Powerplay 258 Dec 2022/Jan 2023

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES

We talk to Canadian stadium rockers Nickelback about ‘Get Rollin’’, their first new album in five years. Guitarist Ryan Peake tells us about the money he borrowed to fund the early days of the band, and how even he can’t remember which albums the band’s hit songs come from. Hot off their UK tour with Amaranthe, we chat to Beyond The Black about their fantastic fifth album, Katatonia tell us about their amazing new release, and we find out what it’s like to go on stage in real armour from German folk metallers Feuerschwanz. Also in this issue are interviews with Lee Aaron, Avatarium, Therion, Spiritworld, Leather, Iron Allies, Grimner, Armored Dawn, and Hellcats, plus we rank the albums by melodic rock legends Harem Scarem, and we name our top fifty albums and our favourite songs of 2022.

POWERED UP

Parkway Drive, ZZ Top, Billy Idol, Skid Row, Anthrax, Uriah Heep, H.E.A.T, Sepultura, Hypocrisy, Killing Joke, Cats In Space, Septicflesh, Municipal Waste, Greta Van Fleet, The Agonist, Toyah, The Treatment, Enuff Z’Nuff, Sacred Reich, While She Sleeps, Lorna Shore, Mason Hill, Vola, Collateral, The Damn Truth, Chez Kane, Voyager, Crowbar, Sworn Enemy, Four Stroke Baron, Horizon Ignited.

REGULARS

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

POWER PLAYS

Nicklas Sonne, Rob Moratti, Screamer, Freternia, League Of Distortion, Bad Sister, Doomocracy, Dragonahmmer, Nickelback, Royal Hunt, Hillbilly Vegas, Blue Ruin, The Guitar & Whiskey Club, Nevena, The Pinx, Beyond The Black.

POWER CUTS

Bush, Black Star Riders, Spiritworld, Feuerschwanz, Ellefson-Soto, Krilloan, Old Glory & The Black Riviera, Pryma, The White Buffalo, Smashed Gladys, Leatherwolf, Kingsmen, Scream Maker, Soraia, Leather, Grimner, Avandra, Blakk Ledd, The Gasölines, Änterbila, Sic Waiting, The Red Mountain, This House We Built, In The Woods, We Are To Blame, Spitfire Mkiii, Edge Of Haze, Rattlesnake Venom Trip, Moon Letters, Rivetskull, Bad Kingz, Ross Harding, Black Rain, Dearly Departed, Elysatium, Brant Bjork, Austin Meade, Tony Mitchell’s Kiss Of The Gypsy, Ares Kingdom, Elder, Rokets, Mythosphere, Austin Gold, Near Dusk, Novelists FR, Incursion, Hellrazor, Nighted, Project Pain, Renegade Angel, Impostores, Princess Alice Manor, Vio-Lence, Condemned Ad, Demolition 23, Epica, Inner Urge, Rocky Mtn Roller, Aura, Signum Regis, Thy Catafalque, Majesty Of Revival, Cherry St., Moon City Masters, Merryweather Stark Wackerman, He Is Legend, After Lapse, Left Of The Slash, Vukovi, Tarmat, The Riven, Iron Maiden, Dragonfly, Clamoris, Warlung, Citadel, Hei’an, Kiss, Amberian Dawn, Oceans, Black Tongue Reverend, Four Year Strong, Gomorra, Sam Morrison Band, Soturit, Astral Experience, Decoy, Burnt Out Wreck, Trouble, Aittala, Walls Of Babylon, Ayreon, Charlie Bit My Finger, Orden Ogan & Friends, Liotta Seoul, Deathless Legacy, Armin Sabol, Feelingless, Before Sunday, Lionheart, The 40 Thieves, Deströyer 666, Vanilla Fudge, Virtual Symmetry, Sea Witch, The Interbeing, Half Gramme Of Soma, Kingsphere, Iron Kingdom, Celtic Frost, Tommy Decarlo, Dio, Rook Road, Damn!Escape Seventh Servant, Ronni Lee, Collateral, Roxor, Lavire, Everfrost, Mindahead, Circe, A Constant Storm, Officer X, Triskelyon, Mick’s Jaguar, Burn The Sun, Them Damn Kings, One Minus Hope, The Temple, Toxicon, Do(E), Nerli There, All Good Things, Witchfinder, Diggeth, Black Paisley, Red Elm, Storm Resistant, Chuck W. Chapman, Golgotha, Sons Of Arrakis, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Broken Side, Okkultist, Landfall, Ghosther, Leaflet, Hungry, The Howling Tides, Tsena Koev, Love And War, Colosse, Red Bazar, Beyond Dystopia, Vinodium, Sabu, Stormhammer, Dewolff, Bernie Torme, Joanovarc, Katatonia, Mandragoria Thuringia, Lokurah, Less Then Jake, Casey Maunder.