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A huge amount of time on my musical activities during the last 25 years is spent on the process of tracking down recordings from...

NASTY started back in 1990 rising from the growing Michigan Metal scene of the early 90s. From their very first original compositions, the band...

HEDSTONE from Downers Grove, Chicago, Illinois, USA are a special case of a band. They became known to the underground scene, thanks to "Air...

Ray Babula guitarist and spiritual father of SANCTUM is one of the kindest musicians I have ever met. It was a really wonderful experience to be in extensive contact with him in order to write, form and complete the biography which featured on the SANCTUM - "Believers" CD reissue on Arkeyn Steel records. Those of you who got the CD would probably have given this bio a read. There are many elements and information from the biography used in order to form the questions of this particular interview. It is actually the very first on line interview with SANCTUM, so those who have not yet checked the bio can get a brief picture on the band's story, those who have checked the bio, can read some extra stuff. I also have to add that as these lines are being typed, a second pressing of the reissue is coming, so if you missed the first one, here is your new chance to grab the music, the info and the SANCTUM magic that is trapped in there.

There were a lot of interesting things happening in the Prog / Power underground scene in the USA, during the late 90s, just before...

"This reissue will never happen, all the band members are dead and there is absolutely no info available for this band anywhere". In a...

There are some bands that delivers music which is very difficult to be characterized and placed under the "folder" of specific musical genre. It...

"Image" full length by WYRED from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. An old story... Well this is for sure one of the most sought after...

ROSETTA STONE was a band from Greenville, South Carolina, US. Their sort story was quite adventurous. They existed only for three years, managing to...

FIRST STRIKE from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. If you belong to those that really worship the US Ryche clones of the 90s, you sure...

You may be familiar with the original "Illusion" CD release by Dallas, Texas, TYR if you belong to those people somehow addicted to the...

We travel back to 1989, when guitarist Chris Lotesto armed with a handful of songs puts up an ad at the local music store...

KATELLA never made it to the premier league. They managed to release a demo, an EP (which is now sold for about 150€) and...

It was about time for one of the most special Progressive / Power metal albums of the 90's to face the light of the...

What we're dealing here is Melodic / Heavy / Power Metal at its best. And yes, their music should be a subject for discussion...

"Now what is this?" Someone would wonder... Is it Lethal on steroids? Is it a wilder and more technical version of Crimson Glory or...

Warlord from Los Angeles California were formed in 1980 by guitarist William J Tsamis and drummer Mark Zonder. Their case can be easily marked...