Powerplay 244 September 2021

INTERVIEWS

“I think we were pioneers in a way,” says The Night Flight Orchestra’s guitarist David Andersson about the early days of the band in our interview in this issue, adding “I always get a bit offended when people talk about us as a retro pastiche band, because we try to do something new.” Doro recalls her many fond memories from the days of ‘Triumph And Agony’, Rage return as a quartet with two guitarists, and Steve Hackett releases his second album in six months. Also this issue we chat to Ex Deo, Wolves In The Throne Room, Auri, Stefan Berggren, Oversense, Mordred, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Kal-El, The Bitter Elegance, Kardinal X, Ed Banger And The Kardashits, and Bang Bang Firecracker, plus prog favourites Marillion receive our albums ranked treatment.

POWERED UP

Within Temptation, REO Speedwagon, Styx, The Dead Daisies, Camden Rocks Presents, Tedeschi-Trucks Band, As December Falls.

REGULARS

AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Tales, Editorial, MeTube, The New Power Files.

POWER PLAYS

The Night Flight Orchestra, Ministry, Night Ranger, Blacktop Mojo, Hearts & Hand Grenades, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Bokassa, Mentalist, John Black Wolf, Bastette, Rage, Ben Ginder Group, Mystery, White Cowbell Oklahoma, The Loyal Order, Eternal Silence.

POWER CUTS

Portrait, Kiko Shred’s Rebellion, Bullet For My Valentine, Twelve Foot Ninja, Georgia Thunderbolts, Four Trips Ahead, Jac Dalton, Confused, Divine Anger, Witchfynde, Demi Aura, Legions Of The Night, A Pale Horse Named Death, Doro, Shumaun, Vessel, Black Swamp Water, The Straytones, Bolt, Pearl Harbour, March In Arms, Hexenklad, Lars Boquist’s Neondaze, Cruzh, Superflorence Jam, Blood Red Saints, Amyl And The Sniffers, Sloper, Nightblade, A Dying Planet, Doctor Smoke, Auri, Dead Reynolds, Insomnium, Kadabra, Steel Rhino, Aeon Zen, Esquys, Never End, Amplified!, Slowpoke, Jason Payne & The Black Leather Riders, Planet Fatale, Tigress, Wraith, The Picturebooks, Dark Arena, Dimman, Bang Bang Firecracker, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Scott Michael Cavagan, Mayank, Thy Row, In Veil, Book Of Numbers, Lc & The Chaingang, King Of The Dead, Rebel Priest, Vega, Headspawn, Endless Chain, Militaria, Leiþa, Carcass, Dragon’s Kiss, Lexi Layne, Alirio, Kal-El, Troldhaugen, Spektra, The Hawkins, Champlin Williams Friestedt, Circus Of Rock, Dream Troll, White Stones, Tentation, Devil’s Trill, Black Mass, Fimir, Maziac, Inner Missing, Dead Earth, The Mentulls, Holy Death Trio, Sami Yaffa, L’uomo Nero, Paradigm Blue, Purification, Saeko, Spiral Grave, Venues, Any Road, Enigmatical, Fabrizio Grossi & Soul Garage Experience, Malosi, Iron Lizards, Smash Into Pieces, Crimson Fire, Veterans, Phrenia, Queensryche, Newman, Mötley Crüe, Shotgun Sawyer, Kardinal X, Heroes Don’t Ask Why, Nik, King Woman, Royal Hunt, The Roost, Plant My Bones, Big Big Train, Prayer Line, Yur Mum, Wine Guardian, Dying Wish, All Seeing Eyes, The Gasölines, The Bardogs, Attick Demons, The Wildhearts, Disconnected Souls, The Nerve, Sleep Token, Ex Deo, Hunter, Crossing I’s Dotting T’s, Rascal Whack, Mojo Alice, Jump, Hookers & Blow, Wolves In The Throne Room, Screamking, Incinerate, Pressure, Psycomancy, Suncraft, Mario Rossi, Mundilfari, Comet Control, Emissary Of Suffering, Spirit Adrift, Long Shadows Dawn, One Step Closer, Rekkorder, Kings Winter, Death Ingloria, Thanos, Planet Of Rhythm, The Record Company, Trapezia, My Haven, Platens, Visualis, Switchfoot, Bernie Marsden, Lower 13.