In 1997 Jeff Waters released his 6th and least popular Annihilator album among the fans Remains. How come he ended up using a drum machine on several tracks and what inspired him to go for …READ MORE
In 1997 Andi Deris released his first solo album Come In From the Rain. Then current Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow released his first solo album at the same time. Had Helloween split? Was the one …READ MORE
In 1997, Metal Express Radio caught up with guitarist Logan Mader during Machine Head’s tour to promote the brand new sophomore album The More Things Change. Hear him explain why it took so long for …READ MORE
In 1997 Apes, Pigs and Spacemen released their sophomore album Snapshot. Listen to this interview with vocalist Paul Miro for the current status of the band at the time.
Dutch Metal band Elegy released some strong albums throughout the 90s and early 2000 and I did several interviews with the band. This is the first with founder and guitar player Henk van der Laars. …READ MORE
Interview with Jon Oliva done in Hamburg during the Wake of Magellan tour in 1997
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. …READ MORE
In 1997, I had the opportunity to interview GWAR, a unique and captivating band on the brink of releasing their sixth album, Carnival of Chaos. Despite not being heavily familiar with their music at the …READ MORE
1997 wasn’t the best year for classic Heavy Metal. Still, that very year Jag Panzer returned with a killer album, The Fourth Judgement, that was praised by the press. This was their third full length …READ MORE
In 1997 Folk Metal pioneers Skyclad had already recorded 8 albums. The new one, The Answer Machine? still had the strong folk feel to it, but it showed a less aggressive band since the 1991 …READ MORE