Powerplay 261 April 2023
INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
Powerwolf continue on their path to world domination with the release of latest album ‘Interludium’ and sold out dates on their first ever USA tour. Steel Panther introduce us to new band member Spyder, Avatar tell us about returning to their heavy roots, plus Thomas Winkler and Sebastian Levermann share the story of the foundation of their awesome new fantasy power metal band Angus McSix, We also chat to Jethro Tull, Overkill, Last In Line, Ad infinitum, Night Demon, John Diva And The Rockets Of Love, August Burns Red, NFD, Red Rum, and Who On Earth, plus we bring you our extensive preview of the year’s best festival action and we shine the spotlight on UFO’s back catalogue in our popular Albums Ranked series.
POWERED UP
Dream Theater, Powerwolf, Black Star Riders, Apocalyptica, Epica, Michael Monroe, Stephen Pearcy, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons, Leprous, Beast In Black, Firewind, Dewolff, Wheel, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Solstafir, Katatonia, Arion, Monuments, Batushka, Hate, Kalandra, Dementia Aware Fest, Ghosts Of Atlantis, Meghan Parnell & Dave Barnes, SOM, The Delissen Group, Summoner’s Circle.
REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Tales, The New Power Files, Editorial.
POWER PLAYS
Angus McSix, Redemption, Steel Panther, The Golden Grass, The Banishment, Todd La Torre, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Elvenking, Meg Myers, Telomyras, Ad Infinitum, Colossal Street Jam, Arielle, Burn The Ocean, Ascension, Rise Of The Northstar.
POWER CUTS
Joe Bonamassa, Crown Lands, Pontillo And The Vintage Crew, Mariana’s Rest, Night Demon, Fairytale, Coral Snake, Margarita Witch Cult, Smackbound, Savage Hands, Atavistia, Villagers Of Ioannina City, Varjo Orkesteri, Morning Storm, Gatekeeper, Oikoumen, Liv Kristine, Pierce The Veil, Lucifer Star Machine, Jim Kirkpatrick, Atomwinter, Last In Line, Kilonova, Countless Skies, Sunroad, Who On Earth, Axel Rudi Pell, Ghosts Of Sunset, L.A. Guns, Like Savages, Ryan Hamilton, Lomor, From Fall To Spring, Periphery, Crime Scene, Overkill, Exploring Birdsong, Ashrain, King 810, Phantom Elite, Ledfoot & Ronni Le Tekro, Ian Hunter, Wedingoth, Zach Waters Band, Karman Line, Blazon Rite, Günter Werno, Vorna, Shores Of Null, Downfall Of Gaia, Conspiracy Of Zero, The Answer, Oli Brown & The Dead Collective, Elkapath, Paul Gilbert, Incursion, The Flood, Roxx Gang, Black Orchid Empire, Desert Storm, Sins Of Shadows, Ravenstine, Medevil, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Hotwire, Holy Moses, Warmen, Warp, The Design Abstract, Hollywood Stars, Mythraeum, Stormbreaker, Tribulation, Demons Down, Saxon, Hyldr, Handgemeng, Starspawn Of Cthulhu, Category Vi, Nachtmuse, Wolves In Winter, Marauder, Torrential Thrill, Bad Bones, Keep Of Kalessin, Ice Age, Aphyxion, Alborn, Devicious, The Revenants, Horsefly Rocket, Twisted Illusion, Transworld Identity, Kiss, Mike Ross, Dead Lakes, Mike Tramp, Frenzy, Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall, Ana Popovic, Sirgaus, We Came From Space, Siren, Formosa, Archon Angel, Visions Of Atlantis, Kromheim, Cherry St., Roadrunner United, Wardress, Vanish, Seventh Crystal, Holyroller, For The Fallen Dreams, Seven Spires, Elles Bailey, Hellz, Stormwarning, Imperial Demonic, The New Death Cult, Powerized, Mezzrow, One Desire, Dream State, Eulogy, Bagorah, Connect The Circle, Mecca, Red Rum, Hanoi Rocks, Lordi, Pil & Bue, Twisted Mind, Orkrist, Stormdeath, Powerwolf, Rpwl, Grande Royale, Woundstripe, Avi Rosenfeld, Dreamyth, Greybeard, Ricochets, Cross Country Driver, Avaland, Jethro Tull, Bai Bang, Madhouse, Fredlos, Written In Blood, Excalion, Magnus Rosén Band, Hell’s Satans, Children Of The Reptile, Carl Baldassarre, Redlight King.