Frode Johnsrud, Author at Metal Express Radio

SEVENTH KEY – Seventh Key

May 15, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

Seventh Key is really Kansas’s Billy Greer’s solo album, but he got a lot of help from his band mates (and Steve Morse) in making this album. Curiously, the album starts with one of the …READ MORE

This long awaited disc follows up the brilliant “Tyranny” from 1998. If you are not familiar with Shadow Gallery, pick that one up immediately. “Legacy” is a pretty good album as well, and you will …READ MORE

MEGADETH – The World Needs A Hero

May 15, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

The world needs a hero! But Mega-Dave’s hero status after this is completely gone. What a tragedy, from one of the finest songwriters in crunchy heavy metal, this is boring all the way from track …READ MORE

ADAGIO – Sanctus Ignis

May 8, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

Stephan Forte, a French axekiller, has teamed up with familiar faces for his solo effort. I don’t want to comment on this being a band or not. Sung by David Readman, also known as a …READ MORE

THE BLACK CROWES – Lions

May 7, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

When the release date for a new Black Crowes record becomes official, the waiting starts, and the bands impressive back catalog makes it easy to be disappointing by the new material. Is it gonna be …READ MORE

CHRIS THOMPSON – Won’t Lie Down

May 1, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

A surprisingly energetic, fast and rocking album! Yup, it’s the vocalist from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, and he’s out on a rock’n roll trip worth checking out. I must confess I didn’t expect much from …READ MORE

INSANIA – Sunrise In Riverland

May 1, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

You flip the CD around, and it says: “The power/metal Sensation strikes again!!!” Okay, I was never struck by their first album, I didn’t even know Insania had struck before. Whoever wrote that, and made …READ MORE

HADES – Damnation

April 30, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

New Jersey’s most underrated heavy metal band is back with their sixth studio release. Hades is a prime example that there is just no justice in this shitty world. From releasing two of the greatest …READ MORE

BLACKEND – The Last Thing Undone

April 24, 2001 Frode Johnsrud 0

I don’t know where Blackend found these songs, but they must have been digging deep into Lars Ulrich’s basement to find the songs he thought were too weak to release back in the eighties. In …READ MORE

L.A. GUNS – Man In The Moon