Articles by Frode Leirvik

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Frode Leirvik

Frode was a reviewer here at Metal Express Radio, based out of Norway. His headbanging experience started when his brother-in-law gave him Deep Purple’s Fireball at the age of ten. Since then, he has also been a fan of and active in several other musical genres, resulting in a deep and profound interest in music. Some of his favorites, among all of those who have somehow managed to tap into the universal force of Progressive Music are (in no particular order): Thule, Dream Theater, King Crimson,Pink Floyd, Rush, Spock’s Beard, Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman, Ekseption, Focus, The Beatles, Deep Purple and Frank Zappa.
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THE GREAT KAT – Wagner’s War

May 22, 2002 Frode Leirvik 0

The Great Kat; self-proclaimed musical genius, Ludwig van Beethoven reborn and God/Goddess (she hasn’t really decided which gender, but judging by the outfit and apparent cleavage display, “female” seems to spring to mind). Apart from …READ MORE

ARCHETYPE – Dawning

March 12, 2002 Frode Leirvik 0

Archetype define themselves as a Progressive Metal band, even if the material on their long play CD debut, Dawning, hardly fits such a definition (at least in the most common understanding of the concept). Still, …READ MORE

WOLVERINE – The Window Purpose

December 6, 2001 Frode Leirvik 0

The Window Purpose was originally released in late 2001 as Swedish sextet Wolverine’s first full length CD. Due to the limited number of copies and the magnificent reception of the album, it is now being …READ MORE