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Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine, Manchester (2025)

13/07/2025

On sale on our web site
and in the shops now

POWERPLAY 282 JULY/AUGUST 2025

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
We join legends of power metal Helloween in Wisseloord studio in Hilversum, Netherlands for an exclusive playback of latest album ‘Giants & Monsters’ and to catch up with the band about all things Pumpkins United. Josh Todd roars like thunder on Buckcherry’s cool new album, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale tells us how he beat loneliness, Chris Bowes shares what Alestorm do with bananas, and Lord Of The Lost’s Chris Harms talks about the band’s latest album which sees them go back to their darker sound after the glam metal of ‘Blood & Glitter’, plus there is the second part of our interview with The Dead Daisies, and chats with Orianthi, Feuerschwanz, Warkings, Heaven Shall Burn, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Babylon A.D., Ward XVI, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny, Star Circus, and our regular annual check in with George at Masters Of Rock festival.

REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, The New Power Files, Editorial.

POWERED UP
Avantasia, The Darkness, Joe Bonamassa, Heart, Lordi, Opeth, Epica, Anvil, Devin Townsend, Grand Funk Railroad, Ash, Belphegor, Bloodywood, South Of Salem, Heilung, Calva Louise, Sick N’ Beautiful, High Parasite, Alli Venable, Demonic Insurrection, Eivor, In Search Of Sun.

POWER PLAYS
Lord Of The Lost, Flight Of Icarus, Katatonia, Then Comes The Night, Hasswut, Moonlight Haze, Absolva, Crystal Spiders, Calva Louise, Star Circus, Reliquiae, Bangover, Vlad In Tears, Haxan, Komatsu, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Joe Bonamassa, Babymetal.

POWER CUTS
Ward XVI, Inglorious, Ghost, Avkrvst, Buckcherry, Kickin’ Valentina, Behemoth, Cirith Ungol, Izzy Reign, Rabies, Francis Rossi, Haken, Slung, Deathnir, Katagory V, Pilots, Archers, El Saguero, Statement, James And The Cold Gun, Bright Ophidia, Motorjesus, Chris Caffery, Thammuz, Insania, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny, Echosoul, Smoke Mountain, Paleskin, Amerikan Kaos, Paul Di’anno, Puddy, Ha/Da, Bloody Valkyria, Motylki, Darkyra, Quartz, Nastyville, Brass Camel, Hate, Ronnie Romero, Tribunal, Johan Langquist The Castle, Blister Brigade, Freeze The Fall, Grey Czar, Metropolis, Ravagers, Faemine, Defiled Serenity, Yngwie Malmsteen, Breaker, Psykosis, The Commoners, Dear Tash, Dimino, Leverage, Ghostseeker, Saxon, Davaar, Blax, Miss Vain, In The Trauma Tropes, Gary Moore, High Moonlight, Magic Pie, Slaughter, Sandness, Oceanica, Stealth, Mystic Circle, Samtar, Hellfox, Jar, Onslaught, Anima Inside, Aeon Empire, Neuroblade, Revengin, High Society, Mario Vayne, Furnace, Chantel Mcgregor, The Milk Men, Ritual King, Nad Sylvan, Goya, Who On Earth, Wasted, The Plague, Osiris Rex, Krematorium, Tears’ Heaven, Byzantine, Holler, Sapere Aude, Fairyland, Danny Veras, Teramaze, Candlemass, Midnight, Gama Bomb, Woodhawk, Bardos De Amergin, Ardityon, Taraban, The Lucidia Project, Palantyr, Maestrick, Fallujah, Lord Belial, Matricide, Warkings, Pythia, Mudfinger, Paralyzed, Feuerschwanz, The Cheats, Sleep Theory, Psychic Equalizer, Orianthi, Bent By Sorrow, Ashes Of Ares, Roulette, Serpent Rider, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pryzme, Mano De Piedra, Nighthawk, Rum Runners, Warlord, A-Z, The Davidson Trio, Orpharion, Heaven Shall Burn, Bernie Marsden, Ampicore, Recall The Remains, W’T’M, Iron Echo, Signum Regis, ZZ Ward, Degreed, King Witch, Heart Attack Man, Toranaga U.K., Bad Valentines, Our North, Visions Of Atlantis, Helloween, Acrolysis, Spearhead, Polution, Deep Sun, Greenleaf, Malvada, Æxylium, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Jack Starr, Alestorm, Arm’s Length, The Velvet, Raw Moor, Axeblade, Puddle Of Mudd, Front Row Warriors, Diamond Head, Visualis, Moon Shot, Concrete Age, Bush, Mandy Manala, Vendetta XIII.

