Powerplay 279 January/February 2025
INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
The busiest man in rock, Mark Tremonti talks about the upcoming sixth Tremonti album, Alter Bridge, his Sinatra band, and his amazement that Creed just sold out Madison Square Garden 24 years after they did it the first time around. Joe Satriani shares his excitement about the recent reunion tour which featured the original G3 trio of himself, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai, the soon-to-be-released live recording of which is a must hear for guitar fans, in an amazingly candid interview Bjorn Strid talks about recording the latest The Night Flight Orchestra album without David Andersson, and we chat to Filippa Nassil and Linnea Vikstrom Egg about the all-new Thundermother line-up and the hazards of touring when pregnant, plus we catch up with Dominum, Within Silence, Fire Action, Shadows Of Steel, The Breathing Method, Beast, and Age Of Distraction.
REGULARS
AOR Underground, The New Power Files, Editorial.
POWERED UP
The Struts, Iron Maiden, Alice Coooper, Within Temptation, Black Veil Brides, Arch Enemy, In Flames, W.A.S.P., Lacuna Coil, Rock Castle Festival, Apocalyptica, Steve Hackett, Soilwork, Wednesday 13, Armored Saint, The Raven Age, Creeper, Annisokay, Boston Manor, Psychlona, Elles Bailey, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Warren Haynes Band, Glenn Matlock, Silveroller, Barns Courtney, James Bruner, Choir Noir, Trophy Eyes, Flamebearer, The Meffs, The Troible, Demi Marriner, Funeral Witch Blues.
POWER PLAYS
Die For My Sins, Grey Attack, Seven Kingdoms, King Satan, The Halo Effect, Hatchet, Yesterdaze, Lacuna Coil, Beardfish, Silent Theory, Last Temptation, Dragony, Misscore, Lankester Merrin, Within Silence, Arctis, 24/7 Diva Heaven, Aeon Gods, Shadows Of Steel, Fellowship, Ghosther.
POWER CUTS
Paul Di’anno, Motley Crue, In We Fall, The Anix, Daughtry, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Vukovi, Enforced, The Crown, Maitreya, Veritas, Mystery Moon, Voodoo Circle, Blind Ego, Ihlo, Edouarth, Hermano, Torn From Existence, Line Of Fire, The Windmill, Fire Action, Talia Holt, Deva Silence, Minstrelix, Gone Savage, Grand Magus, The Old Dead Tree, Daytona, After Lapse, The Browning, Dewolff, 1000mods, Das Moose, Exodus Rising, Bewitcher, Sunstorm, Noopinion, Seething Akira, The Dead Can Wait, Age Of Distraction, Salem Uk, Sparrow Blue, Kozoria, Fatal Vision, Sybreed, Storace, As I Lay Dying, Kings Never Die, Moonstone Project, Stage Of Reality, Tak Matsumoto Group, Underdogs, Lionville, Takeaway Thieves, Impelliteri, Super Monster Party, Helms Deep, Enmy, The Wring, Anubis, Cemetery Skyline, Fen, Nasty Ratz, Starmonger, Innerwish, The Foreshadowing, Maysnow, Gauntlet Rule, Beyond Unbroken, Corvus Noctis, Stranger Vision, Sound Delivery, Akida, Caressing Misery, Crippled Black Phoenix, Hirsh Gardner, Mystyc Blade, The Gates Of Slumber, Powell–Payne, Antechaos, Kingcrown, 10 Years, Gabrielle De Val And The Dragonlords, Make Them Suffer, Starchaser, No Favors, Silent Winter, Endangered Reign, Marillion, Andrea Palmieri, Seven Hours After Violet, Van Zant, Vendetta Xiii, Krypta, Fever 333, Viperwitch, We Are The Catalyst, Sleepless, Soul Extract, Soraia, Trapeze, Skam, Miracle Of Sound, Sandveiss, Leatherhead, Blacktoothed, Linkin Park, Magnum, The Jailbirds, Tremonti, Carbon Black, Sons Of Liberty, Urban Primate, Rok Ali And The Addiction, Dynazty, Diamond Alice, Dharma Guns, Desert Near The End, Dominum, Moon Wizard, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Rizen, Cane Hill, The Breathing