Powerplay 253 July 2022

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES

If there’s one band in the power metal sphere that you can count on to put on a spectacular show, it’s Powerwolf. Fans around the world were mesmerised as they watched the band’s incredible ‘Monumental Mass: A Cinematic Event’ livestream, and now the show is being released for us to own and watch as many times as we want. Falk Maria Schlegel, the man behind the fire organ, tells us all about one of the greatest shows to be played with no audience in attendance. We talk to Michael Amott about the superb new Arch Enemy album, Chris Motionless tells us about the new Motionless In White album which we think will be topping a lot of end of year best of lists, and we catch up with two of the current leading lights in the world of instrumental rock: Long Distance Calling and God Is An Astronaut. Also this month we talk to keyboard maestro Derek Sherinian, along with Destruction, Wishbone Ash, Municipal Waste, RXPTRS, Conjuror, Fluffer, Pressure, Deraps, My Diligence, Deaton LeMay Project, Wicked Stone, and Black Reuss.

POWERED UP

Kiss, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, Helloween, Foreigner, Nightwish, Bryan Adams, Joe Banamassa, Europe, Volbeat, FM, Hammerfall, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Cult, Quiet Riot, Devin Townsend, Apocalyptica, Lacuna Coil, Whiskey Myers, Cavalera Conspiracy, Beast In Black, Benediction, Karnataka, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Creeper, Warbringer, Saucerful Of Secrets, When Rivers Meet, Stone Broken, Troy Redfern, Grand Slam, Shane Smith And The Saints, Laura Evans, Goodbye June, Rock ‘n’ Roll For Unkraine.

REGULARS

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

POWER PLAYS

Motionless In White, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Arch Enemy, The Tangent, The Now, Hurricane On Saturn, The Bateleurs, Fortis Ventus, Victorius, Battering Ram, Philosophobia, Lazarus Dream, Fallen Sanctuary, Prehistoric Animals, Wicked Stone, Powerwolf.

POWER CUTS

Grave Digger, Maledia, Whiskey Myers, Long Distance Calling, Municipal Waste, Ousey Mann, State Champs, The Kut, God Is An Astronaut, Orianthi, Ironflame, Seeking Sirens, Mirage, Tim Bowness, Perpetual Fire, Source Of Rage, Cachemira, Sarayasign, Typan, Thunderfuck & The Deadly Romantics, Elliott’s Keep, Reaktion, Warred, Circa Arcana, The Cruel Intentions, Sands Of Eternity, Eleganza, The Chase, Celestial Burst, The Sheepdogs, Dust Mice, Sinner, Final Light, My Diligence, Red Sun Atacama, Everlust, Reeper, The Cassini Projekt, Solidity, The Bad Day, Howland Hyatt, Stormbound, Pressure, Scar For Life, Desert Near The End, Alexisonfire, Stasia Momento, Neurotic Outsiders, Sator, Warwolf, Horizon Ignited, Slow Burning Car, Protector, Fluffer, Denigrate, Derek Sherinian, Righteous Fool, Patrick Herner, Torn Between Two Worlds, Pist.On, Nastergal, Dead Sidewalkers, Man With A Mission, Kiss The Vyper, Cleanbreak, Mass Sky Raid, 10,000 Years, Amulett, Hard Times, Hamara (Usa), Black Reuss, Ratos De Porão, The Lunar Year, Synthwailer, We Are Legend, Gutlocker, Esperfall, Saor, Al Snakey, El Perro, Echelon, Palace, Wake, Sweet Freedom, Tungsten, Oreyeon, Mick White, Cave In, ‘…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead’, Scars, The Different Class, Fabiano Negri, Elektric Mistress, Eternal Psycho, Kiss, Khold, Tarraska, Killswitch Engage, Empire Springs, Crossing Rubicon, Puppy, True North, Signum Regis, Five Hundred Bucks, Rebirth, Here Lies Wes, Ethereal Realm, Acts Of God, American Jetset, Civil War, The Ballet Bombs, Black Stone Cherry, Gyasi, Sick N’ Beautiful, Darkness Light, Conjurer, Septekh, Locust Grove, Josiah, Sailor Hunter, Anthrax, Lord Vigo, Ibridoma, Buzzed & Loaded, Cirkus Prutz, Social Scream, Balls Gone Wild, Amongst Liars, The Machinist, Dark Ages, Oni, Karl Sanders, Blue Heron, Sabotør, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Skipping Stone, Holyroller, Zeni Danussi, Limbs, Jones Street, Blueminded, Caravellus, Sleepers’ Guilt, Nattehimmel, Terra Nova, Mr. Giant, Black Pearl, Gwar, Ardours, Last Flight To Pluto, Drive At Night, Of Virtue, Mislead.