German Hardrockers BERSERKER will donate 18.000€ to the Berlin cancer charity for children on May 25. November 2011 BERSERKER front man Schröder was diagnosed with cancer, now he is cancer-free. In 2012 the band collected money for this charity at their concerts and will also continue to do so in the future. Slayer´s Jeff Hanneman is dead: he passed away at about 11AM on May 2nd near his Southern California home because of liver failure due to an infection after a spider bite. More info: www.facebook.com/slayer
R.I.P. Jeff! Festivals cancelled: ROCK AM SEE (GER) takes a break in 2013 "lacking attractive headliners"; BURNING SEA in Croatia had to succumb to a new tax regulation; yet purchased BS-tickets can also be used to visit METALDAYS in Slowenia.
The Siberian Jay music video "I´m Holding" featuring Mikko Sirén from Apocalyptica on drums - we reported about the videoshoot in our "1h with" Special - can be watched here: http://youtu.be/C-hSNurZVcs
Ghost Brigade: Goose bumps galore! On their way to the first date of the tour with Paradise Lost and Samael, the Finns from Ghost Brigade just about escaped a snow storm, only to then experience an extended late summer in Central Europe. Their dark, melancholic music, however, would be a better fit for North European weather conditions but nevertheless, on this tour the guys from Jyväskylä easily convinced all skeptics to join their “spooky parade”. Before the band´s gig in Mannheim, STALKER met guitarist Wille Naukkarinen to talk with him about the tour, songwriting and ghosts. >> more/mehr
2009-11-22
Glenn Danzig - one of the last divas STALKER had a little talk with the short muscle man and discovered at least a few sides of him that we never expected to find... >> more/mehr
2005-10-14
Goatwhore: An outlet for frustration GOATWHORE are back again, they released a new album and are touring Europe in May; plenty of reasons to sound out the band about everything concerning the album and some other things as well. The result can be found below. >> more/mehr
2012-05-06
God Dethroned: „Death or be Deathed“ It´s amazing! As major band and identification figure Henry Sattler announced barely a few years ago he wants to quit with GOD DETHRONED after the next studio album, but suddenly everything turned for the better for the Dutch band. With the great "Passiondale" CD and a new line-up the band is now back to the top in the melodic death metal sector - so a good reason to go for an interview with the eccentric frontman. >> more/mehr
2009-05-21
GOTTHARD: Round about the Domino Effect The release of the new album „Domino Effect“ might be the perfect timing for a STALKER interview with the Swiss Metal veterans Gotthard. Bass player Marc Lynn kindly answers our questions and explains, what the Domino effect is all about. >> more/mehr
2007-04-28
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Eläkeläiset – Pranks, Jesus and some serious shit
Eläkeläiset, the Kings of Humppa, musical vaudeville of Finland and our favourite pensioners are back >> more/mehr
2013-05-12
Heavy Tiger Fresh Act May 2013
It was just a birthday party with live bands I attended, unsuspectingly, and then the last act of this >> more/mehr
2013-05-01
Rockville Festival 2013 - Preview
It´s a quite familial festival in a small idyllic village named Kirf, near the border to Luxembourg, that started a few years ... more/mehr2013-05-19
CD: Airbourne
„Black Dog Barking“ is the triumphant third output of brothers O´Keeffe & Co., a brilliant expression of feeling alive in ... more/mehr2013-05-18
CD: Uncle Ho
Pretty wild, talented, diverse, direct, rough, a little dirty. Like themselves say, "The songs are very raw". Existing since ... more/mehr2013-05-16
CD: Gothminister
This band has really never let me down, neither with the previous records nor with the new fifth cd „Utopia“. The Norwegian ... more/mehr2013-05-16
CD: The Poodles
The rock elite releases their records this year, it will be hard to name the Number One, but for sure The Poodles and „Tour ... more/mehr2013-05-14
CD: Timo Tolkki’s Avalon
That by this time every artist tries to release their own Metal Opera kind of bugs me. Either it is horribly bad and just ... more/mehr2013-05-12
CONCERT: Eläkeläiset | Bruno Punani
„A Farewell to Humppa Tour 2013“, already the name of this tour makes fans quiet nervous. Will the crazy pensioners really ... more/mehr2013-05-06
CONCERT: Overkill | Lost Society
The young band Lost Society was lucky to open for Overkill for the Finnish dates; they released their debut album ... more/mehr2013-05-05
CONCERT: Amorphis
Today, Amorphis is back in the Finnish capital to promote the latest album “Circle”. The venue is actually pretty packed ... more/mehr2013-05-03
CONCERT: Meshuggah / Nicole
The last time Meshuggah played in Nosturi was in 2003, so basically 10 years ago. Finnish fans just couldn´t wait to see ... more/mehr2013-05-02
