AYREON - Arjen Lucassen

17 January 2008

"Who knows, Spielberg might be listening to your radio show now..." Dutch maestro Arjen Anthony Lucassen revealed all sorts of intriguing details about the new studio double album by his super-project Ayreon , entitled "01011001" , scheduled for release in Europe on...

ROMEO MUST DIE - Adam Frakes-Sime

16 January 2008

"I wanna play good metal of the thrash type, but I don't want to sound like an 80's band!" The successors of Britain's metalcore beasts Stampin' Ground, Romeo Must Die , shall release their debut Р•Р "Defined by Enemies" on March 17. This was a reason...

RAGE - Peavy Wagner

14 January 2008

"We are workaholics!" Peter "Peavy" Wagner - the 43-year-old founder, vocalist, bass player and only original member of the German heavy metal masters Rage - presents the trio's brand-new full-length studio album "Carved in Stone" , due out on February...

JUDAS PRIEST - Rob Halford

10 January 2008

"I might be an old guy, but I've still got a young metal heart!" A detailed conversation about Judas Priest 's "Nostradamus", Fight , 2wo , Metal God Entertainment , the music industry, the past, the present and the future with the Metal God himself - Rob Halford !...

SWORN ENEMY - Jamin Hunt

29 November 2007

"There's always been some metal in all of our records, as we're big metal fans." Sworn Enemy - the metalcore masters from New York City - are back with a bew killer album, " Maniacal " , which just came out in Europe via Century Media. We caught guitarist Jamin...

AVANTASIA - Tobias Sammet

26 November 2007

"I'm in love with myself, you know - I'm a heavy metal frontman!" After the massive success of the debut pair of albums "The Metal Opera" (2001) and "The Metal Opera Part II" (2002), Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet returns with a brand-new release by his...

GAMMA RAY - Kai Hansen

05 November 2007

"I don't have any regrets on my decision to leave Helloween, and I'm really happy with Gamma Ray." November 19, 2007 shall witness the European release of the ninth full-length studio album by Germany's heavy metal masters Gamma Ray , "Land of the Free II". A...

AMORPHIS - Esa Holopainen

24 October 2007

"I'm definitely not a guitar hero!" Just a few days before invading Bulgaria for the first time ever to play at the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival on November 3 in Sofia, Amorphis ' founder, leader and guitar player Esa Holopainen warned us what to expect from the live...

AGATHODAIMON - Sathonys

15 October 2007

"We thought about doing a night strip show for the ladies in Bulgaria!" Guitarist and band founder Martin Wickler a.k.a. Sathonys presents the new line-up of the German melodic black metal sextet Agathodaimon , the upcoming studio album "Phoenix" , and the...

MONSTER MAGNET - Dave Wyndorf

13 October 2007

"It's not a unique experience to be a rock fan anymore." An honest conversation with Dave Wyndorf about Monster Magnet 's new studio album "4-Way Diablo" , the present-day Internet society, and how unique it was like to be a rock fan years ago... Vassil...