I can say ten years ago there [were] twenty clubs around here. Right now there’s three, maybe two. It’s very difficult to have the opportunity to play live, so cover bands are [safer] for the [local] clubs.” - Marco Lazzarini
Review: HELLOWEEN – Giants & Monsters (2025)
German Power Metal legends HELLOWEEN are celebrating 40 years of existence with the release of their 17th studio album Giants & Monsters. As is the case with most bands whose career spans decades, the Heavy Metal titans have seen their share of highs and lows…
Review: PRIMAL FEAR – Domination (2025)
Domination is the fifteenth studio album by German Power Metal stalwarts PRIMAL FEAR. Guitarist Magnus Karlsson makes his return to the group as a performer with the departure of Alex Beyrodt for this release. Karlsson alongside band founders…
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with ANDI DERIS of HELLOWEEN
"You always need the right wife, otherwise it's doomed. If you have the wrong wife...90% of my fellow musicians quit music." - Andi Deris
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with RALF SCHEEPERS of PRIMAL FEAR
"One guy got fired because he couldn't get along with the other guy, I was in between, and it looks like I'm the idiot because three people left…I [made the decision] for my friend Mat Sinner… and the company PRIMAL FEAR." - Ralf Scheepers
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with NORMAN SKINNER III or NIVIANE & FORBIDDEN
"We're very much a Power Metal band, but we're not your typical dancing with the unicorn in the forest band…we stay away from a lot of that." - Norman Skinner III
Vinyl Unboxing: HELLOWEEN – Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Part 1
HELLOWEEN - Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Part 1 (BMG, 2023) Limited Edition Blue Splatter Vinyl
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with JONAS EKDAHL of EVERGREY
George Dionne interviews EVERGREY drummer JONAS EKDAHL about their latest album THEORIES OF EMPTINESS for KNAC.COM.
Vinyl Unboxing: MASTERPLAN – Masterplan [Anniversary Edition]
MASTERPLAN - S/T (AFM Records 2024) Anniversary Limited Edition (500)- Silver 2LP
KNAC.COM: BLIND GUARDIAN & NIGHT DEMON live in MA
Time may indeed stand still at the Iron Hill, but for BLIND GUARDIAN's roughly 1 hour and 45 minute set at the Worcester Palladium on Saturday May 11th, time seemed to pass by in the blink of an eye...