The first Helloween track I ever heard was “Ride the Sky” which I had recorded from an FM radio show. It is a bit embarrassing to say now, but I told a friend it was King Diamond because I thought it sounded like him. …READ MORE
When a band re-records their music the potential for disappointment increases. Fans don’t like their favorite songs disturbed; it takes an inspired performance to shift their preference. Masterplan’s PumpKings features reworked versions of Helloween songs …READ MORE
Tune in the Daily Album Premiere Show to hear the finest metal releases just now hitting the streets! See this week’s schedule here! DAY BAND ALBUM Monday Exit Eden Rhapsodies In Black Tuesday Accept The …READ MORE
Another album. Another singer. Masterplan cannot keep their man on the mic for long, it seems. The new one is Rick Altzi who is known for his work with Thunderstone and the German outfit At …READ MORE
The reunification with their former singer Jorn Lande was probably the best news there could have been with regards to this new album, as the last output unfortunately could not see eye to eye with …READ MORE
Saxon is not an unfamiliar name among Metal lovers. Through thirty years, the N.W.O.B.H.M. legends have released 24 records and toured the world several times. Saxon started the homecoming of Heavy Metal together with Iron …READ MORE
This German/Norwegian constellation is back with the followup to their excellent debut, and once again this is quality Metal throughout. The sound is a tad more Progressive this time, but luckily the melodies are still …READ MORE
Hamburger dressing, sparrows, and sexual preferences – a conversation with Jorn Lande and Uli Kusch of MASTERPLAN A conversation with Jorn Lande and Uli Kusch of MASTERPLAN – We’re seated in Oslo’s Elm Street, and …READ MORE
What can I say? This is simply a collection of videos that Markus Staiger, the head of Nuclear Blast as well as head of cassette promotion, Porsches and flipper machines, has put together for lots …READ MORE
Festival report with Roland Grapow after Masterplan’s gig at Sweden Rock Festival in 2003 and about the current state of Masterplan and being fired from Helloween. by Stig G. Nordahl