interviews

Charly Sahona

February 19th sees the release of "Naked Thoughts From A Silent Chaos", the debut album from French guitarist Charly Sahona.  On a break from his main band Venturia, Charly has delivered a superb solo debut with great songs and great musicianship all packed into a killer metal punch.  We caught up with the guitarist to discuss his debut lead vocals on album, the making of the album and much more.

Dushan Petrossi of Iron Mask

Back after a 4.5 year absence, the melodic neo-classical metal outfit Iron Mask have pulled out all the stops for their cracking third album "Shadow Of The Red Baron". We caught up with main composer and guitarist Dushan Petrossi to get into the making of the album, get the low down on a couple of new band members and find out what is in store for the rest of 2010.

GIANT - PROMISE LAND

Giant, the AOR band that should have been gigantic are back, albeit minus Dan Huff.  Virtuosity One  ponders over the new band line-up as it where, and delves into the album to see if AOR fans are getting value for money from a band looking to make a new beginning minus its most prized asset of old.

KEEL - RIGHT TO ROCK 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

For some reason, Keel never made the big time back in the 80s. Was it Ron Keel’s voice? Was it the fact their albums were rather hard to find? It sure wasn’t the music, because The Right To Rock, the band’s most popular album, is a top notch slab of 80s metal.

BRIAN HOWE - CIRCUS LIFE

Brian Howe… You may remember him as the poor sod who took on the impossible task of replacing Paul Rodgers in Bad Company. Maybe you know him from his work on Ted Nugent’s Penetrator, not exactly the jewel in Ted’s crown…
 

CHARLY SAHONA - NAKED THOUGHTS FROM A SILENT CHAOS

A streamlined album built around heavy riffs, catchy vocals and Sahona’s trademark solos with a sound similar to a fusion of Dream Theater and Muse.    Fans of either band should be able to latch on this rather easily, yet at the same time it has its own sound going on.

MARTY FRIEDMAN - TOKYO JUKEBOX

When one of the worlds’ best metal lead guitarists decides to release an album in the J-Pop style (that’s Japanese Pop for those not in the know) then you are right to feel a little trepidation.  So former Megadeth fret blisterer Marty Friedman has not only moved to Japan to fully embrace its culture but decided to get himself a piece of J-pop action.

The Murder Of My Sweet

Having been involved with numerous bands and projects over the last  few years it seems the members of The Murder Of My Sweet have found a vehicle that may well bring about worldwide commercial success.  We caught up with guitarist Daniel Palmqvist to get the background info on the band, the making of their debut album 'Divanity' and what the future holds for the band.

Borislav Mitic

Borislav Mitic is a guitarist who first rose to prominence at the turn of the 21st century with a self titled instrumental offering through Shrapnel Records, the album won worldwide acclaim and also bore the distinction of being the first guitar hero to emerge on a national platform from Serbia. Now after almost a decade's absence and being a fully fledged Canadian citizen, Borislav has just released his third solo album "The Absolute" on Lion Music. Mike Blackburn caught up with Borislav to get this superb in-depth interview on all facets of his work and life.

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