Name: Scott Ian
Band: Anthrax
Instrument: Guitar
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Motörhead – AFTERSHOCK
Dethklok – THE DOOMSTAR REQUIEM: A KLOK OPERA SOUNDTRACK
Philip H. Anselmo – WALK THROUGH EXITS ONLY
Volbeat – OUTLAW GENTLEMEN & SHADY LADIES
Rush – CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR (LIVE)
Death Angel – THE DREAM CALLS FOR BLOOD
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Playing Wacken.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Playing Wacken.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Jeff Hanneman’s death
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
A new Anthrax album and a lot of fun playing shows. Can’t wait to see all your faces again!
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Name: K:N
Band: Arabrot
Instrument: Vocals/Guitars
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Ouch, finding five favourite records in just one year is a tough task! Usually I’ll get into maybe just one new release per year. A few bands intrigued me though –
The Knife – SHAKING THE HABITUAL. It’s weird and 100 min long and I had to relisten to the whole thing when first hearing it.
Chelsea Wolf – PAIN IS BEAUTY. My friend Stephen O’malley tipped me off on Chelsea Wolf and her new album is great..
Teho Teardo – STILL SMILING. I love the Bargeld/Noto record and must say I’m quite impressed by the new Teho Teardo/Blixa Bargeld collaboration.
Ghost – INFESTISSUMAM. After weeks of being fed Ghost tunes by the Haust boys I finally gave in and bought this remarkable new album.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – PUSH THE SKY AWAY. The man is maybe not as harsh and god-ridden as before, but still one of the best. Great record. And Warren Ellis, oh man!
Well, other than these I’ve enjoyed Obliteration – BLACK DEATH HORIZON, Haust – no, Wire – CHANGE BECOMES US and probably a few forgotten.
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
The remarkable reviews of the new self-titled, the release of Murder As Art + playing in front of a thousand crazy Danes in Copenhagen on the Kvelertak tour
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Quite a few! Getting wild and drunk with the fabulous Rabbits in dingy Czech bars back in May, crazy amounts of Chimay in Brussels with Bison and Black Cobra and all the non compos mentis camaraderie of the Kvelertak tour in October
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
I am maybe too blasé to be thoroughly shocked, but I’ve honestly been quite surprised at a few things, for example the grandiosity of my own delirium tremens.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Trying to keep expectancy at a minimum, but Arabrot have several plans for 2014 starting with several recording sessions in January/February.
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Name: Brian “Butch” Balich
Band: Argus
Instrument: Vocals
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Satan – LIFE SENTENCE
Clutch – EARTH ROCKER
Black Star Riders – ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE
In Solitude – SISTER
Age of Taurus – DESPERATE SOULS OF TORTURED TIMES
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Our tour in October which covered Ireland, Germany, Poland and The Netherlands. Amazing, awesome people in attendance. The band was tighter than a cat’s ass. It was more fun than I have ever had playing music.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
I don’t party much so I’ll say our gig in Dublin followed by aftershow metal and drinks at Bruxelles.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
What moved me the most was my kids’ reaction to hearing “Four Candles Burning” from our latest album. The lyrics were written for them. They were so excited – it was a really cool thing.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
I hope we enter the studio and possibly get our fourth album released as well as do some more touring overseas… Hopefully reaching larger crowds, making new friends and fans.
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Name: Nils Patrik Johansson
Band: Civil War/Astral Doors
Instrument: Vocals
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
NPJ: I am really sorry: I haven’t been able to listen to any new music this year because I’ve been so busy with Civil War. So I only have three albums on the list!!
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
NPJ: I must say our, Civil war, debut gig at Sweden Rock. Imagine doing your first gig in front of
15 000 people. Epic!
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
NPJ: Once again I must say Sweden Rock. We had focused on that gig for so long and we had so much pressure on us for that gig. But we delivered.
After the show we just let everything loose and the night turned into a party beyond wild.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
NPJ: Not much can shock an old metaller like me…….but I was pretty shocked that Sweden missed The football World championships…..well, not shocked, but sad!!
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
NPJ: I expect that my new band Civil war will take over the world….and since it’s election year in Sweden: I want a new government in sweden!
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Name: Alex Krull
Band: Atrocity / Leaves‘ Eyes
Instrument: Vocals
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
2013 kamen viele gute Alben raus, da möchte ich mich erst gar nicht festlegen.
