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    Stig G. Nordahl

    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..."

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Interview with Helloween (Michael Weikath) 1996

November 30, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

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 …READ MORE

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Interview with Michael Kiske about his solo album “Instant Clarity”

August 27, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

Michael Kiske about his first solo album after being fired from Helloween. He got some interesting musicians aboard for the album.   By Stig Nordahl

Picture of Kenny from Type O Negative
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KENNY HICKEY (TYPE O NEGATIVE): “I Don’t Think We’re A Goth Band”

August 12, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

In 1996 Type O Negative released their fourth album October Rust that followed their platinum selling album Bloody Kisses. This interview with guitarist Kenny Hickey was conducted in August as the new album was hitting …READ MORE

Marty Friedman still
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MARTY FRIEDMAN (ex-MEGADETH): “If Some Other Artist Was Doing The Album, I’d Just Buy It And Wouldn’t Have To Go Through The Trouble Of Making It”

May 23, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

In 1996 three of the members in Megadeth released albums with their own projects. Had Megadeth split? That was an obvious question to ask Marty Friedman when he released his solo album True Obsessions that year. …READ MORE

Thunder band photo
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LUKE MORLEY And DANNY BOWES (THUNDER): “We Fired Everyone, We Just Had To Be Careful Not To Upset Ourselves”

May 22, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

This interview with Luke and Danny was conducted before Thunder released The Thrill of It All album in 1996. A lot of things had been going on in the Thunder camp since the previous album. …READ MORE

Movie poster for: Dio - Dreamers Never Die
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RONNIE JAMES DIO: “…Then I Am Being Called A Dictator Or Whatever They Call Me”

May 1, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

Ronnie James Dio, the legendary vocalists and one of nicest persons in Hard Rock! In this interview from 1996 Ronnie talks openly about leaving Black Sabbath twice and why he doesn’t want to join forces …READ MORE

Timo Tolkki standing with his stratocaster.
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Interview with Timo Tolkki from Stratovarius 1996

April 29, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

In april 1996 Stratovarius released their 5th album “Episode”. It was the first Stratovarius album to feature keyboardist Jens Johansson and drummer Jörg Michael. The band had great success in Japan already and was ready …READ MORE

THE EXPLOITED - Beat The Bastards cover art
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WATTIE BUCHAN (THE EXPLOITED): “The Government Is The Poop”

April 24, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

After two years in the making The Exploited released Beat the Bastards in April 1996. I have never been much of a Punk fan, but this material leans so much into Metal that I really …READ MORE

RAGE - Black In Mind cover art
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SVEN FISCHER (RAGE): “We Don’t Want It Too Perfect”

April 13, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 0

In 1996 Rage released their 12th album End of All Days. This is a chat with guitarist Sven Fischer (ex-Pyracanda) who had joined Rage on the previous album Black in Mind. Hear him talk about …READ MORE

Crowbar band photo
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KIRK WINDSTEIN / MATT THOMAS (CROWBAR): “We Can’t Play Pop Music The Way We Look”

March 29, 1996 Stig G. Nordahl 1

In 1996 Crowbar toured Europe with Napalm Death in support of their second album, Time Heals Nothing. Hear Kirk Windstein and Matt Thomas talk about their side project with Phil Anselmo, called Down, their third …READ MORE

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