Articles by Per Olav Heimstad

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Per Olav Heimstad

Per Olav was a photographer and reviewer here at Metal Express Radio, based out of Norway. You can check out some of his work at POHphoto.com
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SPAN – Mass Distraction

February 16, 2004 Per Olav Heimstad 0

There are a lot of rock albums in this world who are extremely well known for one or two or a few outstanding tracks that alone have made the albums historical. Norwegian Span’s debut album, …READ MORE

COURTNEY LOVE – America’s Sweetheart

February 10, 2004 Per Olav Heimstad 0

Sex, drugs and rock & roll from a woman’s perspective. What first brought my attention towards this CD was the cover picture. Look at it. The artwork is so 80s, 90s and 2004 at the …READ MORE

MONSTER MAGNET (Live)

February 7, 2004 Per Olav Heimstad 0

You don’t have the same expectations to Monster Magnet as a live band as you have to most other bands. Don’t get me wrong, but Monster Magnet is not that kind of band that gets …READ MORE

Interview with Span

February 1, 2004 Per Olav Heimstad 0

Norway’s hard working and promising rock act Span has got more and more attention for the past couple of years. Now they are said to become Norway’s biggest hard rock ambassadors. Metal Express met the …READ MORE

FARMER BOYS – The Other Side

January 26, 2004 Per Olav Heimstad 0

German Farmer Boys has been releasing albums since the mid-nineties. Not a lot of people outside their home country know about them, though the band has been touring some in Europe, and even quite a …READ MORE

THUNDERSTONE – The Burning

January 12, 2004 Per Olav Heimstad 0

The Burning is the second release from Finland’s Thunderstone. The album hit the streets in January, and has since then been spinning quite a few rounds in my cd player. This is metal, so close …READ MORE

DEEP PURPLE (Live)

November 26, 2003 Per Olav Heimstad 0

Good old Deep Purple, they really impressed me this time. This late night at Spektrum Concert Hall in Oslo they performed nothing less than six tracks from their recent album Bananas, and I respect them …READ MORE

M3 (Live)

November 14, 2003 Per Olav Heimstad 0

M3 is former Whitesnake guitarists Bernie Marsden, Mickey Moody and former Whitesnake / Black Sabbath bassist Neil Murray. Along come drummer Jimmy Copley and Mark Stanway on keyboard. M3 plays pre-1984 Whitesnake songs only, and quite …READ MORE

Jon Lord Audio Interview 2003

November 13, 2003 Per Olav Heimstad 0

Jon Lords talks about a possible Deep Purple reunion, playing the old Purple songs, the New Purple album, going solo and playing in churches.

KEN HENSLEY – The Last Dance

November 11, 2003 Per Olav Heimstad 0

I will not judge this album upon what Ken Hensley did in the seventies. Former Uriah Heep-member Hensley does not make hard rock any longer, and whatever he makes of music it will never be …READ MORE