Articles by Dan Skiba

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Dan Skiba

Dan is a former partner at Metal Express Radio, and also served as a reviewer, photographer and interviewer on occasions. Based out of Indianapolis, USA he was first turned on to Hard Rock music in the mid-1970s when he purchased Deep Purple's Machine Head as his first album. He was immediately enthralled with the powerful guitar sound and pronounced drumbeat, and had to get more! His collection quickly expanded to include as many of Heavy Rock bands of the time that he could get his hands on, such as Ted Nugent, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath, to name just a few.
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FRAISE – Hellicornia

February 9, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Fraise is a fresh band to the Heavy Metal scene from Sweden…and musically, it’s going to be hard to beat this group for “new band of the year.” Their self-funded release, Hellicornia, is jam packed …READ MORE

MICHAEL RIESENBECK – Shouting Silence

February 6, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Michael Riesenbeck, if you haven’t heard of him prior, is a Netherlands native who beats the skins for a band called Art.461. He has the look about him of a regular guy you may pass …READ MORE

EXODUS – Tempo Of The Damned

February 2, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

I have a confession to make. I had too many of Exodus’ Thrash Metal Bay Area colleagues, like Testament and Metallica, spinning in the eighties, to even bother to check this band out. I realise …READ MORE

FATE – A Matter Of Attitude [Remastered]

January 29, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Ok, I don’t know much about Fate. I know they were Danish – I guess the guys still hold a Danish passport or four – but I say “were” because this is a re-release. Ok, …READ MORE

GUARDIANS OF TIME – Machines Of Mental Design

January 17, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Concept albums don’t come around very often for a couple-three good reasons: 1). It’s difficult to derive a story line that can carry through an entire album without getting stale, 2). It’s even more difficult …READ MORE

COWBOY PROSTITUTES – Cowboy Prostitutes

January 6, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

This Swedish 5-man band developed themselves around the concept of wanting to take the frills out of Rock ‘n’ Roll, opting instead to make music that was raw, in-your-face, fast, and from the heart. The …READ MORE

LAST TRIBE – The Uncrowned

December 1, 2003 Dan Skiba 0

Sweden has produced yet another Metal Music true axe-talent in Last Tribe’s Magnus Karlsson. For those of you who may not be familiar with his abilities/style, Karlsson has identifiable Malmsteen tendencies, but opts a bit …READ MORE

VII GATES – Fire, Walk With Me

November 28, 2003 Dan Skiba 0

Recently a friend of mine and I were exchanging notes on our top 10 favorite songs and albums. Upon comparing lists, we realized that both of us had songs and albums that came entirely from …READ MORE

JUDAS PRIEST – Electric Eye

November 24, 2003 Dan Skiba 0

One of my favorite childhood memories, especially around holidays when everyone in our family would get together, was settling down in the living room towards the end of the evening and rolling old film reels …READ MORE

SINN – Jailbait

November 18, 2003 Dan Skiba 0

Tommy Krash’s goal looks to be to live a Rockstar’s life as sleazy, rowdy, decadent, and … and … and tacky as is humanly possible. A recent project of his is formation of the band …READ MORE