Pandemonium: Heavy metal soldiers

This is a story of a dedication to the dream and a true brotherhood. In the beginning of the 80's three young brothers decided to leave Fairbanks, Alaska, to conquer Los Angeles' rock scene. Simple as that. And they made it. To some degree. They headlined shows at the Troubadour, the Roxy, the Country club and all other famous venues. Metallica and Poison opened for them. They were on the very first "Metal Massacre" compilation and had a deal with Metal Blade Records. But unlike some other bands who also were on that album, Pandemonium never got a deal with a major label or a chance to tour the world. And not because they weren't good enough for that? But why?! David Resch, the eldest of the three Resch brothers, tells the story of Pandemonium. 

Note: this interview was done in 2022. 

Jack Starr: Keep the metal burning! (pt. 4)

Here is the last part of the gigantic interview with Jack Starr. (In case you missed previous parts here are the links: part 1 — about Virgin Steele, part 2 — about the first phase of Burning Starr, part 3 — about Jack's blues albums and his return to metal in 2000's)  This time we touched such topics as the latest Burning Starr record "Souls of the Innocent", reissue of the band's back catalogue on Global Rock Records, recent triumphant show in Greece and some other stuff. 

Jack Starr: Keep the metal burning! (pt. 3)

Here is the third part (read part 1 here and part 2 here) of the interview I did with Jack Starr back in 2020. Here we talked about Jack's solo albums, brief collaboration with David Defeis in Smokestack Lightning and his triumphant return to heavy metal in the beginning of the 2000's. That's the last part of the original interview but we did another one recently, so more to come! Watch this space! 

Atrophy: Hate and violence are back!

NOTE: this interview was done in 2019 for my printed zine.

While Atrophy enjoy a well-deserved success with their latest album "Asylum", let's dive in the history of this awesome thrash metal outfit and relive some fun and odd moments with the singer Brian Zimmerman! 

Bloodbound: We are not like other bands!

"Bloodbound are celebrating 20th anniversary with the live album "The Tales of Nosferatu.Two Decades of Blood (2004-2024)!" This newsletter in my email hit me quite hard. Like what? I still vividly remember how I bought Bloodbound's debut album "Nosferaty" on CD and banged my head listening to the title track in a CD walkman while going home on a subway train. 20 years already? Other people's children apparently grow so quickly! A bit of a spoiler here: "Tales of Nosferatu" really rocks! Great footage, amazing performance, killer quality, lots of bonuses including a comic book... I've got in touch with the keyboard player Fredrik Bergh to discuss everything related to the upcoming live album and some moments from the band's history.   

Jack Starr: Keep the metal burning! (pt. 2)

Here is the second part of the interview with Jack Starr (read the first part here) in which we discussed so called classic period of his solo band Burning Starr (1985—1989). 

Jurgen Graf (Bullet, Sign, U.D.O.): I am just a traveler on this planet

For many old school metalheads Jurgen Gruf is the guy who played on two extremely cool U.D.O. albums "Solid" and "No Limit" in the late 90's. This alone casted his name in the history of metal music. But his musical journey has began way before that and he made some noise with, a-hem, The Noise, Bullet and Sign. Unfortunatelly, after quitting U.D.O. disappered from the metal scene but he keeps on playing music with various bands and project. Some of them are/were quite unexpected for an ex-U.D.O. but Jurgen has always been more that just a rocker. Let's join him on his adventirous musical ride!