19/04/2025

On sale on our web site now
and in the shops from 25th April

POWERPLAY 281 MAY/JUNE 2025

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
With a massive UK tour and a very surprising new album to talk about, The Dead Daisies frontman John Corabi had lots to tell us about – so much in fact that we’ll be running a second part of his interview next time. Welsh wonders Those Damn Crows earn promotion to the top table with their stunning new album, Simon McBride takes time out from Deep Purple to release a solo album, Candice Night puts out her first solo album in a decade, Herman Rarebell brings ‘Ze German’ to some of his favourite 80s songs, and Tarja releases her incredible ‘Circus Life’ live performance. Also in this issue are chats with Pop Evil, Liv Kristine, Samantha Fish, Ancient Bards, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil, Imperatore, Nightsteel, Nebula Nine, Big Canyon, Chontaraz, Root Zero, and Tooth Gore, plus our annual in-depth festival preview

REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, The New Power Files, Editorial.

POWERED UP
Papa Roach, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Motionless In White, H.E.A.T, Ace Frehley, Slaughter, Art Nation, Lynch Mob, Delain, Xandria, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, IQ, Adrian Vandenberg, Wage War, Night Demon, Fit For A King, Final Coil, Hanabie, Chez Kane, Edge Of Paradise, Lodestar, Fury, Brand Of Sacrifice, Teiger, Kim Dracula, The River.

POWER PLAYS
Those Damn Crows, Samantha Fish, Epica, Francesco Marras, Worlds Beyond, Alien Weaponry, Defender, Adamantis, Luna Kills, Ye Banished Privateers, Caliban, Cirkus Prutz, Waltari, Wednesday 13, Trick Or Treat, The Flower Kings, Dunkle Zukunft, Phase Transition, Gypsy Pistoleros, Game Over.

POWER CUTS
Candice Night, Robin Trower, Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, Heart Line, Simon McBride, Liv Kristine, Baron Von Bieski Orchestra, Dark Driven, Raven, Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate, Stygian Path, Mark Morton, W.E.T, Ally Venable, Caboose, Deathless Legacy, Mentalist, Midnight Vice, The Birthday Massacre, Obsydian, Last Leaf Down, Death SS, W.A.S.P., Love Is Noise, After Us All, Phear, Storm Orchestra, Allegaeon, Streetlight, Katla, Laurenne/Louhimo, D’or, Vigilhunter, The Devils, Sick N’ Beautiful, H.E.R.O., Messa, Masters Of Reality, Rick Pierce Group, Hangman’s Chair, Anyone, Kyles Tolone, Vallorch, Alliance, Circle Of Origin, Rotting Christ, Supersonic Deuces, Royalty Capes, Herman Rarebell & Friends, Bottlebelt, Stinky, Neverfade, Symetria, The Astoria, Crematory, Heaven’s Reign, Himmelkraft, XIII Doors, O.R.K, Braveride, Marble Ghosts, Tower, Honeybombs, David Judson Clemmons, Blood Cult, Blended Brew, Confess, Alien, Black And Damned, Blacksun, Beholder, Awaiting Abigail, Predator, Primrose Path, Angel, Sykofant, Big Canyon, Skull Revenge, Night Dream, Highway Queen, Diamantide, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Sculforge, Disarmonia Mundi, Strategy, Nightstalker, Sijjin, Drew Cagle And The Reputation, Black Moon June, March Of Scylla, Asasara, Belle Morte, All For Jolly, Teaser Sweet, Wasted, Art Nation, Legado De Una Tragedia, Chemicide, Serpentyne, Rioghan, Mastord, Luponero, Throne Of Iron, Sweetbeast, Walnut Grove DC, Tarja, Gyasi, Winona Fighter, Kerberos, Ladykiller, Final Gravity, Captain Black Beard, Pale Epiphany, Sidewinder, Radiant Moon, Dirty Talons, Stud,Beyond Frequencies, The Summit Fever, Blue Ambition, The Feelgood McLouds, Sign Of The Wolf, H-C≡N, Santù, Air Drawn Dagger, Under Ruins, Bourbon Kings,Maestrick, The Haunted, Godslave, Fat Bastard, Sacred Season, Katharein, Imperatore, IQ, Alex Carpani, Cosmic Cathedral, Harem Scarem, Ryosi Shinomoto, Voidchaser, Magnolia Park, The Quill, Russ Ballard,Hans & Valter, Dark Horizon, When Rivers Meet, Machine Head, Prost, Raging Speedhorn, Powerhill, The Man-Eating Tree, Hangfire, Power Surge, Within Destruction, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Root Zero, Skunk Anansie, Don Felder, Stacy Crowne, The Speaker Wars, The Storyteller, Chontaraz, Leave, Kal-El, Luke Spiller, Nebula Nine, Vulvarine, Derev, Niviane, Insult,Hanging Garden, Himalayas, Böllverk, Obscure Obsession, Afterlove, Myth Carver, Santonegro, One OKRock, Rivers Of Nihil, Care Of Night, Rokets, Severed Angel, Giant, Double Experience, Black Sword Thunder Attack, Flor De Loto, Will Wilde, Tumble, Ancient Bards, Detroit Run, Cruzeiro, Nightsteel, Anti-Clone, Status Quo, Revenant, Hands Like Houses, Roxxcalibur, Lycanthro, The Dead Daisies, Volbeat, Big Canyon.

