Metal-Katie, Author at Metal Express Radio

RUISROCK 2006 (Live)

July 10, 2006 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Mention Ruisrock to people and you are bound to get emotional reactions that are not necessarily favorable, depending on the age of the replier. The further one’s acquaintance with the festival goes, the more negative …READ MORE

PROVINSSIROCK 2006

June 19, 2006 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Time has brought many changes to one of the oldest festivals still going in Finland. It used to be that Provinssirock marked the start of summer festivals. These days the whole festival has been moved …READ MORE

SAUNA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL 2006

June 11, 2006 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Expectations are a bitch, aren’t they? Someone wise once said that the journey you take to get there is more important than the actual destination. Both sayings unfortunately seemed to fit this year’s Sauna Open …READ MORE

WICKED WISDOM – Wicked Wisdom

February 21, 2006 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Even before this album came out, Wicked Wisdom (WW) was already stirring a lot of controversy and mixed emotions in the Metal world. You gotta admit that putting a band together that has the dubious …READ MORE

FINNISH METAL EXPO 2006

February 19, 2006 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Last year fans experienced the first ever Finnish Metal Expo, a gathering of all sorts of Metal music folks and a showcase of talents from both old and new Finnish Metal bands, with a few …READ MORE

SEVENTH KEY – Live In Atlanta

November 7, 2005 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Granted, on first glance this release does not have a lot going for it. Seventh who(?), and not another live album, are the first obvious thoughts. Well, at least it’s not mentioning orchestrations on the …READ MORE

DOGPOUND – A Night In The Gutter

October 21, 2005 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Talk about being misled. Seeing a name like Dogpound and taking glimpse of their debut CD’s “The boyz in the hood, don’t tread on my graffiti” type of cover you’d think that these guys would …READ MORE

VELCRA – Between Force And Fate

October 17, 2005 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Velcra has opted to attack the difficult second album dilemma by boldly experimenting with everything they can thing of and then some. Strange as this may sound, that experimentation has somehow helped to create a …READ MORE

KING’S X – Ogre Tones

September 27, 2005 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

King’s X, the most underrated trio in the music business, is back with another installment to their impressive back catalogue, and if you’re not familiar with them, then this in not a bad place to …READ MORE

FEAR FACTORY – Transgression

August 22, 2005 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

Had Fear Factory (FF) come up with this instead of Archetype after Dino’s departure, many would have started questioning their future. It’s not quite clear where FF is trying to take the listener with Transgression. …READ MORE