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Persönlich freue ich mich natürlich sehr darüber, dass wir nach der langen Vorbereitungsphase den Kickstart für die „Okkult“ Reihe erfolgreich hingelegt haben. Momentan befinden wir uns auf Tour mit dem neuen Material, und das kracht mächtig los! Bei unserer „Okkult“ Schatzsuche, die erste Metal Schatzsuche der Welt, sind wir mittlerweile bei Land Nummero 5 angekommen, wo Hinweise zum verborgenen Schatz hinterlegt worden sind. Ein echtes Abenteuer bei dem jeder noch die Chance hat mitzumachen, denn die Suche ist noch nicht zu Ende! Bis zum letzten Hinweis, den „Stein der Weisen“, den man finden muss, ist noch alles offen! Ganz besondere Band-Momente erlebten wir bei unseren Shows in Asien! Als wir nach einigen Anläufen endlich in Peking, Shangai, Taiwan und Thaoland auf der Bühne stehen konnten, ein Wahnsinnsempfang! Einfach genial, viele Gänsehautmomente auf unserer Asientour. 2013 war ein ganz spezielles und verrücktes Jahr für uns!
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Ganz klar, die Metal Hammer Awards!
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Nachdem wir von unseren ersten Shows in Rumänien und Bulgarien kurz nach Hause kamen, ist mein Vater gestorben. Ich konnte mich noch an dem Abend bei ihm verabschieden bevor er eingeschlafen ist. Das war ein sehr bewegender Moment, es hatte den Anschein, als hätte er auf mich gewartet. Ihm ging es die letzten Monate sehr schlecht, und ich bin in der Zeit nach der Arbeit im Mastersound Studio abends zu ihm gefahren, um ihn zu besuchen. Irgendwann mussten wir auf Tournee los. Bei der Beerdigung habe ich selbst die Trauerrede gehalten und wir sind am selben Tag noch spät abends und schweren Herzens wieder in den Tourbus eingestiegen. Mein Vater hätte es garantiert nicht gewollt, dass wir unsere Tour in Europa, China, Taiwan und Thailand absagen.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Touren, Touren und nochmal touren. Das Jahr geht gleich mal richtig los: Erstmal geht’s ins Vereinigte Königreich, danach Lateinamerika und mit dem 70.000 Tons of Metal Dampfer in die Karibik, anschliessend mit Monnspell, Leaves‘ Eyes und Atrocity quer durch die USA. Im März/April steht dann wieder Europa auf dem Programm, und dann spielen wir natürlich auch wieder deutsche Shows! Ihr seid alle herzlich eingeladen! Wir freuen uns sehr darauf! Wir spielen mit dem aktuellen Longplayer „Okkult“ im Gepäck ein heftiges, brutales ATROCITY Set, das voll auf die zwölf geht. Da wir mit LEAVES‘ EYES nach längerer Zeit mal wieder gemeinsam mit ATROCITY touren, macht der musikalische Kontrast der beiden Bands richtig Lust und Laune! Es wird garantiert nicht langweilig! Wir sehen uns!
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Name: Toschie
Band: Audrey Horne
Instrument: Vocal
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Deftones – KOI YO NOKAN
Michael Monroe – HORNS AND HALOS
Balance and composure – THE THINGS WE THINK WE’RE MISSING
Dave Hause – DEVOUR
Audrey Horne – YOUNGBLOOD……yeah I said it!
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
The festival summer, and the sessions we had in Duper studios, making a record that we are damn proud of.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Our releaseparty in our hometown, Bergen, first of all because of the intense atmosphere, and the afterpart where Thomas and Arve played airguitar for hours.
I also got married last summer, and that was on hell of a party, with friends, family and the guys in Audrey Horne all suited up! Sexy does not even begin to describe it.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
The fact that we in 2013 still have issues with gay people. And that we are going through with the olympics in Russia is nothing more than emberrasing!
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
We are starting recording a new album in April, so hopefully a year filled with artistic succsess, fame and fortune!
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Name: John Alfredsson
Band: Avatar
Instrument: battery
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
No perfect album has been released neither in 2013 or 2012. It’s black or white. There is no „close to perfect“.
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
When we sold out Knitting Factory, Boise, ID.. First time in the states and all of a sudden we headlined in front of 1200 people in a town I didn’t even know existed before the tour.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
I don’t remember. Was too drunk.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Getting the opening slot for Avenged Sevenfold on sold out arenas was quite shocking.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Everything
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Name: Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Band: Well… more of a project really: Ayreon
Instrument: Just about everything… a little bit.