APPEARING IN THE NEW POWER FILES CHAPTER 42
Mario Rossi Band, Formosa, White Tygër, El Cuero, Oldhands, Silver Nightmares, STUD, Becoming Wolves, Cyphen, Anbaric, Robin Brock, Tiberius, Hush, Disharmonium, Raffaello Indri, Plasticdrop, Copen, Pale Epiphany, Fuzz Evil, Final Siege, The Madrigal Project, Lucid Dream, Grackle, Twenty Four Hours, Flame Drop, Big Canyon, Imperatore, Nebula Nine, Chontaraz, Francesco Marras, Alex Carpani.

20/02/2025

On sale on our web site now
and in the shops from 28th February

POWERPLAY 280 MAR/APR 2025

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
“I’m an Englishman trapped inside a German’s body,”confesses Tobi Sammet. “I am known for engaging with fans who express dissatisfaction with our work. I believe in addressing their concerns and clarifying misunderstandings, even if it requires a dialogue.Sometimes I do respond to idiotic statements.” Schmier talks to us at length about all things Destruction, H.E.A.T tell us about their new album which might just be their best yet, and we sit down with the legendary Don Airey,plus we chat to Cradle Of Filth main man Dani Filth and Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach, along with Nightblade, Earja Lyytinen, Whitechapel, The Damn Truth, Pearl Handled Revolver, Ray Of Light, Shrike, and Moosehead.

REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, The New Power Files, Editorial.

POWERED UP
A Tribute To Steve Grimmett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Anthrax, Magnum, Kreator, Testament, Myles Kennedy, The Outlaws, Allman Betts Family Revival, Mark Farner’s American Band, Drive-By Truckers, Kill II This, Philip Sayce, Eric Johanson, Rosalie Cunningham, Bobbie Dazzzle.

POWER PLAYS
Avantasia, Mark Farner, Grave Digger, Sicksense, Sunlight, Juliet’s Not Dead, Dunes, Nachtblut, The Defect, Torchlight Parade, Marko Hietala, Wildtreet, Manntra, Virtual Symmetry, Bloodywood, Elvenking, Lordi, Enbound, Not Now Norman.

