Frode Johnsrud, Author at Metal Express Radio

AT VANCE – Only Human

February 25, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

Not quite as killer as “Dragonchaser”, still not bad at all – At Vance have one of the best singers in scene the today. As always, catchy songs and instrumentals based on well known classical …READ MORE

MAGNUM – Breath Of Life

February 25, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

As mentioned in the review of Bob Catley’s last solo album, Magnum returns to the rock-scene again, and thankfully it’s a lot better than Bob’s solo effort. In fact, Breath of Life, is probably one …READ MORE

METALIUM – Hero Nation – Chapter Three

February 25, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

I must say I am a bit disappointed. Not because the band now lacks Savatage guitar players (Jack Frost and original member Chris Caffery both left to focus more on the ‘tage) – I never …READ MORE

BLIND GUARDIAN – A Night At The Opera

February 21, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

The most anticipated record of the year, I was sure this CD would blow up the scale of points at Metal Express. I love Blind Guardian, and the old albums are something my neighbors have …READ MORE

ONWARD – Reawaken

February 19, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

Onward can easily be described as one of the most, if not the most promising, heavy metal band to come out of the States in the last years. Toby Knapp, the band’s brilliant guitar player, …READ MORE

DEEP PURPLE – Singles Collection 68/76

February 18, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

Another Purple Compilation? Yup, it’s another year and we’ve only reached March, and I’ve already got this lill’box of delights in my hands. What’s different from other Purple collections, is that this compilation features only …READ MORE

ANGEL DUST – Of Human Bondage

February 11, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

Exit Bernd Auferman, enter Ritchie Wilkison, and welcome to Angel Dust’s sixth album, Of Human Bondage. Still being one of the premier European melodic heavy metal bands, and a nice alternative to Gamma Ray, Stratovarius …READ MORE

GREAT WHITE – The Final Cuts

February 5, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

One of my absolute favorite bands is history. A few years ago, the incredibly underrated guitarist Mark Kendall left the band, so did long time drummer Audie Desbrow and bass player Sean McNabb, and things …READ MORE

HURRICANE – Liquifury

February 5, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

Look what the cat dragged in…another 80s band! Hurricane returns with 11 brand new tracks, released by those nice people at Frontiers records. The intro aside( Destroyer-inspired?), fiery opener, River gold, sets the pace, nice …READ MORE

VARIOUS ARTISTS – A TRIBUTE TO VAI/SATRIANI – Lords Of Karma

January 29, 2002 Frode Johnsrud 0

Hey, look at this folks! A tribute album that doesn’t see Bob Kulick involved! Hell didn’t freeze over yet! Anyway, here’s a half/half tribute to Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, like they are not worth …READ MORE