Frode Johnsrud, Author at Metal Express Radio

PROGPOWER V, in Atlanta, GA, USA, September, 2004

PROGPOWER V (Live)

September 19, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

Every year, there’s a sold out venue in Atlanta’s Midtown that makes the local parking mafia scratch their heads. A sold out venue means that they should make, and probably pocket, lots of green bills …READ MORE

EUROPE (Live)

August 1, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

Over the last five years or so, there have been so many reunions that it’s been hard to keep track of them all. Some are useless ones by one original member who refuses to do …READ MORE

KISS – The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection

June 15, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

Here’s part two of the so-called 20th Century Masters, The Millennium Collection, and it features Kiss’ work from the Creatures Of The Night album of 1982 to 1989’s Hot In The Shade. It’s indeed a …READ MORE

SEBASTIAN BACH – Forever Wild

June 15, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

Rockstar supreme, Sabastian Bach, always was like a kid in the candy store. Despite a rough start as a singer for Madam X, his attack into the charts as Skid Row’s front man was an …READ MORE

SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2004

June 13, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

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

NIGHTWISH – Once

June 4, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

Finland has their Nokia and they have their Finlandia, but apart from those products, Nightwish must be their biggest export article these days … and a listen to their new and fifth studio effort, Once, …READ MORE

DRAGONFORCE – Sonic Firestorm

May 11, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

With a debut as strong as “Valley Of The Damned”, the Britian-based Dragonforce set the standard high and does not make it easy for themselves to follow up. Only a year later, however, the sextet …READ MORE

EVERGREY – The Inner Circle

April 27, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

This is Evergrey’s fifth album, and where the hell do I start? How do I approach this review? First of all, when I get CDs like this and look back at the band’s catalogue, I …READ MORE

TESLA – Into The Now

March 9, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

My last review here at Metal Express Radio included statements like “…best thrash metal disc since…” and “…this is what Metallica no longer is capable of doing…” Some of you out there might believe I …READ MORE

TNT – My Religion

March 8, 2004 Frode Johnsrud 0

For some, TNT is religion, and even an anti-religious man like myself – being a non-believer is also believing – says hallelujah when My Religion goes into the player. Fact is, TNT used to be my …READ MORE