POWER CUTS
Dream Theater, Bonsai Kitten, Tiberius, Coheed And Cambria, Trishula, Killswitch Engage, Levellers, Sypha, Morax, Arch Enemy, Ellis Mano Band, Smith/Kotzen, Electric Temple, The Hellacopters, Rauhbein, Loanshark, Riverside, Moosehead, Call Me Amour, Bonfire, MATW, The Oddeven, Crimson Storm, Hand Of Juno, Harakiri For The Sky, Dragonknight, The Rock Alchemist, Nefalem, State Champs, Warwolf, Howling Giant, Della Nova, Crazy Lixx, Odd Crew, The Blackwall, SSB, Ice Suckers, Dead Air, Hrōum, Ricky Warwick, Shrike, Fanalo, Xskull8, Alfavrak, Ereb Altor, Harmonize Oracle, Storace, Risen Crow, Overdrivers, Mikael Erlandsson, Circles Of Illusion, Avi Rosenfeld & Juan Bach, Tyran, Auraleak, Mindwars, Illusion Force, King Kraken, Infringement, The Third Grade, Wolvespirit, South Arcade, Blackslash, Leadfeather, Everon, JJ Pinestone, Promises Unsaid, Less Than Jake, Asterise, Perfect Plan, Trouble County, Shadow Of The Talisman, Eric Bass, Enemy Inside, The Crypt, Brazen Abbot, The Big Deal, Andreas Vockrodt, Tzadok, Ice Exiled, Sorceress Of Sin, Spiders, Sarajevo, Master Dy, Ronnie Simmons And The Redback Spiders, Alberto Rigoni, Dirkschneider, The Five Hundred, Countless Goodbyes, Uncut, Orbiter, The Dark, Redhook, Dying Men, Sacrosanct, Ray Of Light,Prehistoria, Labyrinth, Aevum, Landfall, Apocalypse Orchestra, Hawkwind, Cellar Cat, Hanabie, Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, Warlung, Mirrorshield,Dawn Of Solace, Andy Susemihl, Marty And The Bad Punch, Marilyn Manson, Telma, Ylisia, Year Of The Cobra, The Wildhearts, Fuzzing Nation, Steve Hackett,Ex Deo, InMe, Ginger Evil, Pearl Handled Revolver,Cradle Of Filth, Rigorious, The Darkness, Dirty Honey,The Aurora Project, Stubborn Trees, Pop Evil, Dark Chapel, Christian Mistress, Patriarkh, Circu5, Gotthard, The Fixations, Gabriels, No Real Hero, Robin McAuley,Brainstorm, Trold, Unitopia, We Three Kings, Plasticdrop,Stainless, Mantric Momentum, Destruction, Daze Of June, Don Airey, Only The Righteous, Phil X And The Drills, Craig Brooks, Temperance, Ginevra, Black Spiders, Decrepit Youth, Kilmara, Nightblade,Superloader, Tiktaallika, Starving Monsters, 24 Thorns,Airforce, Lo-Pan, On My Command, Hannah Wicklund, Arion, Anfitrite, Nine Treasures, Sanhedrin, Eluveitie,John Wetton, Twins Crew, Edge Of Paradise, The 7th Guild, Blyss, Saber, Uncured, David Lee Roth, Isa Nielsen, Morganway, Hellfire 76, Spiritworld, H.E.A.T,Whitechapel, Abzy, Sisters Doll, Erja Lyytinen, Cry For Mercy.

Appearing in The New Power Files CHAPTER 41
Texas TNT, The Mercury Riots, Creatures Opera, Sisters Doll, Mad Painter, Paragon, Surrender, Last Temptation, Ned Evett, Old Ben, The Hesh Inc, Free Wheeling Blues, Octopie, Alberto Rigoni, Red Lloyd, Fuchs, Riven Earth, Harun, Sorceress Of Sin, Enbound, Furor Gallico, Midnight Fracture, Lady Beast, Haven Of Echoes, Forgot The Ten, Stubborn Trees, Matakopas, Hammer Head, Atpharkfall, Anarchy Zone, Stinky, Machine 85, Shrike, Moosehead, Ray Of Light.

22/12/2024

On sale on our web site now
and in the shops from 27th December

POWERPLAY 279 JAN/FEB 2025

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
The busiest man in rock, Mark Tremonti talks about the upcoming sixth Tremonti album, Alter Bridge, his Sinatra band, and his amazement that Creed just sold out Madison Square Garden 24 years after they did it the first time around. Joe Satriani shares his excitement about the recent reunion tour which featured the original G3 trio of himself, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai, the soon-to-be-released live recording of which is a must hear for guitar fans, in an amazingly candid interview Bjorn Strid talks about recording the latest The Night Flight Orchestra album without David Andersson, and we chat to Filippa Nassil and Linnea Vikstrom Egg about the all-new Thundermother line-up and the hazards of touring when pregnant, plus we catch up with Dominum, Within Silence, Fire Action, Shadows Of Steel, The Breathing Method, Beast, and Age Of Distraction.

REGULARS
AOR Underground, The New Power Files, Editorial.

POWERED UP
The Struts, Iron Maiden, Alice Coooper, Within Temptation, Black Veil Brides, Arch Enemy, In Flames, W.A.S.P., Lacuna Coil, Rock Castle Festival, Apocalyptica, Steve Hackett, Soilwork, Wednesday 13, Armored Saint, The Raven Age, Creeper, Annisokay, Boston Manor, Psychlona, Elles Bailey, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Warren Haynes Band, Glenn Matlock, Silveroller, Barns Courtney, James Bruner, Choir Noir, Trophy Eyes, Flamebearer, The Meffs, The Troible, Demi Marriner, Funeral Witch Blues.

POWER PLAYS
Die For My Sins, Grey Attack, Seven Kingdoms, King Satan, The Halo Effect, Hatchet, Yesterdaze, Lacuna Coil, Beardfish, Silent Theory, Last Temptation, Dragony, Misscore, Lankester Merrin, Within Silence, Arctis, 24/7 Diva Heaven, Aeon Gods, Shadows Of Steel, Fellowship, Ghosther.

