AMORPHIS - Esa Holopainen & Tomi Joutsen

26 April 2006

"Pasi Koskinen left Amorphis because of lack of motivation." Amorphis' leader Esa Holopainen introduces the Finish metal sextet's new vocalist. So does Tomi Joutsen ... Esa Holopainen - guitar Vassil Varbanov: First question: Please, tell us the story behind Tomi...

FEAR FACTORY - Burton C. Bell

24 April 2006

"People want to hear something more than just commercially oriented music." Vocalist Burton C. Bell tunes in to Tangra Mega Rock right from the current Fear Factory tour. Vassil Varbanov: Hello Burton, how are you doing? Burton C. Bell: I'm fine, thanks. V. V.: What can...

THREAT SIGNAL - Jon Howard

22 April 2006

"I grew up listening to a lot of Fear Factory, so they play a pretty big influence on our music." They call Soilwork, Meshuggah, Fear Factory, Devin Townsend and Pantera their strongest influences... and they're audibly right. You could describe the music on the debut album by...

TYPE O NEGATIVE - Josh Silver

17 April 2006

"Rright now it's a bad time for creativity and art. Nowadays bands like Linkin Park are gigantic, and I hate them! I think they stink musically." Vassil Varbanov: Hello, is it Josh? Josh Silver: Yes, it is. V. V.: Hi, this is Vassil from Bulgaria. J. S.: How are you...

SINISTER - Aad Kloosterwaard

04 April 2006

"When you look at us, you'll see four people who really love death metal." After calling it quits in 2004, Holland's death metal veterans Sinister return with a new line-up and a smashing comeback album, "Afterburner" . Just a few days before presenting it in...

PLACEBO - Steve Hewitt

16 March 2006

"The world's a big place and travelling around it to do concerts takes many hours of the day, so you have to sacrifice things like family and friends..." Vassil Varbanov: Steve, please tell us what are you and Placebo up to now? Steve Hewitt: Well, we just get ready to go on...