Method, (0), Next Deed, Nurcry, A Circus, Violet, Mythbegotten, Synlakross, Frant1c, Prophets Of Addiction, Electric High, Opus Irae, Gothminister, Deserts Of Mars, Friday In California, Autumn’s Grief, Terminal Violence, Big Muff Brigade, Deithesis, Thulcandra, Helloween, G3: Joe Satriani Eric Johnson Steve Vai, Subway To Sally, Slears, Adamantra, Rosalie Cunningham, Secret Rule, Among These Ashes, Beriedir, Neverland, Tzimani, Just Reborn, Ethereal, Detached, End Of Green, Pink Paradox, The Outlaw Orchestra, Reviver, Reese, Pentagram, Tox, Greybeards, Andry, Chrissy Costanza, Nanowar Of Steel, Besra, Trollwar, Spitfire, Red Silo, Toby And The Whole Truth, Himiltungl, Holly Would Surrender, Sweet Electric, Phil Vincent, Unwanted Guest, Ian Blurton’s Future Now, The Night Flight Orchestra, Beast, Dagorlath, Rimbacher, Seventh Crystal, Horrorwolf, Lord Goblin, Brusic, Lonerider, The Watcher, Rich Kid Express, Majestica, Sweet, Bryan Adams, Avatarium, Tonic Breed, Thundermother, Battosai, Jinjer.
APPEARING IN THE NEW POWER FILES CHAPTER 40
Hazel Gaze, Tigertailz, TooEvil, Nasty Ratz, Chris Comet & Friends, Masque Of Art, Vern Daysel & The Burning Breeze, Último Deseo, St. George & The Dragons, Jonah Whale, Andy Susemihl, The Flying Komorowski Brothers, Horse Of Troja, Mine Road, Rich Kid Express, Lÿnx, Fast Train Union, Muddy What?, Paul Black, Red Beans & Pepper Sauce, The Pszenny Project, Desert Twelve, Bastion Rose, Katie Knipp, Stage Of Reality, Whydahs, Hazel Gaze, Mystyc Blade, Voltstorm, Patxa, Sight Of Emptiness, Next Deed, Absolon, Release The Titans, TooEvil, Embrace By Dark, Liva, Bad Marilyn, Savage Existence, Infinite Corridor, Sharon Lia Band, Cargo Lift, Seven Spirits Burning, Motivik, Tintoretto, Neal Rosner, Aura, Nataraj, Coma Rossi, Souls Of Ambience, Insomnia, Yvalain & Juha Hintikka, Humanity Gone, Castle Mountain Moon, Sebastian Volco, NinémiA, Deathyard, No Guidance, Cougars, Pia Isa, Shadows Of Steel, Age Of Distraction, Beast, The Breathing Method, All I Know, Carbon Black, The Dead Can Wait, Unwanted Guest, Gueppardo.
INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
The busiest man in rock, Mark Tremonti talks about the upcoming sixth Tremonti album, Alter Bridge, his Sinatra band, and his amazement that Creed just sold out Madison Square Garden 24 years after they did it the first time around. Joe Satriani shares his excitement about the recent reunion tour which featured the original G3 trio of himself, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai, the soon-to-be-released live recording of which is a must hear for guitar fans, in an amazingly candid interview Bjorn Strid talks about recording the latest The Night Flight Orchestra album without David Andersson, and we chat to Filippa Nassil and Linnea Vikstrom Egg about the all-new Thundermother line-up and the hazards of touring when pregnant, plus we catch up with Dominum, Within Silence, Fire Action, Shadows Of Steel, The Breathing Method, Beast, and Age Of Distraction.
REGULARS
AOR Underground, The New Power Files, Editorial.
POWERED UP
The Struts, Iron Maiden, Alice Coooper, Within Temptation, Black Veil Brides, Arch Enemy, In Flames, W.A.S.P., Lacuna Coil, Rock Castle Festival, Apocalyptica, Steve Hackett, Soilwork, Wednesday 13, Armored Saint, The Raven Age, Creeper, Annisokay, Boston Manor, Psychlona, Elles Bailey, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Warren Haynes Band, Glenn Matlock, Silveroller, Barns Courtney, James Bruner, Choir Noir, Trophy Eyes, Flamebearer, The Meffs, The Troible, Demi Marriner, Funeral Witch Blues.