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Devin Townsend (as always)
Avatarium (Great singer)
Deep Purple (still alive!)
Steve Hackett (still flying the flag for prog)
Katatonia (Jonas Renkse rules).
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
My totally non-commercial Ayreon album The Theory of Everything entering the charts in 10 countries. Thanks all!
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
I’m a boring recluse who doesn’t party… so I’d say watching the last Breaking Bad season.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
The last episode of Dexter… what a disappoinment!
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
I hope a new album… no inspiration yet though.
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Name: Dan Briggs
Band: Between the Buried and Me, Trioscapes
Instrument: Bass
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Steven Wilson THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING
Haken THE MOUNTAIN
Pity Sex FEAST OF LOVE
Jaga Jazzist LIVE WITH THE BRITTEN SINFONIA
Candy Claws CERES & CALYPSO IN THE DEEP TIME
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Seeing Ghost in Sweden and visiting the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling ship in Melbourne, Australia with BTBAM; playing in Puerto Rico and exploring the rainforest with Trioscapes was equally as memorable.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Not sure I was invited to a single one, though I did learn how to salsa dance in Puerto Rico.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
The Cleveland Indians making the baseball playoffs was pretty magical. Their immediate exit was profoundly crushing.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
One of the busiest and most productive years I’ve ever had. My band ORBS will have a new record out before the spring, and a new Trioscapes will be recorded around then, and we’ll be working on a new BTBAM album by the fall. Maybe I’ll have time to work more on a fourth project that is halfway finished as well.
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Name: Rotem Inbar
Band: Betzefer
Instrument: Bass
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
2012 was an easy answer, but there’s only one album comes to mind from 2013.
It is the most surprising:
Bring Me the Horizon – SEMPITERNAL
some other picks by the band are:
Sepultura – THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN HEAD AND HANDS MUST BE THE HEART
Megadeth – SUPER COLLIDER
Queen of the Stone Age – …LIKE CLOCKWORK
Daft Punk – RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
We had a big 10 year anniversary show back at 2008 in Tel Aviv. That was one hell of a fun night!
I definitely think that was the most awesome show we played live.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
The biggest party for me was my wedding night last February!
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
2013 is over, huh?! Wow, time move fast. I’m shocked!
Yeah, but seriously, nothing much except for releasing our new album „The Devil Went Down to the Holy Land“. Give it a run!
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
World wide tours with betzefer, more motorbike riding, and just maybe… a newborn.
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Name: JE
Band: Black Space Riders
Instrument: Lead-Vocals, Guitars
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
ALPHABETICAL:
Alice in Chains – THE DEVIL PUT DINOSAURS HERE
Bombus – THE POET AND THE PARROT
Clutch – EARTH ROCKER
Sahg – DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
The Moth Gatherer – A BRIGHT CELESTIAL LIGHT
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Der Moment, als wir Alle zusammen das fertige, neue Album hörten und uns davor, dabei und danach “in Stimmung brachten”
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Nach einem Gig “in the middle of nowhere” (Hösacker in Bayern) mit den Fans bis zum Morgen bei Black Sabbath, Motörhead und Hawkwind durchzufeiern und durchzutanzen.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
“Desillusioniert“ ist das treffendere Wort: DAS, was man gemeinhin so als “Politik” bezeichnet ….
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Die Erwartung, das ALLES gut wird! Aber wie sagt man so schön: „Entäuschung kommt von Erwartung“.
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Name: Scott Kennedy
Band: Bleed From Within
Instrument: Vocals
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
LetLive – THE BLACKEST BEAUTIFUL
Killswitch Engage – DISARM THE DESCENT
Stray from the path – ANONYMOUS
Tesseract – ALTERED STATE
Heart of a Coward – SEVERANCE
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Playing Brixton Academy in London as Main support to Megadeth. Dream come true.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
The night we won the best new band at the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Landing the tour as main support to Megadeth, that is something we only ever dreamed of, Never thought our band would ever have amounted to something is major as that.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Loads of touring. Writing and recording new record. If it is as good a year as 2013 was for us, it will be a great year.