POWER CUTS
Paul Di’anno, Motley Crue, In We Fall, The Anix, Daughtry, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Vukovi, Enforced, The Crown, Maitreya, Veritas, Mystery Moon, Voodoo Circle, Blind Ego, Ihlo, Edouarth, Hermano, Torn From Existence, Line Of Fire, The Windmill, Fire Action, Talia Holt, Deva Silence, Minstrelix, Gone Savage, Grand Magus, The Old Dead Tree, Daytona, After Lapse, The Browning, Dewolff, 1000mods, Das Moose, Exodus Rising, Bewitcher, Sunstorm, Noopinion, Seething Akira, The Dead Can Wait, Age Of Distraction, Salem UK, Sparrow Blue, Kozoria, Fatal Vision, Sybreed, Storace, As I Lay Dying, Kings Never Die, Moonstone Project,
Stage Of Reality, Tak Matsumoto Group, Underdogs, Lionville, Takeaway Thieves, Impelliteri, Super Monster Party, Helms Deep, Enmy, The Wring, Anubis, Cemetery Skyline, Fen, Nasty Ratz, Starmonger, Innerwish, The Foreshadowing, Maysnow, Gauntlet Rule, Beyond Unbroken, Corvus Noctis, Stranger Vision, Sound Delivery, Akida, Caressing Misery, Crippled Black Phoenix, Hirsh Gardner, Mystyc Blade, The Gates Of Slumber, Powell–Payne, Antechaos, Kingcrown, 10 Years, Gabrielle De Val And The Dragonlords, Make Them Suffer, Starchaser, No Favors, Silent Winter, Endangered Reign, Marillion, Andrea Palmieri, Seven Hours After Violet, Van Zant, Vendetta XIII, Krypta, Fever 333, Viperwitch, We Are The Catalyst, Sleepless, Soul Extract, Soraia, Trapeze, Skam, Miracle Of Sound, Sandveiss, Leatherhead, Blacktoothed, Linkin Park, Magnum, The Jailbirds, Tremonti, Carbon Black, Sons Of Liberty, Urban Primate, Rok Ali And The Addiction, Dynazty, Diamond Alice, Dharma Guns, Desert Near The End, Dominum, Moon Wizard, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Rizen, Cane Hill, The Breathing Method, (0), Next Deed, Nurcry, A Circus, Violet, Mythbegotten, Synlakross, Frant1c, Prophets Of Addiction, Electric High, Opus Irae, Gothminister, Deserts Of Mars, Friday In California, Autumn’s Grief, Terminal Violence, Big M**f Brigade, Deithesis, Thulcandra, Helloween, G3: Joe Satriani Eric Johnson Steve Vai, Subway To Sally, Slears, Adamantra, Rosalie Cunningham, Secret Rule, Among These Ashes, Beriedir, Neverland, Tzimani, Just Reborn, Ethereal, Detached, End Of Green, Pink Paradox, The Outlaw Orchestra, Reviver, Reese, Pentagram, Tox, Greybeards, Andry, Chrissy Costanza, Nanowar Of Steel, Besra, Trollwar, Spitfire, Red Silo, Toby And The Whole Truth, Himiltungl, Holly Would Surrender, Sweet Electric, Phil Vincent, Unwanted Guest, Ian Blurton’s Future Now, The Night Flight Orchestra, Beast, Dagorlath, Rimbacher, Seventh Crystal, Horrorwolf, Lord Goblin, Brusic, Lonerider, The Watcher, Rich Kid Express, Majestica, Sweet, Bryan Adams, Avatarium, Tonic Breed, Thundermother, Battosai, Jinjer.

APPEARING IN THE NEW POWER FILES CHAPTER 40
Hazel Gaze, Tigertailz, TooEvil, Nasty Ratz, Chris Comet & Friends, Masque Of Art, Vern Daysel & The Burning Breeze, Último Deseo, St. George & The Dragons, Jonah Whale, Andy Susemihl, The Flying Komorowski Brothers, Horse Of Troja, Mine Road, Rich Kid Express, Lÿnx, Fast Train Union, Muddy What?, Paul Black, Red Beans & Pepper Sauce, The Pszenny Project, Desert Twelve, Bastion Rose, Katie Knipp, Stage Of Reality, Whydahs, Hazel Gaze, Mystyc Blade, Voltstorm, Patxa, Sight Of Emptiness, Next Deed, Absolon, Release The Titans, TooEvil, Embrace By Dark, Liva, Bad Marilyn, Savage Existence, Infinite Corridor, Sharon Lia Band, Cargo Lift, Seven Spirits Burning, Motivik, Tintoretto, Neal Rosner, Aura, Nataraj, Coma Rossi, Souls Of Ambience, Insomnia, Yvalain & Juha Hintikka, Humanity Gone, Castle Mountain Moon, Sebastian Volco, NinémiA, Deathyard, No Guidance, Cougars, Pia Isa, Shadows Of Steel, Age Of Distraction, Beast, The Breathing Method, All I Know, Carbon Black, The Dead Can Wait, Unwanted Guest, Gueppardo.

