In 1997 Samael released Passage and went on tour with Rotting Christ and Moonspell to support the new album. Since the previous album Ceremony of Opposites the band had replaced their drummer with a drum machine. How does that work out live? Vorph tells it all here. He also shares what it’s like travelling in one tour bus with three bands, why Samael keeps on releasing EPs after the new full length album is out and why the new album was given the title Passage. Did you know that the police confiscated Samael’s master tapes for the recordings and didn’t return them? They did, and Vorph seems to be calm about it.
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..."
The festival season never seems to be quite over. Middle of October, while it’s finally getting cold in the mountains near Chambéry in France, Culoz is hosting the third edition of the New Blood Fest: …READ MORE
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