Author Archives: Cosmin
Deutsche Tanzmetal
Nope. Not Rammstein.
German act Eisbrecher are releasing their fifth studio album on February 3. Above, you can see their admittedly not the best song, but it’s a single nevertheless. From the upcoming “Die Hölle muss warten”. I think they’re worth checking out, for those of you who haven’t heard of them until now.
Stay Metal
That’s pretty much all I have to say for now. Have a Happy Whatever-it-is-that-you-are-celebrating!
Time for some fine Hungarian metal
The video above showcases one of the Hungarian artists I love most, namely Leander. The song is easily recognizable, “Szomoru Vasarnap”, although many of you might know it as “Gloomy Sunday”. Kudos to Attila “Mowgli” Voros, who fulfills the duties of live guitar playing for Nevermore.
Andy McKee to play with Dream Theater
This is a bit old news, but here it goes anyway. According to Dreamtheater.net, the fantastic guitar player that Andy McKee is will be joining Dream Theater on stage during their American leg of the tour.
Dream Theater is excited to announce a unique treat for our fans! During the December leg of our current world tour, spectacular acoustic finger style guitarist Andy McKee will be our special guest for the San Diego and Anaheim shows in California, the Mesa Arizona show, and three shows in Mexico: Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City.
…lucky bastards… And I’m not going to make it any clearer whether I’m referring to concert goers or Dream Theater…
Interview: Tomi Joutsen and Esa Holopainen of Amorphis
Due to our enormous influence on the metal scene, the uncanny negotiating abilities of our own Alex, and the kindness of Markus Jacob from Nuclear Blast, I’ve had the chance to bust my proverbial cherry and take my first interview ever. As luck would have it, I got to talk with one of the bands I like very much: Amorphis.
After stalking their tour bus and attracting several suspicious looks I approached them, taking advantage of the fact that they were basking in the late November sun and that their tour manager assured them I was harmless (a big thank you to Mr. Gerrit Wissdorf!). I warned them about DoM being an ubercool metal humor site, only to be warned back: “We don’t laugh. We are people from the dark North”. “Yep, I know, and you also don’t talk before breakfast”, I quipped. Witty comeback, huh.
Once all the kidding around finished and my persona was firmly established as a dork, we headed to the tour bus, where Tomi Joutsen and Esa Holopainen were more than accommodating hosts.
So, here goes the interview. I still wonder how tough these guys are, since they heroically resisted my assault of lame ass questions…
One more thing, all photos were taken by yours truly during the gig, while trying hard not to bust my camera with my own metal frolicking. You can click them for a larger version (that’s what she said!)
