Articles by Frank Jaeger

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Frank Jaeger

Frank was a reviewer here at Metal Express Radio, based out of Bavaria, Germany. He has worked in the games industry for more than 20 years, now on the manufacturing side, before on the publishing end. Before this, he edited and handled the layout for a city mag in northern Germany ... maybe that is why he love being part of anything published. Frank got hooked on Metal at the age of 14 when a friend introduced him to AC/DC. They were listening to The Beatles, Madness, and The Police, and he decided they should move on. Well, they did, Back in Black became Frank's first Metal album, and since Germany is reasonably close to England, they had some small New Waves Of British Heavy Metal washing up on their shores: Tygers Of Pan Tang, Samson, Gillan, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Sweet Savage, Diamond Head, etc. If he had to pick his favorite styles, Prog and Power Metal would be at the top of the list.
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THE TRACEELORDS – The Ali Of Rock

May 19, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

German outfit The Traceelords are back in the ring. Already the cover shows you what’s up! This is their third album, and the two releases before Sex, Money, Rock ’n’ Roll and Refuse To Kiss …READ MORE

EDENBRIDGE – The Grand Design

May 19, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

Let the succession wars begin: Since Tarja left Nightwish, the Female-Fronted Symphonic Metal Scene needs new leadership! The princess Epica, Within Temptation, Evanescence, and Edenbridge now scent the chance to inherit the throne, and of …READ MORE

CANDLEMASS – Documents Of Doom

May 12, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

These guys are, almost, the godfathers of Doom. Everybody agrees that Black Sabbath started it all, but when asked about the next Doom band they know, most people will refer to the Swedes Candlemass, who …READ MORE

EMERGENCY GATE – Nightly Ray

May 12, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

Emergency Gate are signed by a major label in Holland, they were demo of the month in Germany’s Metal Heart Magazine, and sold a self-produced EP a remarkable 1000 times. That’s impressive for a debut …READ MORE

NOISECULT – One From None

May 9, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

This is probably a review you do NOT want to read to the end if you fall under one of the following categories: – you have been a Metalhead for at least ten years – …READ MORE

HOURCAST – State Of Disgrace

May 2, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

Alkamedia? What a strange name for a label –- maybe only in Germany, where alcohol is written with a “K.” Well, after the first smile about the “boozing boys” who are behind the label, Hourcast …READ MORE

NARNIA – Enter The Gate

April 21, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

It is safe to assume that the word Narnia is known to most people through the 2005 motion picture The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, maybe to some even through …READ MORE

METAL CHURCH – Hanging In The Balance

April 6, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

Out of the league of great bands that never really made it, Metal Church still is something special. With their self-titled debut in 1984, and a strong follow-up album The Dark, Metal Church should have …READ MORE

SPIT LIKE THIS – Scary Tales: The Collection

March 20, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

Can you remember the 80s with Poison, Cinderella, Mötley Crüe, and all those famous, glamorous heroes that all loved back then? Now, when you now put one of those CDs into your player in a …READ MORE

NIELS VEJLYT – The Predator

March 1, 2006 Frank Jaeger 0

It was 1981 when Mike Varney founded his label, Shrapnel Records, and with the release of the famous USA Metal sampler series, he began sharing his vision of Metal with the world, which roughly goes …READ MORE