Odd Inge Rand, Author at Metal Express Radio

Album Reviews

MAGNUM – Brand New Morning

August 30, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

Although Magnum have been around for quite a while, they really haven’t released that many albums. Their heyday contains their most commercial outings, like Wings Of Heaven from the glory 80s, but they failed to …READ MORE

STATETROOPER – The Calling

July 12, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

Statetrooper’s second album arrives 18 years since the last one. The band’s 1986 debut received lousy reviews in the press, and even though the band delivered admirably from the stage, Statetrooper disbanded in the late …READ MORE

ALICE COOPER/TURBONEGRO (Live)

June 19, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

ALICE COOPER It has been about a year since Alice Cooper released the astonishing effort The Eyes Of Alice Cooper. Standing as one of the best rock albums in 2003, there were big expectations to …READ MORE

ANTHRAX (Live)

June 15, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

For the third time since the release of We’ve Come For You All, Anthrax again sold out the London Astoria’s 1600 capacity venue… and this is the fourth time in 18 months the Thrash-legends have …READ MORE

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT (Live)

June 14, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

Every June since the release of Curse Of The Hidden Mirror, BOC has played London’s Astoria Theater. They were also scheduled to play the same venue this time, but lack of interest made them move …READ MORE

EXODUS (Live)

June 13, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

For the first time in many attempts, Exodus succeeded in finally getting to Norway to play without being cancelled. In their heyday, Exodus was a fine Thrash band, just behind Anthrax, Testament, and Megadeth. This …READ MORE

YES (Live)

June 6, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

Yes is on their 35th anniversary tour, and on this Saturday, 3,500 people celebrated 35 years of progressive rock with the old giants … and what a night it was, with three hours of musical …READ MORE

W.A.S.P. (Live)

May 19, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

The Neon God style continues to grow on you with each listening to it, but it was truly a Blackie Lawless in retrospective mood that visited Oslo and Rockefeller on the 18th of May. It’s …READ MORE

MARILLION (Live)

May 12, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

Almost to the date, it has been ten years since Marillion did their memorable Brave show at Sentrum Scene in Oslo. The year was 1994 and Marillion visited Oslo for the second time with Steve …READ MORE

THORNLEY – Come Again

May 11, 2004 Odd Inge Rand Leave a comment

While putting on Come Again and looking at the cover of this release, it’s an easy task to conclude that Ian Thornley could have pulled off the 1st prize in any Chris Cornell sound and …READ MORE