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Subrosa
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Back in April, Subrosa did a short tour of a few US cities while in the middle of recording their newest album. I had the privilege of meeting the band for a long interview and chat where we discussed their recording of and what to expect from the upcoming album, their incredible sources of lyrical inspiration, and much more. We started with what ended up being quite an in-depth retrospective on the band's history. I wanted to hear their story as well as learn about the Salt Lake City metal scene, of which I knew very little about. This chat is with the whole band minus their drummer Andy, who had run back to the van to grab some supplies.
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Ensiferum
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Ensiferum, who headlined the recent Paganfest here in North America, had their first appearance in Denver after an almost five year hiatus. Before the show we had a nice little chat with bassist Sami Hinkka but unfortunately the location we selected was not available and we ended up staying inside the venue right after doors opened. My apologies for the background noise.
In addition, you can find the review of their Denver performance right here.
00:37 - preparing the set-list for a tour
02:10 - the folk metal scene in Europe
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Edge Of Attack
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A few days ago I had a Skype interview with Jurekk Whipple (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Denver Whipple (bass), the brother/sister duo from Canadian classic power metal 5-piece Edge Of Attack. The band comes from northwest Alberta, which I found pretty fascinating.
Susan: It's cool when these awesome bands come out of the middle of nowhere. I'm wondering how did you guys form?
Jurekk: Well, we formed a couple years ago with a different line up. It just wasn't working; we were playing slightly different music. Then basically what happened was we hired Roxanne (Roxanne Gordey, lead vocals). I used to sing and initially I invited her over to do some guest vocals. She came over and started singing and that's how Roxanne joined the band. Then the bass player we had at the time just quit so I just walked upstairs over there and asked Denver if she wanted to be the bass player so that's how she's in the band. And Trevor's (Trevor Swain, drums) been in since the beginning and so has Dallas (Dallas Dyck, rhythm guitar). We've only been around for a couple years.
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Threshold
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Recorded before the gig at Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium, 17.03.2013.
With a bit of an effort I manage to arrive at Biebob more or less on time. Damian, all smiles and apologies, asks whether I'm fine waiting a bit while he grabs something to eat, and whether I'd like to have a beer or something. Baffled a bit by this hospitable greeting, I accept the beer. While Damian has his lunch (?) we sit and chat about the venue, travelling, my lost baggage, and so on.
Having finished, we go to the tour bus for an extended talk. I'm setting up my recorder, Damian is half-lying, half-sitting outstretched along the couch across from me, hands crossed. And while answering whether we're pressed for time, we drift into an interview itself with a somewhat unusual beginning.
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Sonata Arctica
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About to kick of a mini four day UK tour to close the Stones Grow Her Name cycle, I got the chance to talk to Sonata Arctica frontman Tony Kakko about the band's evolution, life on the road, and what the future holds. Watch the video below to see how the chat went!
00:10 | How are you doing?
00:18 | Enjoying our unusually warm weather today?
00:38 | You've just been in Japan and South America, what was that like?
01:54 | It's been almost a year since Stones Grow Her Name was released, a year on how do you compare it to the rest of your albums now?
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Kamelot
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Power metal legends Kamelot won 2 Metal Storm Awards this year, both for Power Metal Album of the Year and Best Video. Their wins reminded us... it's been a while since we talked to these guys! I had an email conversation with guitarist, band founder, and composer Thomas Youngblood; one thing we talked about was composing Silverthorn, as well as why it differs in style from their previous album Poetry For The Poisoned, which received mixed reviews from fans (though THIS fan loved it).
Kamelot starts their latest world tour in just a few weeks. Catch them if you can in Japan, Australia, N. America, or Europe.
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Soilwork
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Soilwork hit Seattle a few days ago on their North American tour with Jeff Loomis and Blackguard. I had a great chat with drummer extraordinaire Dirk Verbeuren before the show; some topics included Soilwork's progression, recording their double album The Living Infinite, plans for his other bands Scarve and Bent Sea, why he loves teaching drums, and what sorts of music he'd like to play next.
It was another lovely day in Seattle; despite a cool spring breeze, coats were not necessary. I arrived early at the club and joined several of the musicians and crew who were taking some fresh air by the front door as the sound checks got under way inside. For early April, weather like this was a treat. After meeting up with Soilwork's tour manager, I headed in the club and heard a bit of the band warming up and doing their sound check.
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Heidevolk
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Paganfest USA featuring Ensiferum, Týr, Heidevolk, Trollfest and Helsótt started this past Saturday in Denver, CO at the Summit Music Hall. And while the headliner had not been to Colorado since 2008, it also was the first time EVER for Heidevolk to play on American soil.
Before their show I sat down with bassist Rowan and guitarist Reamon to talk about all things Heidevolk. Enjoy!
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Castle
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Metal Storm Award nominees Castle are wrapping up a N. American west coast tour before heading across the pond on a pretty sweet European tour. They stopped by Seattle's Highline Bar Friday night and I had the pleasure of chatting with guitarist and founder Mat Davis before the show about his dark, slightly doomy, slightly spooky heavy metal band.
Susan: Congratulations on Blacklands being nominated for a Metal Storm Award for Heavy Metal Album of 2012!
Mat: Thanks!
Susan: How has the album been received in general?
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Immensity
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Greek newcomers Immensity are blowing up the metal scene with their demo The Lonely Aquarelle released in late 2012. This short doom record has received many positive reviews from the metal press including an honor from YOU, dear readers of Metal Storm, when you voted them Clandestine Cut Of The Year in the 2012 Metal Storm Awards. Since you liked their debut demo so much we thought it'd be a treat to get to know the band better!
I've been emailing vocalist Leonidas Hatzimihalis about Immensity. Enjoy listening to their music while reading our conversation:
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Spiritual Beggars
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Spiritual Beggars are not only releasing a new album this year, but are also celebrating their 20th Anniversary as a band. I had the opportunity to talk with bassist Sharlee D'Angelo about their new album Earth Blues, and threw in a couple of questions about his other two bands (Arch Enemy, Witchery) as well.
After the usual pleasantries of "Hi, how are you?" Sharlee's response was something in Swedish (or Norwegian?). Not surprising, since by the sheer nature of my real full name a lot of Scandinavian folks believe I do speak their native tongue. After explaining, laughing and him saying "well, I thought I would give it a try", we established that I don't speak a lick of Swedish and Sharlee's German is limited to the usual tour-talk of "Zehn Bier, bitte". 
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