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Saint Vitus arrive at Hellfest to close their 2015 European Tour The Return of the Walking Dead. The L.A. band, pioneers of Doom Metal since 1978, stand still and continue to strike us all with their slow, thundering riffs and melting lyrics. Latest news was that singer Wino Weinrich was arrested in Europe on November 2014 for drug possession, so the band announced on April this year that Scott Reagers, former singer of the band, would join them for the upcoming European summer dates. We all wandered about that sudden change so joined guitarist Dave Chandler at Hellfest backstage before the gig. Chandler, heart and brain of the band, was incredibly talkative and nice to us, and explained the current state of the band.

LSM: Hello Dave, thanks for having us...

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We had the chance to quickly interview one of the Stoner/Desert rock pillars of our time, Palm Desert artist Brant Bjork. Former drummer of the acclaimed Kyuss and Fu Manchu, Brant combines his holistic skills with great creativity and a particular music career, full of swinging and achievements. Just to name a few, his solo projects include albums like Jalamanta (1999), Brant Bjork & the Operators (2002) and Keep your Cool (2003). Later on, he toured Europe and America in 2003 and 2004 with a new lineup called Brant Bjork and the Bros and recorded Saved by Magic (2005) and Somera Sól (2007). Drummer, guitar and bass player, singer, producer… Brant Bjork music is anything it chooses to be, anytime, just like that...

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According to Hellfest’s depitcion, AHAB are “the kings of funeral doom, a strange and interesting genre that is able to create something so fantastic and captivating with a sedated tempo”. Couldn’t find any better description, but you better watch these guys live to understand the aims of their music and the paths you can be lead to thanks to their deadly, atmospheric vibe. Created in Germany around 2004, the actual members are Daniel Droste (guitar, vocals), Chris Hector (guitar), Stephan Wandernorth (drums) and Cornelius Althammer (bass). Today they have three albums running and a fourth to be released next month. We had a chat with Daniel Droste and Chris Hector hours before the venue to get to know them better, for they’re not a common band at all.

LSM: To those who don’t kno...

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Jag möter upp Ryan O’Keeffe, trummis och den ena av två bröder i Airbourne, på Warner Musics kontor i Stockholm. Dagen har varit lång, det ser man på honom. Han ber om att få ta några minuter innan intervjun, för att få skvätta lite vatten i ansiktet och vakna till. Det verkar ha varit en sen kväll. Han återkommer med en öl i handen och slår sig ned i en fåtölj bredvid mig.

Tro det eller ej, men ni har nu spelat ihop i tio år. Hur känns det?
– Det är rätt roligt, för många som har intervjuat mig har just påpekat detta. Och jubileet i ära så är första låten på nya albumet skriven för tio år sedan. Men vi känner oss fortfarande fräscha. Visst, för tio år sedan var vi 16 år och gick i skolan, så man har ju inte direkt turnerat världen runt alla dessa år...

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Den senaste tiden har jag flera gånger fått frågor från folk i andra delar av landet vad det är för ett nytt och coolt spelställe Malmö begåvats med.
Det är Häng Bar på Möllevången där en av stadens mer namnkunniga musikprofiler, David Javue, får styra och ställa över bandbokningar och val av Dj´s.

Han är välkänd inom punkscenen och ett av hans tidiga band ”Puke” har hyllats och hypats av Fenriz i Darkthrone. ”Approved by Fenriz” är ett vedertaget begrepp bland kanske främst black-metalfans men det som Fenriz gillar kommer per automatik att få fler lyssnare.
Det är tidig vardagskväll när vi träffas på Häng Bar och stället är än så länge glest befolkat...

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A dark rock band – Six Inch formed in Helsinki, Finland in the grey autumn of 2010. After few changes in the crew Andy Moisio, a singer with strong and really personal voice took place as the band`s vocalist from the next spring in 2011. Then Six Inch released its first two song demo in the summer and later in the same year an EP, containing five more rockn’ and more heavy, soulful songs. During the winter months in 2012 violinist Pinja and keyboardist Nestori joined the band so the sound became more dark, mysterious, and passionate. That’s how Six Inch finally got its own totally foggy, romantic and misty feeling on the way to release their debut album, which will appear in the era somewhere in this spring in 2013...

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Jag blir ombedd att möta två av medlemmarna från Soilwork på Hotell Hellsten i Stockholm. Gruppen kommer snart släppa sitt senaste alster ”The Living Infinite” (release i mars). Det är deras nionde studioalbum, och jag är en av de lyckliga som fått förlyssna på skivan innan dagens intervju.
Jag möter upp sångaren Björn ”Speed” Strid och bassisten Ola Flink, som sitter i hotellets bardel i bruna skinnfåtöljer. Killarna har haft en lång dag redan, fullspäckad med intervjuer, men är fortfarande pigga och pratar gärna om ”The Living Infinite”. Hur skulle de då beskriva den?

– Åh, detta epos, säger de leende. Nej, men jag tror folk kommer känna igen sig, även om vi har tagit ut svängarna lite mer än vanligt faktiskt...

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A short conversation about the connection of cold, north, traditions, and metal, with the voice of Sabaton, Joakim.

*Sabaton is already a sort of national symbol of Sweden- how do you feel that, as it’s a kind of mission, and also big responsibility, I guess..
I don’t really see it that serious way at all- I just think about us that simply, we have a metalband, playing music – in that case we chose to do it about the Swedish Empire, hundreds of our history. And of course doing that in combination with music must got a bit national effect, but not in a racist kind of thoughts- so I hope it’s a positive way what we do.

*You almost travelled around Europe, during years- so what do you think why people adore Swedish and Nordic metal music that much?
It could actually be the fact, that ...

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Catching them after the soundcheck for their first show at the King’s Arms Tavern on Wednesday 19th of December, the Hurricane Kids sit down and talk about how they all came together, their views on the NZ music industry, and their undying love for Taylor Swift.

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Hey guys! Before we start, could you go through your names and what you play in the band?

Olly: Hey, I’m Olly and I do vocals.

Cam: I’m Cam, I play bass.

Rich: My name’s Rich, I play guitar.

Willy: I’m Willy and I do synths and keyboards.

Jared: I’m Jared, I play drums.

As I understand it, you all come from different musical backgrounds. Can you tell me about how you guys all came together in the end to be the Hurricane Kids?

Olly: Cam’s been on my ass for a couple of years to do something...

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We meet in a bare conference room in central Stockholm. After about 30 minutes of waiting in the reception at Warner Music, I get introduced to Jyrki Linnankivi, or as he calls himself, Jyrki 69. The singer of The 69 Eyes sits down opposite side of the table and starts talking directly about how much he loves Sweden, and it is something he has done for a long time. Though one thing he is unhappy with, we close the shops too early. He will go out on Christmas lookout after our interview, and his schedule is very tight.

– I was going to help Santa a bit and try to find something that I want for christmas. It will probably be the new book about Yngwie Malmsteen (written by Anders Tengner), because I want to learn Swedish little better.

We often hear about that Finns are not very happy to spea...