17/10/2024

On sale on our web site now
and in the shops from 25th October

POWERPLAY 278 NOV/DEC 2024

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
After leaving major label Atlantic, Skillet are taking their destiny in their own hands and are releasing fantastic latest album ‘Revolution’ independently. “We were able to make the record we want to make without so many people messing with it,” says John Cooper. “It’s really catchy, it sounds like Skillet, it’s fun but it’s meaningful.” Andy Scott tells us about the new Sweet album and latest tour, we chat with Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy about his new solo album, and we catch up with those troll-bothering dwarves from Wind Rose. Also in this issue are interviews with Ad Infinitum, The New Roses, Swallow The Sun, Frozen Crown, Skarlett Riot, Doomsday Outlaw, Sinistro, Klogr, Burning Black, Steve Hill, The Rattlebacks, Lions In The Street, Red Giant, Paradise Sins, and Prisoner.

REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, The New Power Files, Editorial.

POWERED UP
Deep Purple, Maid Of Stone Festival, Stonedead Festival, Lord Of The Lost, BTO, Whiskey Myers, Blackberry Smoke, Haken, Big Big Train, Mushroomhead, Tuk Smith & The Reckless Hearts, Dymytry, Tab Benoit And Anders Osborne, Mike Zito.

POWER PLAYS
Brothers Of Metal, Harpyie, Bobbie Dazzle, Burning Black, Arrow Valley, High Reeper, Fates Hollow, Souls Of Steel, Astral Doors, Texas Hippie Caolition, Lectric, Veonity, Von Hertzen Brothers, Cats In Space, League Of Distortion, April Art, Satan, Crimson Veil, Dead Posey.

POWER CUTS
Lions In The Street, Sweet, Orra, Dark Tranquillity, Savage Existence, The Hot Damn!, Bad Absalom, Frost*, Mallevs, Bleeker, Sinistro, Wind Rose, CWF, Against The Seasons, Solitary, Klogr, Transport League, Battlefront, The Dictators, Cantervice, Frozen Crown, Red Giant, Nasty Savage, Dilemma, Slomosa, Touché Amoré, Marble, Prisoner, Heavenblack, Scold’s Bridle, Oeste, Luna Sol, Spirit Mother, Chrysalid, Dan Dark, Pantheon, Aiwaz, Geometry Of Chaos, Boguslaw Balcerak’s Crylord, Lastelle, Turmion Kätilöt, Silver Dollar Room, Hydra, Antioch, Kings Of Mercia, Disarray, Glorious Bankrobbers, Wolfhorde, Infrared, October Drift, Triumpher, Horse Of Troja, Snarm, Mirror Queen, No Guidance, Equilibrium, Pyracanda, Neptune, Kaisas, Interlaker, Planet Of Zeus, Downcast, Steel City, Radioactive, Forsaken Rite, Apocryphal, Krilloan, Furnace, Deadscape, Mindless Sinner, Mourning Wood, Senses, Beautiful Loser, Elephant Tree/Lowrider, Bird’s View, Valkyrie’s Fire, Jozey And The Corruption, Lars Eric Mattsson, Heartwind, Four Year Strong, Casandra’s Crossing, Alunah, Helvetets Port, Demiser, Fate, Blackmore’s Night, Fat By The Gallon, Lords Of The Trident, Lost In Society, Jr. Juggernaut, Theigns & Thralls, Speedrush, Austin Gold, Kate’s Acid, Fans Of The Dark, Pythies, The New Roses, Voltstorm, Skillet, Whiskey Of Blood, Skarlett Riot, Healthy Junkies, Inner Enemy, In Chaos, Elle Tea, Sieges Even, Wake The Nations, Steve Hill, Cortez, The Rattlebacks, Grand Magus, Die So Fluid, Lordchain, Iotunn, Lay Of The Autumn, Motion Sick, The Petal Falls, Delain, Crashface, Orbita Wiru, Cleanbreak, Fixation, Quireboys, Def Leppard, War Machine, Project Renegade, DGM, Tame The Abyss, Gorilla Riot, Saint, Chaospath, Ohrenfeindt, Devin Townsend, Black Eyed Sons, Doomsday Inc, Sòlstafir, Winterhawk, Winding Road, Chaos Unleashed, Bombus, Beth Hart, Athena XIX, Turbokill, Fight The Fade, Swallow The Sun, Tribulation, Find Me, Gigantum, Shining Force, Nationwide, Aries Descendant, Klone, Ensiferum, House Of Lords, All I Know, San Demas, Massive Wagons, Nightwish, Arkon, Rhett Forrester & Rob Robbins, Never Obey Again, The Hypothesis, Legions Of Doom, Motorhead, Warren Haynes, Grimgotts, Big Big Train, Ad Infinitum, Fast Eddie Clarke, Porcelain Shards, Starcrazy, Myles Kennedy, Opeth, Siege Perilous, All I Know, Paradise Sins, Jerry Cantrell, Rattler Reb.

