Video | Dave Dufort talks about his time with E.F. Band
Swedish hard rockers E.F. Band had a legendary British drummer when they were invited to be part of the cult compilation LP “Metal for Muthas”.
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Wrong Way Back “Time Tells”
Stockholm’s Wrong Way Back shows us that there is still hope for catchy Swedish punk rock.
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Enforcer’s heavy metal celebration in Tokyo
Heavy metal is alive and well. Sweden’s Enforcer brought its traditional heavy metal back to Tokyo nearly a decade after its last performances in Japan.
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Video | Olof Wikstrand of Enforcer: “What makes a good song? Simplicity!”
“We are a global band on a global market” said Enforcer’s Olof Wikstrand when he returned to Japan.
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Exodus: Zetro out (again), Dukes in (again)
Exodus parts way with Zetro and welcomes Rob Dukes back.
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The Hellacopters “Overdriver”
A less gritty and more mature The Hellacopters soldiers on while Dregen recovers.
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Video premiere: Trold “Mod Den Endeløse Skov”
Today Danish folk metal band Trold releases a new music video for the track “Mod Den Endeløse Skov”.
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The Halo Effect “March of the Unheard”
Swedish melodic death metal band The Halo Effect curses the silence on its second album.
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The legacy and future of Venom Inc.
Mantas retires from the band but Tony Dolan soldiers on with Venom Inc. Jeff “Mantas” Dunn’s retirement from Venom Inc. has caused a bit of a stir when it comes
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Video | Jeff Kollman: “I like some violence in my metal”
“I like some violence in my metal!” said American artist Jeff Kollman with a big smile when he swung by Roppongi Rocks.
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Hostilia “All The Blood Spilt EP – The Top Floor Live Sessions”
A raised middle finger from Sweden’s best thrash metal band.
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Seven Spires in Tokyo
Adrienne Cowan’s fabulous voice and Seven Spires’ technical, heavy-yet-melodic metal gave us a night to remember in Tokyo.
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Video: Interview with Seven Spires’ Adrienne Cowan in Tokyo
Roppongi Rocks brought Adrienne Cowan to the dark and empty grounds of a temple in Tokyo for a chat.
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