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Powerplay 287 May/June 2026
INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
One of the leading lights in the blues rock scene, Samantha Fish blows her previous live albums out of the water with the phenomenal ‘Paper Doll Live’, a dynamic, diverse and supremely bold recording that rates as one of the best ever live albums. Tarja Turunen’s defies expectations on her latest solo album, we find out if Evergrey’s new album lives up to their Powerplay Album Of The Month winning ‘Theories Of Emptiness’, the ladies in Lovebites continue to raise their game, and we bring you our most extensive round-up of the upcoming European festival action in our annual Festival Fever preview, plus there are interviews with Hardline, Sevendust, Eric Johnson, Long Distance Calling, Masters Of Rock, Kerrigan, Anders Eriksson, Truckfighters, Energy, Opensight, Kill The Silence, and Beggars Bliss.
REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, Editorial.
POWERED UP
Powerwolf, Alter Bridge, Motionless In White, Primal Fear, Hammerfall, Daughtry, Sevendust, Samantha Fish, Massive Wagons, Orianthi, Wind Rose, Vukovi, Dayseeker, The Commoners, Ronnie Romero, Deraps, Scarlet Rebels, Lil Ed And The Blues Imperials, Zac Shulze Band, James Bruner, Make Them Suffer.
POWER PLAYS
Hardline, Victorius, Metal Church, Green Carnation, Thundermother, Atavistia, Sevendust, Black Stone Cherry, Power Paladin, Primaluce, Defying Decay, The Lost Society, Crippled Black Phoenix, Argovia, Robin Brock, More, Timeless Rage, Aerostation, Tarja.
POWER CUTS
Truckfighters, Sour Tusk, Kill The Silence, Opensight, Shatterheart, Evermore, From Ashes To New, Firmament, Cage Fight, From Sheep To Wolves, Ashen Sun, Godsticks, Element, Genus Ordinis Dei, Also Eden, Creye, The Fixations, Restless Spirit, Mr. Weather, Mothica, Gypsy Pistoleros, Lost In Hollywood, Hekz, To The Max, Mega Colossus, Serpent Gates, Vansind, The Hellacopters, Stonetrip, Lord Francis Soto, Grain Of Pain, Ondt Blod, Winterfylleth, Poppy, Krateros, State Of Illusion, Degreed, Ty Freeman, Dark Heart, Ivory Moon, Sweatmaster, Massive Wagons, Lesbian Bed Death, Masheena, Red Sun Atacama, Death Warmed Up, Fear Of Domination, Blue Ambition, M.Ill.Ion, Clocktowers, Daniel Leigh, Samurai Pizza Cats, Seven Eyed Crow, Hfmc, Andrzej Citowicz, Mean To You, Misty Route, Yeast Machine, Boys From Heaven, Chariots Overdrive, Indica Blues, Tomorrow’s Outlook, Crown Lands, Melechesh, Heavy Metal Shrapnel, Self Deception, Unchosen Ones, Premier Jester, Ayreon, Antirope, Antonio Giorgio, Colin Burgeson, Warrant, Lamb Of God, Mystfall, Alicate, Valyear, Kaasin, Prong, Parallel Minds, Masterplan, Dan Lucas, Kaine, Melodic Meltdown, Kevin Steele, Lo Rays, Preludio Ancestral, Barrel, Ektomorf, White Skies, Generation Radio, Total Maniac, Powercross, Dvne, Xtasy, Jayler, Iron Savior, Shiny New Toyz, Malignea, Final Coil, Sepultura, Dan Byrne, Wishing Well, Dyecrest, Moonscape, Angel, Evig Natt, Brian Moody, Vick Lecar, Sons Of Butcher, Nine Orders, Shinedown, The Quill, Atreyu, Beggars Bliss, Venom, Black Reuss, Alien, Shred, Time Stands Still, Seventhstring, Mott, Jared James Nichols,Ana, Triumpher, Heavenfall, Elvenking, Afternoon Astronauts, Anneke Van Giersbergen, Magic Of The Marketplace, Robin Beck, S8nt Elektric, Fire ‘N Ice, Philip Sayce, Threat Signal, Bong Voyage, Lovebites, Memoira, Dark Mile, Creeper, Artillery, The Dead Daisies, Motörhead, Echoverse, Thunderor, Sweet, Unchained Horizon, Upper Lip, Karmamoi, Phaserip, Evergrey, Phoenix Lake, The Ghoulstars, Ruoska, Long Distance Calling, At The Gates, Johnny O’Neil, Bob Catley, Anthea,Frontline, Von Groove, Siege Perilous, Erik Grönwall, Vanderlust, Powerrage, The Michael Schenker Group, Kissing Kaos, Electric Mob, Jon Schaffer’s Sons Of Liberty, Devil In Disguise, Energy, Samantha Fish, Marillion, Lightning Strikes, Corrosion Of Conformity.
INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES
One of the leading lights in the blues rock scene, Samantha Fish blows her previous live albums out of the water with the phenomenal ‘Paper Doll Live’, a dynamic, diverse and supremely bold recording that rates as one of the best ever live albums. Tarja Turunen’s defies expectations on her latest solo album, we find out if Evergrey’s new album lives up to their Powerplay Album Of The Month winning ‘Theories Of Emptiness’, the ladies in Lovebites continue to raise their game, and we bring you our most extensive round-up of the upcoming European festival action in our annual Festival Fever preview, plus there are interviews with Hardline, Sevendust, Eric Johnson, Long Distance Calling, Masters Of Rock, Kerrigan, Anders Eriksson, Truckfighters, Energy, Opensight, Kill The Silence, and Beggars Bliss.
REGULARS
AOR Underground, Tygerman’s Viewpoint, Editorial.
POWERED UP
Powerwolf, Alter Bridge, Motionless In White, Primal Fear, Hammerfall, Daughtry, Sevendust, Samantha Fish, Massive Wagons, Orianthi, Wind Rose, Vukovi, Dayseeker, The Commoners, Ronnie Romero, Deraps, Scarlet Rebels, Lil Ed And The Blues Imperials, Zac Shulze Band, James Bruner, Make Them Suffer.
POWER PLAYS
Hardline, Victorius, Metal Church, Green Carnation, Thundermother, Atavistia, Sevendust, Black Stone Cherry, Power Paladin, Primaluce, Defying Decay, The Lost Society, Crippled Black Phoenix, Argovia, Robin Brock, More, Timeless Rage, Aerostation, Tarja.
POWER CUTS
Truckfighters, Sour Tusk, Kill The Silence, Opensight, Shatterheart, Evermore, From Ashes To New, Firmament, Cage Fight, From Sheep To Wolves, Ashen Sun, Godsticks, Element, Genus Ordinis Dei, Also Eden, Creye, The Fixations, Restless Spirit, Mr. Weather, Mothica, Gypsy Pistoleros, Lost In Hollywood, Hekz, To The Max, Mega Colossus, Serpent Gates, Vansind, The Hellacopters, Stonetrip, Lord Francis Soto, Grain Of Pain, Ondt Blod, Winterfylleth, Poppy, Krateros, State Of Illusion, Degreed, Ty Freeman, Dark Heart, Ivory Moon, Sweatmaster, Massive Wagons, Lesbian Bed Death, Masheena, Red Sun Atacama, Death Warmed Up, Fear Of Domination, Blue Ambition, M.Ill.Ion, Clocktowers, Daniel Leigh, Samurai Pizza Cats, Seven Eyed Crow, Hfmc, Andrzej Citowicz, Mean To You, Misty Route, Yeast Machine, Boys From Heaven, Chariots Overdrive, Indica Blues, Tomorrow’s Outlook, Crown Lands, Melechesh, Heavy Metal Shrapnel, Self Deception, Unchosen Ones, Premier Jester, Ayreon, Antirope, Antonio Giorgio, Colin Burgeson, Warrant, Lamb Of God, Mystfall, Alicate, Valyear, Kaasin, Prong, Parallel Minds, Masterplan, Dan Lucas, Kaine, Melodic Meltdown, Kevin Steele, Lo Rays, Preludio Ancestral, Barrel, Ektomorf, White Skies, Generation Radio, Total Maniac, Powercross, Dvne, Xtasy, Jayler, Iron Savior, Shiny New Toyz, Malignea, Final Coil, Sepultura, Dan Byrne, Wishing Well, Dyecrest, Moonscape, Angel, Evig Natt, Brian Moody, Vick Lecar, Sons Of Butcher, Nine Orders, Shinedown, The Quill, Atreyu, Beggars Bliss, Venom, Black Reuss, Alien, Shred, Time Stands Still, Seventhstring, Mott, Jared James Nichols,Ana, Triumpher, Heavenfall, Elvenking, Afternoon Astronauts, Anneke Van Giersbergen, Magic Of The Marketplace, Robin Beck, S8nt Elektric, Fire ‘N Ice, Philip Sayce, Threat Signal, Bong Voyage, Lovebites, Memoira, Dark Mile, Creeper, Artillery, The Dead Daisies, Motörhead, Echoverse, Thunderor, Sweet, Unchained Horizon, Upper Lip, Karmamoi, Phaserip, Evergrey, Phoenix Lake, The Ghoulstars, Ruoska, Long Distance Calling, At The Gates, Johnny O’Neil, Bob Catley, Anthea,Frontline, Von Groove, Siege Perilous, Erik Grönwall, Vanderlust, Powerrage, The Michael Schenker Group, Kissing Kaos, Electric Mob, Jon Schaffer’s Sons Of Liberty, Devil In Disguise, Energy, Samantha Fish, Marillion, Lightning Strikes, Corrosion Of Conformity.