POWER PLAYS
Die For My Sins, Grey Attack, Seven Kingdoms, King Satan, The Halo Effect, Hatchet, Yesterdaze, Lacuna Coil, Beardfish, Silent Theory, Last Temptation, Dragony, Misscore, Lankester Merrin, Within Silence, Arctis, 24/7 Diva Heaven, Aeon Gods, Shadows Of Steel, Fellowship, Ghosther.
POWER CUTS
Paul Di’anno, Motley Crue, In We Fall, The Anix, Daughtry, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Vukovi, Enforced, The Crown, Maitreya, Veritas, Mystery Moon, Voodoo Circle, Blind Ego, Ihlo, Edouarth, Hermano, Torn From Existence, Line Of Fire, The Windmill, Fire Action, Talia Holt, Deva Silence, Minstrelix, Gone Savage, Grand Magus, The Old Dead Tree, Daytona, After Lapse, The Browning, Dewolff, 1000mods, Das Moose, Exodus Rising, Bewitcher, Sunstorm, Noopinion, Seething Akira, The Dead Can Wait, Age Of Distraction, Salem Uk, Sparrow Blue, Kozoria, Fatal Vision, Sybreed, Storace, As I Lay Dying, Kings Never Die, Moonstone Project, Stage Of Reality, Tak Matsumoto Group, Underdogs, Lionville, Takeaway Thieves, Impelliteri, Super Monster Party, Helms Deep, Enmy, The Wring, Anubis, Cemetery Skyline, Fen, Nasty Ratz, Starmonger, Innerwish, The Foreshadowing, Maysnow, Gauntlet Rule, Beyond Unbroken, Corvus Noctis, Stranger Vision, Sound Delivery, Akida, Caressing Misery, Crippled Black Phoenix, Hirsh Gardner, Mystyc Blade, The Gates Of Slumber, Powell–Payne, Antechaos, Kingcrown, 10 Years, Gabrielle De Val And The Dragonlords, Make Them Suffer, Starchaser, No Favors, Silent Winter, Endangered Reign, Marillion, Andrea Palmieri, Seven Hours After Violet, Van Zant, Vendetta Xiii, Krypta, Fever 333, Viperwitch, We Are The Catalyst, Sleepless, Soul Extract, Soraia, Trapeze, Skam, Miracle Of Sound, Sandveiss, Leatherhead, Blacktoothed, Linkin Park, Magnum, The Jailbirds, Tremonti, Carbon Black, Sons Of Liberty, Urban Primate, Rok Ali And The Addiction, Dynazty, Diamond Alice, Dharma Guns, Desert Near The End, Dominum, Moon Wizard, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Rizen, Cane Hill, The Breathing Method, (0), Next Deed, Nurcry, A Circus, Violet, Mythbegotten, Synlakross, Frant1c, Prophets Of Addiction, Electric High, Opus Irae, Gothminister, Deserts Of Mars, Friday In California, Autumn’s Grief, Terminal Violence, Big Muff Brigade, Deithesis, Thulcandra, Helloween, G3: Joe Satriani Eric Johnson Steve Vai, Subway To Sally, Slears, Adamantra, Rosalie Cunningham, Secret Rule, Among These Ashes, Beriedir, Neverland, Tzimani, Just Reborn, Ethereal, Detached, End Of Green, Pink Paradox, The Outlaw Orchestra, Reviver, Reese, Pentagram, Tox, Greybeards, Andry, Chrissy Costanza, Nanowar Of Steel, Besra, Trollwar, Spitfire, Red Silo, Toby And The Whole Truth, Himiltungl, Holly Would Surrender, Sweet Electric, Phil Vincent, Unwanted Guest, Ian Blurton’s Future Now, The Night Flight Orchestra, Beast, Dagorlath, Rimbacher, Seventh Crystal, Horrorwolf, Lord Goblin, Brusic, Lonerider, The Watcher, Rich Kid Express, Majestica, Sweet, Bryan Adams, Avatarium, Tonic Breed, Thundermother, Battosai, Jinjer.
