These days the first solo album of Stratovarius singer Timo Kotipelto hit the stores. It’s called Waiting For The Dawn. A good reason to talk to the Finnish vocalist. We had an appointment at the office of Century Media in Dortmund for late afternoon. Luck wasn’t on our side, our …
Arriving at the early morning hours, Martin parked the bus at Hyde Park and everybody was informed that the Night liner will leave there at 12:30 to the venue. Jack left early and wanted to go to the venue on his own. Around 11:00 a.m. DEBASE, Brian, Claudia and I …
When we woke up the bus was moved to the other side of the building. Almost everybody was already awake. The weather was fine and sunny. Around noon we could enter the JB’s and took a look around. Catering wasn’t ready…Luckily SEVEN WITCHES singer Wade Black had his own stuff …
Early this year we heard that ANNIHILATOR and SEVEN WITCHES will start their European tour in late April and will be around for about 4 weeks. Later when the dates been announced we decided to go to see them in the U.K., coz they should play at Claudia’s birthday in …
30.04.2002 D’dorf Phillipshalle It was fascinating to see the queue growing fasteven if the parking lot wasn’t quiet packed. A few fans who arrived early at Düsseldorf’s Philipshalle started a kind of B-B-Q in front of the first row of cars. The crowd started pretty early to shout for Blind …
Zeche Carl, Essen by Claudia Ehrhardt & Nicky N. Meyer When you’re on the road with Seven Witches and Engine while still holding down ties to Armored Saint and Fates Warning, things get… let’s say, complicated. But for Joey Vera, it’s just another day juggling more bands than most people …
I thought that they want to eat first, but Kristian Voutilainenen want to talk during the meal. At first they explained me why they called themselves Eläkeläiset (what means pensioner).
“Look at all the guys! And we don’t know any better name. That was the first name which came to our mind.”
Zeche Carl, Essen By Nicky N. Meyer INTRO When your scheduled interview collapses last-minute and someone hands you a recorder and a grin, you take a breath and walk into the chaos. That’s how I found myself sitting across from the legendary Finnish humppa machine Eläkeläiset—mid-bite, mid-beer, mid-anecdote. What followed …
Of Couch Crashes and Chaos Tours Interviewed in Tilburg, April 10, 2002 Written up by Nicky N. Meyer & interview conducted by C. Erhard It wasn’t meant to go this way. I wasn’t on the guest list, Dirk was supposed to be my interviewee, and the only thing going according …
