM, just released their third album, "Hurricanes and Halos," so the time was appropriate to catch up with six-string maestro...
Playlist of My Life: Sami Moilanen (Drug of Choice) (Musicalypse Archive)
If you ask DRUG OF CHOICE what style of music they play, they'd answer that it combines rock, metal, rap, and punk elements. Founded...
Interview with Blind Guardian: “I don’t want to know in advance...
Having just finished their massive 2-year-long world tour, German progressive power metal outfit BLIND GUARDIAN announced a live album, titled "Live from Beyond the...
Interview with Blaze Bayley & Chris Appleton: “Because it is a...
Following the release of their latest album, "Endure and Survive" - the second installment to a three part concept album - legendary former IRON...
Playlist of My Life: Tuukka Hanhiniemi (Limelight Showdown) (Musicalypse Archive)
This week's playlist comes from another local band, the Helsinki-based LIMELIGHT SHOWDOWN. Having released two EPs already - 2013's "Circles" and 2015's "Mode: Crisis"...
Playlist of My Life: Bille-Jade (Musicalypse Archive)
If you know HATCHET DAWN or DIAMOND NOIR, you already know Billie-Jade. If not, this Australian vocalist has already toured in support of Marilyn...
Playlist of My Life: Benji Connelly (Everfrost) (Musicalypse Archive)
If a winter-metal anime adventure from Finland sounds awesome, we kind of agree. If it sounds ridiculous... well, we don't disagree. However, if you've...
Playlist of My Life: Leo Stillman (Leo) (Musicalypse Archive)
Today's name is Leo Stillman. If you haven't heard of Leo, here's some background: he started playing music at age 3-4, and when guitar...
Playlist of My Life: Rolf Pilve (Status Minor, Stratovarius) (Musicalypse Archive)
In the realms of drumming excellence, there are a few names that come to mind more or less immediately, and one of these should...
Playlist of My Life: Mikko Pajukallio (Space Weasels) (Musicalypse Archive)
If you hear the name "SPACE WEASELS," what style of music do you imagine? The band themselves have a bit of trouble deciding between...
Interview with Belphegor: “I had many chances during my life to...
If we talk about the extreme metal scene, one just cannot omit BELPHEGOR. Despite an almost 25-year-long career, they have kept their music consistent,...
Playlist of My Life: Vuur Special Edition pt. 2 (Musicalypse Archive)
Last week's playlist introduced half of VUUR, the new musical project by renowned vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. Apart from Anneke herself, VUR is comprised...
Playlist of My Life: Harri Koskela (Lost in Grey) (Musicalypse Archive)
Founded not long ago in 2013, it's possible that you haven't heard about LOST IN GREY just yet. This ambitious project has been influenced...
Playlist of My Life: Tuomas Saukkonen (Wolfheart) (Musicalypse Archive)
You may or may not know about WOLFHEART yet, but there's reasonable certainty that you've at least heard of the band's creator, Tuomas Saukkonen....
Playlist of My Life: Mikko “OneOfHaze” McMenamin (Ember Falls) (Musicalypse Archive)
It's only a few short days before EMBER FALLS' debut is finally released! The band has had a long road since their inception as...
Interview with Everfrost: “It’s always going to be about the lives...
EVERFROST are a fresh-faced group of symphonic power metallers, straight out of Lapland. Their melodic and epic compositions are laced with elements of fantasy...