APPEARING IN THE NEW POWER FILES CHAPTER 40
Hazel Gaze, Tigertailz, TooEvil, Nasty Ratz, Chris Comet & Friends, Masque Of Art, Vern Daysel & The Burning Breeze, Último Deseo, St. George & The Dragons, Jonah Whale, Andy Susemihl, The Flying Komorowski Brothers, Horse Of Troja, Mine Road, Rich Kid Express, Lÿnx, Fast Train Union, Muddy What?, Paul Black, Red Beans & Pepper Sauce, The Pszenny Project, Desert Twelve, Bastion Rose, Katie Knipp, Stage Of Reality, Whydahs, Hazel Gaze, Mystyc Blade, Voltstorm, Patxa, Sight Of Emptiness, Next Deed, Absolon, Release The Titans, TooEvil, Embrace By Dark, Liva, Bad Marilyn, Savage Existence, Infinite Corridor, Sharon Lia Band, Cargo Lift, Seven Spirits Burning, Motivik, Tintoretto, Neal Rosner, Aura, Nataraj, Coma Rossi, Souls Of Ambience, Insomnia, Yvalain & Juha Hintikka, Humanity Gone, Castle Mountain Moon, Sebastian Volco, NinémiA, Deathyard, No Guidance, Cougars, Pia Isa, Shadows Of Steel, Age Of Distraction, Beast, The Breathing Method, All I Know, Carbon Black, The Dead Can Wait, Unwanted Guest, Gueppardo.
INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
The busiest man in rock, Mark Tremonti talks about the upcoming sixth Tremonti album, Alter Bridge, his Sinatra band, and his amazement that Creed just sold out Madison Square Garden 24 years after they did it the first time around. Joe Satriani shares his excitement about the recent reunion tour which featured the original G3 trio of himself, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai, the soon-to-be-released live recording of which is a must hear for guitar fans, in an amazingly candid interview Bjorn Strid talks about recording the latest The Night Flight Orchestra album without David Andersson, and we chat to Filippa Nassil and Linnea Vikstrom Egg about the all-new Thundermother line-up and the hazards of touring when pregnant, plus we catch up with Dominum, Within Silence, Fire Action, Shadows Of Steel, The Breathing Method, Beast, and Age Of Distraction.
REGULARS
AOR Underground, The New Power Files, Editorial.
POWERED UP
The Struts, Iron Maiden, Alice Coooper, Within Temptation, Black Veil Brides, Arch Enemy, In Flames, W.A.S.P., Lacuna Coil, Rock Castle Festival, Apocalyptica, Steve Hackett, Soilwork, Wednesday 13, Armored Saint, The Raven Age, Creeper, Annisokay, Boston Manor, Psychlona, Elles Bailey, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Warren Haynes Band, Glenn Matlock, Silveroller, Barns Courtney, James Bruner, Choir Noir, Trophy Eyes, Flamebearer, The Meffs, The Troible, Demi Marriner, Funeral Witch Blues.
POWER PLAYS
Die For My Sins, Grey Attack, Seven Kingdoms, King Satan, The Halo Effect, Hatchet, Yesterdaze, Lacuna Coil, Beardfish, Silent Theory, Last Temptation, Dragony, Misscore, Lankester Merrin, Within Silence, Arctis, 24/7 Diva Heaven, Aeon Gods, Shadows Of Steel, Fellowship, Ghosther.