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Name: Marcus Siepen
Band: Blind Guardian
Instrument: Gitarre
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Orphaned Land – ALL IS ONE
Black Sabbath – 13
Five Finger Death Punch – THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL VOL. 1
Heaven Shall Burn – VETO
Powerwolf – PREACHERS OF THE NIGHT
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Die Gold Verleihung für “Imaginations through the Looking Glass”
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Eine Karaoke Grillparty mit Freunden, die etwas ausgeartet ist und mit
Grum Lee Versionen von Painkiller endete, vom modernen Ausdruckstanz
der Zuschauer ganz zu schweigen.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Zu sehen, wie leicht die große Mehrheit der Menschen weltweit von ihren
Regierungen manipuliert und gesteuert werden kann ist immer wieder
schockierend.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Ich hoffe zur Abwechslung mal auf ein Jahr ohne große Reparaturen an meinem Auto,
das wäre echt nett.
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Name: Matte Säker
Band: Bombus
Instrument: Vocals & guitar
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Carcass – SURGICAL STEEL (amazing one)
Queens Of The Stone Age – …LIKE CLOCKWORK (quite a masterpiece at some places)
In Solitude – SISTER (best swedish release this year if you ask me)
Black Sabbath – 13 (I did not expect much of this one but it really shows that the Sabbath copy bands ain´t that good as the original)
Deicide – IN THE MINDS OF EVIL (we had this one spinning pretty much in the tour bus and it´s a killer)
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
To finally get The Poet And the Parrot out after all.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Hard one to pick but we just came home from our headline euro tour with Black Temple and it´s been a great one with many nice parties so I say the hole tour.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
I can not say I was shocked but it didn´t feel good about Lemmy cancelling not one but two tours this year. Really hope he will recover and be back on track next year. The world needs Lemmy and Motörhead.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
I guess we will keep touring this spring and do festivals this summer, we are already working on new stuff for our next album so we will keep that going and maybe start recording in the fall. We will see what happens but I look forward to 2014 as a good Bombus year and I would be surprised if I was wrong.
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Name: Danny Felice
Band: Breed 77
Instrument: Guitarist
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Black Sabbath – 13
Motörhead – AFTERSHOCK
Alter Bridge – FORTRESS
Soilwork – The LIVING INFINITE
Avenged Sevenfold – HAIL TO THE KING
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Playing bloodstock and the Gibraltar national headlining gig awesome and emotional gig.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Bloodstock festival after gig party, Joyzi(breed 77 drummer) and myself where djing too.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
The most shocking thing of 2013 is how Spain a massive nation and so called democratic has bullied and oppressed Gibraltar and its people.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
The world nations to start taking seriously saving our natural habitat and animals, we are running out of time and some specis are very near extinction.
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Name: Jeremy Wagner
Band: Broken Hope
Instrument: Guitar
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Immolation – KINGDOM OF CONSPIRACY
Alice In Chains – THE DEVIL PUT DINOSAURS HERE
Suffocation – PINNACLE OF BEDLAM
Autopsy – THE HEADLESS RITUAL
Carcass – SURGICAL STEEL
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
When Kirk Hammett of METALLICA came to see BROKEN HOPE at our 2012 concert in San Francisco! I’ll never forget that…thank god I took photos AND video that’s on the BROKEN HOPE DVD documentary (25 Years of Sickness—The Broken Hope Story)!
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
The biggest party of 2013 was one I was at the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. in January. I think it was the Schecter Guitar party…Exodus played, Prong and Jeff Loomis were there. So many rock and metal stars were at this thing, it was surreal! I got pretty ripped.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
I’d say both the Boston Marathon bombing and the George Zimmerman verdict (of Not Guilty) here in the United States. The Boston bombing was so senseless and terrible, and I’m still in disbelief it happened. Then the George Zimmerman trial verdict floored me. For those who don’t know, George Zimmerman profiled a teenager—Trayvon Martin—in Florida. Zimmerman followed Martin by car and then by foot because he looked „suspicious“ before he shot him in the head, killing him. It was later found that Martin was unarmed and there were no signs of him struggling on the scene, but George Zimmerman was let go, found Not Guilty.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
I expect more BROKEN HOPE tours, festival appearances, and to write and release another BH record. I expect 2014 to be our best year yet!
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Name: Rami Jämsä
Band: Convulse
Instrument: Guitar and vocals
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Autopsy – THE HEADLESS RITUAL
Black Sabbath – 13
Voivod – TARGET EARTH
Purtenance – AWAKEN FROM SLUMBER
Convulse – EVIL PREVAILS
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
To get „Evil Prevails“ album on my hand. It was the first full Convulse album recorded for 21 years, so it was something you don´t see happen every day.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
The Killtown Deathfest! Well, warm and voluntary organized festival.
I recommend KTDF to everyone, both audience and bands.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Children casualties of wars and conflicts.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
More great festivals to play.
