Intervju (Engelska)
CLUTCH – interview with the heavy blues men from Maryland
- Överordnad kategori: Artiklar
- Skriven av Dennis Jernberg
- Skapad 2010-07-26 15:40
CLUTCH, the institution in heavy swingin' blues rock have been around since 1991. Nine albums and uncountable shows in their luggage, has made the Maryland quartet one of the most appreciated and consistent in their genre – even in northern Europe. CLUTCH shows in my home town Göteborg, Sweden, has been sold out every time for as long as I can remember. When CLUTCH came to play at local rock club Sticky Fingers on July 19:th – the only Swedish date on this leg of the tour – I jumped on their tour bus and had a nice chat with CLUTCH's laid back drummer Jean-Paul Gaster.
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ATHEIST – Unquestionably present!
- Överordnad kategori: Artiklar
- Skriven av Fredrik Andersson
- Skapad 2010-04-07 18:27
”There will never be a new album”. Those were the words stated during their reunion gigs four years back now. But like so many times before, you should never say never. With the overwhelming response from fans all over the world the classic Tampa based death metal act just couldn’t let it all go. Now in 2010 a new album is in progress and according to vocalist Kelly Shaefer the results so far are beyond his expectations. I caught up with Kelly for a quick chat and he gladly gave us an update on the whole thing, also sorting out a few question marks connecting him with names like AC/DC and VELVET REVOLVER.
LAMB OF GOD – a simple band
- Överordnad kategori: Artiklar
- Skriven av Bella Qvist
- Skapad 2010-04-04 17:01
They call it pure American metal, the music that has fans hooked all over the world. Their stage performances are, just as For sixteen years the band that once called itself BURN THE PRIEST has been going, yet their success has seen a very slow progression and it is only now that LAMB OF GOD get to go on the tour of a life time.
Isabella Qvist spoke to one of the group’s founding members, bassist John Campbell, about feeling old, his one man protest and why he never wanted to become a rock star.John paces back and forwards in a dressing room in Gothenburg as he speaks to me over a crackling phone line. He is polite and talks slowly, something which helps because his voice is deep, his accent thick and the Skype connection weak...
KING LIZARD @ Unholy: The Scala, London, 26th of March 2010
- Överordnad kategori: Artiklar
- Skriven av Kristian Kotilainen
- Skapad 2010-04-01 21:02
Flash Roxx, Niro Knox, Alice Rain and Drake Kelly enter the stage and with the energy of a roaring tiger KING LIZARD kicks off with “Rain On You” from the forthcoming debut album “Viva La Decadence”. This is the bands first gig since November and with the new member Drake (ex-SOCIAL HEAD REMOVAL) who’s replaced former drummer Sky London. Lead singer Flash’s voice is on top, all the classic rock n’ roll poses are in the right places and the flirting and interacting with the crowd is never ending without being too much...
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“You have to let shit go” – Phil Demmel about forgiveness and the future of MACHINE HEAD
- Överordnad kategori: Artiklar
- Skriven av Bella Qvist
- Skapad 2010-03-15 18:00
Any MACHINE HEAD fan with YouTube access knows that Phil Demmel passed out on stage in front of thousands whilst on tour with METALLICA at Sonisphere Festival last summer.
Despite common belief, sex, drugs and rock n’ roll was never the reason for that or other YouTube captured episodes.
In an emotional interview with Critical Mass Isabella Qvist, Phil talks about how the depression after his father’s death as well as his incapability to move on and forgive his cheating ex wife physically affected his heart.
Phil hasn’t had a holiday for fifteen years, he hardly ever gets to see his three year old son and he has had false Twitter accounts set up in his name, spreading lies over the Internet.
Still Phil is one of the loveliest people you could ever meet. Like a big cuddly bear with his long dark hair hidden under his favourite black beanie hat, the MACHINE HEAD guitarist sits next to me in a cold concrete staircase in Leeds, telling me how you need to forgive and let your anger go, even when the people you love cheat on you and leave you in ruins.
You can’t change the way people behave, but you can control the energy you give a situation, he tells me.
Let’s rewind the tape for a bit...
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