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SPAN (Live)

October 18, 2003 Per Olav Heimstad Leave a comment

Span. Got the name? Good. Span is from Norway, but deserves to be embraced by the whole world as its own. Last year they recorded the album Mass Distraction which for some reason, or several, will …READ MORE

LIVING COLOUR (Live)

October 12, 2003 Per Olav Heimstad Leave a comment

Never being given a chance to be at a Living Colour-concert the last time they were around, from the late 80’s till 1995, I am now happy to say that I’ve just witnessed this very …READ MORE

JON LORD (Live)

September 16, 2003 Per Olav Heimstad Leave a comment

Former Deep Purple member Jon Lord just visited Hell. Hell is, as well as the biblical opponent to Heaven, the name of this little place in the middle of Norway (Not kidding!). Yours sincerely happened …READ MORE

GREAT WHITE (Live)

August 2, 2003 Guest Writer Leave a comment

Great White played in Sioux City, Iowa on the 4th show of their latest tour, a tour that is regretfully haunted by the deaths of 100 fans from the Rhode Island tragedy. Historically speaking, Great …READ MORE

TYPE O NEGATIVE (Live)

June 25, 2003 Guest Writer Leave a comment

The recent Type O Negative tour took the Brooklyn goth-rockers to Oslo in support of their sixth album (including a best of compilation, dubbed “The Least Worst Of” in typical Type O fashion), which is …READ MORE

TNT (Live)

June 21, 2003 Frode Johnsrud Leave a comment

Now most of you out there might believe that the Metal Express staff up here in Vikingville see TNT from time to time. After all, it’s a Norwegian band. Hell no, let me take you …READ MORE

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT (Live)

May 31, 2003 Frode Johnsrud Leave a comment

Imagine that – Blackmore’s Night finally steps on Norwegian soil, and I am away for the Sweden Rock Festival… I almost changed my mind regarding that festival – I mean; Blackmore’s Night in MY neck …READ MORE

STRATOVARIUS (Live)

March 27, 2003 Frode Johnsrud Leave a comment

Stratovarius always give the audience a good package. Formerly touring with bands like Angra and inviting Rhapsody on the bill some three years ago, this year they have the balls to let New Jersey’s neoclassical …READ MORE

STAGE DOLLS (Live)

March 1, 2003 Per Olav Digerud Leave a comment

It’s a Saturday night, a packed, sold-out Rockefeller (THE club to play in Norway) and the return of Stage Dolls. As perfect as it can be on a snowy, cold night in March. The expectations …READ MORE

MMM…NICE PACKAGE TOUR (Live)

February 24, 2003 Frode Johnsrud Leave a comment

First out on this “Mmm … Nice Package Tour,” ‘80s legendary Dokken, or whatever is left of the band. Wild Mick Brown still is, Don Dokken himself likewise, of course, but no Pilson or Lynch. …READ MORE