30/08/2024

On sale on our web site and in the shops now!

POWERPLAY 277 SEPT/OCT 2024

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of UFO album ‘Phenomenon’ Michael Schenker is releasing an album of UFO classics recorded with a star-studded line-up of guests including Axl Rose, Slash, Biff Byford, Kai Hansen, Stephen Pearcy, and Dee Snider. And, according to Michael, some of those guests might be joining him on tour. John Corabi tells us about being welcomed back into The Dead Daisies family for their groovy new album, Blitzkrieg show us how great NWOBHM music can be in 2024, and former UFO front man Phil Mogg launches the debut album from his new outfit Moggs Motel. Also this month we chat to Serious Black, Charlotte Wessels, Tuk Smith, God Is An Astronaut, Unto Others, Pure Reason Revolution, Long Earth, ZacTheLocust, and Cober Mouth.

REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, Editorial.

POWERED UP
Halestorm, Masters Of Rock Festival, Tons Of Rock Festival, SOS Festival, Sammy Hagar, Anvil, I Previal, Hollywood Undead, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Duane Betts & Palmetto Hotel, Robert Jon & The Wreck, O.A.R., Fitz And The Tantrums, Fit For A King.

POWER PLAYS
Blitzkrieg, Mechanic Tyrants, Oceans Of Slumber, Madison Galloway, A Killer’s Confession, The Funeral Portrait, Sirius, Herbst, Arka’n Asrefokor, Attractive Chaos, Braindrag, Bif Naked, Amerakin Overdose, Amethyst, Backbone Slide.

POWER CUTS
The Dead Daisies, Serious Black, Michael Schenker, Unto Others, Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts, Charlotte Wessels, ZacTheLocust, Crave, Pure Reason Revolution, Seether, Written By Wolves, Eclipse, 1349, DD Verni, Primal, Hillbilly Vegas, Skid Row, Sidewinder, Atlantic, Dog’n’style, Spiral Grave, Our Hollow Our Home, Knightsune, Timeless Fairytale, Witchunters, Dark Heart, Blues Pills, Vola, Kalandra, Mother Of Millions, Purgatory Line, Manapart, Messianic, Chaser, Demiser, Brendan Perkins, Honeymoon Suite, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Lizzard, The Black Dahlia Murder, Haven Of Echoes, Ritchie Kotzen, Rewind, Kunes Clark Band, Stahlmann, V/A Piano That Rocks, Warlock A.D., Wolfchant, Crossbone Skully, Elder, Gloria Perpetua, Cairo Knife Fight, Painted Scars, Sarajah, Changing Tymz, Nikolo Kotzev, S*x Shop Mushrooms, Lord Of The Lost, The Byron Band, Fading Echoes, Halfway To Neptune, John Entwistle, Warhorse, Cats In Space, Blacklist, Sinner’s Blood, Autumn Killers, Dirtbag Republic, Dune Rats, A Thousand Reasons, Sam Millar, Demon Head, Shallow Side, Stepfather Fred, Erronaut, Cocktail Slippers, New Dilemma, Synopsis, Creed, The Aphelion, Brant Bjork Trio, Shadow Of Ithaca, Nebulith, Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, TKO, High Parasite, A Forest Mighty Black, Endless Chain, Bite The Bullet, Future Palace, Jordan Rudess, Gelatin Skelatin, Stryper, Foster Mother, Brimstone, Hebi Katana, Nehoda, Ireful, The Dangerous Summer, Nighthawk, Lesoir, Gabriels, Chateaux, Michael Staertow, Pump5, Zivanished, Blue Heron, Brain Pain, Vision Divine, Psychlona, Mikhmakh, Hawkestrel, World On Alert, D-A-D, Blast Waves, In Retrospect, Fireball Ministry, Wintersun, Loss, Grasbrand, Zero One Zero, Devolution, Robse, Fish, Forest Field, Uga Buga, Torus, Reaktion, Virgin Steele, Jaws The Shark, Kodama, Moggs Motel, Cober Mouth, Cory Marks, Doomsday Outlaw, Non-Fiction.

