In 1996 Helloween released their 5th album Time of the Oath and went on tour with Bruce Dickinson’s new band Skunkworks. This interview was done backstage with founder and guitarist Michael Weikath before their gig in Oslo.
Stig is the founder and the president of Metal Express Radio, based out of Oslo, Norway. He has been around doing Metal radio since the mid-eighties. In fact, running Metal Express Radio takes almost all of his time. Is it worth it...? "Most times, yes," Stig says. "My philosophy is to try to give all Metal releases a fair chance to get promoted in one way or another. As you can imagine, it can be an arduous task to listen through about 20 albums every week! Still, I know we have the best METAL dedicated radio on this planet, and that is a reward in and of itself. I hope one day the whole Metal community can and will make listening to Metal Express Radio part of their daily rituals! Yeah, right..."
In 1997 Andi Deris released his first solo album Come In From the Rain. Then current Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow released his first solo album at the same time. Had Helloween split? Was the one …READ MORE
Written in collaboration between Frode Johnsrud, Torgeir Krokfjord and Odd Inge Rand. The Sweden Rock Festival (SRF), held a few hours away from Copenhagen (yes folks, that is, of course, the capital of Denmark, but …READ MORE
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