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Scott Jeslis

Scott is one of the partners at Metal Express Radio. He handles a lot of Metal Express Radio's public relations, screening of new music and radio scheduling. On occasion, he also does reviews and interviews. He has been a proud member of the Metal Express Radio crew since 2004.
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ZENO – Zeno

November 8, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

Zeno, the artist, is actually named after guitarist Zeno Roth, who is the younger brother of Uli Jon Roth of Scorpions fame. Zeno, the CD, is actually a re-release of the 1986 LP of the …READ MORE

TWILIGHT GUARDIANS – Wasteland

October 20, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

What do you get when you combine musical elements from the Power Metal music genre, Accept, Rising Force, Dream Theater, and some memorable flash fret board work? While the answer to that loaded question can …READ MORE

BLIND DATE – Blind Date

October 19, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

It’s hard to believe that the 80s music style of the “Big Hair” bands is now considered “Classic Rock”. It didn’t seem too long ago that videos by these types of bands swamped the MTV …READ MORE

SHADOWS FADE – Shadows Fade

October 18, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

Other then slight rhythm guitar, piano and background vocal support, Shadows Fade, the band, is a modern day two-man band. The band features the talents of Kevin Chalfant (Two Fires / The Storm) on vocals …READ MORE

JAMES CHRISTIAN – Meet The Man

October 18, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

James Christian is probably best known for his work as singer with the band House Of Lords. With them, he chalked up singing on four studio albums, including their most recent reunion album (The Power …READ MORE

MILLENIUM – The Best Of … And More

October 18, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

This greatest hits, double CD release by Millenium contains ten previously unreleased tracks. CD one contains seven tracks from their Hourglass release and eight tracks from their Angelfire release. CD two, on the other hand, …READ MORE

BELLGRAVE – My Soul Is My Gun

September 27, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

Looking at the cover of My Soul Is My Gun, with its Rambo-esque portrayal of twin sub-machine guns, one would expect to be “blown away” by its contents. While the music and musicianship isn’t horrible, …READ MORE

RING OF FIRE – Lapse Of Reality

September 20, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

Ring Of Fire is somewhat of a supergroup. Their personnel list is composed of, and led by, Mark Boals (ex-Malmsteen vocalist), Tony MacAlpine (Grammy nominated, neo-classical guitar shredder), Virgil Donati (drums, Planet X), Philip Bynoe …READ MORE

MASQUERADE – In Disguise

September 9, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

It’s hard to imagine that an excellent Swedish band like Masquerade has been together for sixteen years and in that time are now only releasing their fourth full-length CD. It started in 1992 when the …READ MORE

MILES BEYOND – Miles Beyond

September 6, 2004 Scott Jeslis 0

Remember “80s Heavy Metal”? Some called it the era of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). Ah, the days of driving around with the car windows down, blaring the likes of early Iron Maiden, …READ MORE