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INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
Ian Gillan tells us about writing and recording the band’s 23rd album which has the rather odd title ‘=1’ and is the first to feature new guitarist Simon McBride. Ian also recounts how he was assisted by a friend who he describes as a mad scientist! Visions Of Atlantis push the (pirate) boat out even farther this month with their superb sequel ‘Pirates II - Armada’ (p8), Dream Evil return from a seven year recording gap with the modestly but appropriately titled ‘Metal Gods’, and we talk to Tailgunner who are flying the flag for the new breed of British traditional metal. Also this month are chats with Robert Jon & The Wreck, Grand Slam, The Commoners, Evolucija, Hellgrimm, Inner Axis, Death In Paradise, Before Sunday, War Grave, and Petrolbreath, plus Tony Pijar shares his Top 20 favourite list of current new wave of traditional heavy metal bands, and we put Metal Queen Doro’s albums under the spotlight.

REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, The New Power Files, Editorial.

POWERED UP
Bruce Dickinson, Five Finger Death Punch, Yes, Kansas, Call Of The Wild Festival, Symphony X, Uli Jon Roth, Riverside, Heathen, Lil Ed And The Blues Imperials, Ice Nine Kills, When Rivers Meet, Black Smoke Trigger, Romeo’s Daughter, Kira Mac, Klone, Malevolence, Jayler, Dusk Brothers.

POWER PLAYS
Visions Of Atlantis, Orden Ogan, Halestorm, Nothing More, Whaledog, Beasto Blanco, Scarlet Rebels, Category 7, Sarke, Saint Diablo, Vhaldemar, Orange Goblin, Soulbound, Beaux Gris Gris And The Apocalypse.

POWER CUTS
Deep Purple, Kissin’ Dynamite, Keys, Seventh Dimension, Black Phantom, 96 Bitter Beings, Six Feet Under, Kittie, Vexing Hex, Velveteen Queen, Thola, Rifflord, Ereley, Equus, Paradise In Flames, Boneripper, Burntmill Ghosts, Royal Republic, Hartlight, Frequency Overload, Holycide, Loaded Billy, Factory Of Art, Thomas Nicholas Band, Shaun Stein, Bloody Falls, The Eternal, Status Quo, The Mercury Riots, Silver Horses, Jolly Jackers, Crippled Fingers, Cactus, D.A.D., Sanity, Zygnema, The Ghost Next Door, Hellbutcher, One Step Closer, Meden Agan, Manchester Orchestra, Gyasi, Ear Danger, Beautiful Skeletons, Electro Sound Parade, Black Water Sunset, Bonnie Tyler, Immortal Synn, Terra Nullius, The Killerfreaks, Creature Creature, Grin Cynic, Maailman Aanet, Die Entweihung, Harpazo, Lavire, Portrait, Trail Of Tears, Atlantis Drive, Palace, Motivik, Dark Oath, Cognitive, Inside The Hole, Aisles, Grand Massive, The Mourning, Return To Dust, Teramaze, Grave Forsaken, Daily Thompson, Half Past Two, The Headless Ghost, It Will Last, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Death Lens, Dark Mile, Lost In Exile, Kryptos, Speed Limit, Valfreya, Windwaker, Noirnoise, Lucidity, Auro Control, Sunbomb, Fight The Fight, Sun Descends Alone, Shotgun Mistress, Sykofant, Red Voodoo, Capstan, Cyclocosmia, Legions Of The Night, Superdeathflame, Wormwood, Skyeye, Zed Head, Malkeda, Big Sun, Sailor Hunter, Black Smoke Trigger, Combichrist, Big Wolf Band, Innuendo, Patriarchs In Black, Reverend Hound, Isle Of The Cross, Casey Maunder, Neonfly, Far From Refuge, Ingenue, Telling Secrets, Eden, Fughu, 24 Thorns, Eregion, See You Space Cowboy, Neaera, Coral The Merknight, Rendezvous Point, Bywater Call, Mystery, Floating Worlds, Black Vatican, Mammal, Shumaun, Worshipper, Kayleth, Friday Pilots Club, Mile, Cages For Preachers, Dream Evil, Spektra, D’ercole, Falcon Trails, Necronomicon, Grain Of Pain, Duel, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Amerikan Kaos, Issa, Sulo.

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