POWER CUTS
Paul Di’anno, Motley Crue, In We Fall, The Anix, Daughtry, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Vukovi, Enforced, The Crown, Maitreya, Veritas, Mystery Moon, Voodoo Circle, Blind Ego, Ihlo, Edouarth, Hermano, Torn From Existence, Line Of Fire, The Windmill, Fire Action, Talia Holt, Deva Silence, Minstrelix, Gone Savage, Grand Magus, The Old Dead Tree, Daytona, After Lapse, The Browning, Dewolff, 1000mods, Das Moose, Exodus Rising, Bewitcher, Sunstorm, Noopinion, Seething Akira, The Dead Can Wait, Age Of Distraction, Salem Uk, Sparrow Blue, Kozoria, Fatal Vision, Sybreed, Storace, As I Lay Dying, Kings Never Die, Moonstone Project, Stage Of Reality, Tak Matsumoto Group, Underdogs, Lionville, Takeaway Thieves, Impelliteri, Super Monster Party, Helms Deep, Enmy, The Wring, Anubis, Cemetery Skyline, Fen, Nasty Ratz, Starmonger, Innerwish, The Foreshadowing, Maysnow, Gauntlet Rule, Beyond Unbroken, Corvus Noctis, Stranger Vision, Sound Delivery, Akida, Caressing Misery, Crippled Black Phoenix, Hirsh Gardner, Mystyc Blade, The Gates Of Slumber, Powell–Payne, Antechaos, Kingcrown, 10 Years, Gabrielle De Val And The Dragonlords, Make Them Suffer, Starchaser, No Favors, Silent Winter, Endangered Reign, Marillion, Andrea Palmieri, Seven Hours After Violet, Van Zant, Vendetta Xiii, Krypta, Fever 333, Viperwitch, We Are The Catalyst, Sleepless, Soul Extract, Soraia, Trapeze, Skam, Miracle Of Sound, Sandveiss, Leatherhead, Blacktoothed, Linkin Park, Magnum, The Jailbirds, Tremonti, Carbon Black, Sons Of Liberty, Urban Primate, Rok Ali And The Addiction, Dynazty, Diamond Alice, Dharma Guns, Desert Near The End, Dominum, Moon Wizard, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Rizen, Cane Hill, The Breathing Method, (0), Next Deed, Nurcry, A Circus, Violet, Mythbegotten, Synlakross, Frant1c, Prophets Of Addiction, Electric High, Opus Irae, Gothminister, Deserts Of Mars, Friday In California, Autumn’s Grief, Terminal Violence, Big Muff Brigade, Deithesis, Thulcandra, Helloween, G3: Joe Satriani Eric Johnson Steve Vai, Subway To Sally, Slears, Adamantra, Rosalie Cunningham, Secret Rule, Among These Ashes, Beriedir, Neverland, Tzimani, Just Reborn, Ethereal, Detached, End Of Green, Pink Paradox, The Outlaw Orchestra, Reviver, Reese, Pentagram, Tox, Greybeards, Andry, Chrissy Costanza, Nanowar Of Steel, Besra, Trollwar, Spitfire, Red Silo, Toby And The Whole Truth, Himiltungl, Holly Would Surrender, Sweet Electric, Phil Vincent, Unwanted Guest, Ian Blurton’s Future Now, The Night Flight Orchestra, Beast, Dagorlath, Rimbacher, Seventh Crystal, Horrorwolf, Lord Goblin, Brusic, Lonerider, The Watcher, Rich Kid Express, Majestica, Sweet, Bryan Adams, Avatarium, Tonic Breed, Thundermother, Battosai, Jinjer.
APPEARING IN THE NEW POWER FILES CHAPTER 40
Hazel Gaze, Tigertailz, TooEvil, Nasty Ratz, Chris Comet & Friends, Masque Of Art, Vern Daysel & The Burning Breeze, Último Deseo, St. George & The Dragons, Jonah Whale, Andy Susemihl, The Flying Komorowski Brothers, Horse Of Troja, Mine Road, Rich Kid Express, Lÿnx, Fast Train Union, Muddy What?, Paul Black, Red Beans & Pepper Sauce, The Pszenny Project, Desert Twelve, Bastion Rose, Katie Knipp, Stage Of Reality, Whydahs, Hazel Gaze, Mystyc Blade, Voltstorm, Patxa, Sight Of Emptiness, Next Deed, Absolon, Release The Titans, TooEvil, Embrace By Dark, Liva, Bad Marilyn, Savage Existence, Infinite Corridor, Sharon Lia Band, Cargo Lift, Seven Spirits Burning, Motivik, Tintoretto, Neal Rosner, Aura, Nataraj, Coma Rossi, Souls Of Ambience, Insomnia, Yvalain & Juha Hintikka, Humanity Gone, Castle Mountain Moon, Sebastian Volco, NinémiA, Deathyard, No Guidance, Cougars, Pia Isa, Shadows Of Steel, Age Of Distraction, Beast, The Breathing Method, All I Know, Carbon Black, The Dead Can Wait, Unwanted Guest, Gueppardo.