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Name: Frank Köhler
Band: Crystal Palace
Instrument: Keyboards
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Muse – LIVE AT ROME
Black Sabbath – 13
Steven Wilson – THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING
The Gathering – AFTERWORDS
Crystal Palace – THE SYSTEM OF EVENTS 😉
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Als wir unser aktuelles Album zum ersten mal nach dem Mastern hörten
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Finde Partys langweilig, mag es lieber ruhiger
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Bundestagswahl, die Deutschen wählen wie immer ihren eigenen Henker.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Interview mit Metal Hammer? 😉
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Name: Niklas Sundin
Band: Dark Tranquillity
Instrument: Guitar
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Fell voices – REGNUM SATURNI
Wintergatan – WINTERGATAN
Ossler – STAS
Sällskapet – NOWY PORT
Deafheaven – SUNBATHER
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Probably getting to play Dubai for the first time, with Yngwie Malmsteen at the same festival. A very unique and slightly surrealistic experience that reminded us that experiencing new places is one of the biggest advantages with being in a band.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
I’m old. I don’t do parties. But I hear rumours that some of the other members reached an epic alcoholic nirvana at Summerbreeze, which is a fine old D.T. tradition.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Trying to think of a good reply here, but most things that occur aren’t that surprising or shocking, be it on a personal or global level. Maybe next year will bring a „didn’t see this coming“-moment, but I doubt it. Even something very major like the discovery of extraterrestial life would be a „well, it was bound to happen“-scenario.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Lots of touring all over the world (South America, North America, Japan, Australia, China etc) and hopefully a new D.T. release in some form. We have some material from the last recording session that probably will see the light of day next year.
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Name: Steve Asheim
Band: Deicide
Instrument: Drums
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Ha! Hell I couldn’t tell you one. I’m a little out of touch this year. Wait, was the new Sabbath this year? If it was, then definitely that. That’s a great album.
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Well I’ve been hassled by the law quite a bit over the years in my travels with the band. But without getting too specific, sitting in cuffs or in a cell somewhere is very memorable.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Well I’ve been to a few of those this year too, too many to remember. Between tours‘ worth of after parties or going for two days straight just hanging around in town, I just can’t pick one.
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
All the Slayer upheaval. Between Jeff Hanneman’s passing and Dave Lombardo’s departure, that was a rough thing to watch happen. As a Slayer fan, it was a real bummer.
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Hopefully great things, for myself and everybody.
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Name: Devin Townsend
Band: Devin Townsend Project, Ziltoid the Omniscient, Casualties of Cool
Instrument: Apple Mac (and some guitars and vocals)
What are your five favourite records released in 2013?
Jon Hopkins – IMMUNITY
Morgan Agren – BATTERIE DELUXE
Mutation – ERROR 555
Moderat – II
Shining – III
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
We had a long discussion that allowed us to move to the next level as adults as opposed to continuing to play childish games….all ‚St-Anger‘ n shit…
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
The one in my pants. No one came. (old joke…does that even translate?)
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
The horror of the world continues to shock me in equal measure to the beauty that is within humans still. Every time I feel like giving up, some random act of beauty keeps it going. Hooray for the hippies!
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Lots of writing, lots of changes, and lots of creative freedom. Taking stock of my life, I’m very fortunate, and I’d love to be able to continue!
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Name: Doro Pesch
Band: Doro
Instrument: Singer
Welche sind deine fünf Lieblingsalben 2013?
Motörhead – AFTERSHOCK
Saxon – SACRIFICE
Skunk Anansie – AN ACOUSTIC SKUNK ANANSIE (LIVE IN LONDON)
Volbeat – OUTLAW GENTLEMEN & SHADY LADIES
Black Sabbath – 13
Welcher war der denkwürdigste Band-Moment des Jahres?
Headliner Show am 2. August in Wacken mit genialen Gästen wie Biff von Saxon, Sabaton, Motörhead, Grave Digger, Subway To Sally, Corvus Corax, Uli Jon Roth u.v.a.
Welche war die Party des Jahres?
Metal Hammer Awards in Berlin
Was hat dich 2013 am meisten bewegt oder schockiert?
Der Gesundheitszustand von Lemmy
Welche Erwartungen hast du von 2014?
Ich freue mich tierisch auf meine Welttournee zum 30 –jährigen Bühnenjubiläum und die beiden fetten Jubiläumsshow am 2. und 3. Mai 2014 in Düsseldorf mit ganz vielen tollen Gästen und Fans from all over the world
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