Articles by Torgeir P. Krokfjord

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Torgeir P. Krokfjord

Torgeir was a reviewer here at Metal Express Radio. After hearing Malmsteen's "Vengeance" on a guitar mag CD at the age of 12 or 13, he began doing hopeless interpretations of Yngwie licks and it just took off from there. After shorter stints at other zines he was snatched to Metal Express Radio in 2003. Alongside Yngwie, Savatage, WASP, Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Emperor, Arch Enemy, In Flames, Opeth, Motörhead, Manowar, and Queensrÿche are a quick list of musical faves. Torgeir is also guitarist in the Heavy/Prog/Thrash outfit Sarpedon.
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U.D.O. – Mission No. X

September 30, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

So all, are you ready for some doggy-style Heavy Metal? For those of you barking a raunchy “hell, yeah!” you are hereby introduced to the new U.D.O.-album, entitled Mission No. X. Mysterious, right? After releasing …READ MORE

MIDNIGHT – Sakada

September 27, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

Just a warning before starting off here – all sane, sober, straight A4 human beings stay away. The award for weirdest album of the year is hereby announced, and Midnight is the winner with a …READ MORE

GAMMA RAY – Majestic

September 22, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

Germany’s Gamma Ray should be a well-known band for most in the Metal community, being the band Power Metal founding father Kai Hansen started when he quit Helloween back in the 1980s. For Helloween, that …READ MORE

CHILDREN OF BODOM – Are You Dead Yet

September 14, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

The boozy-but-brilliant quintet that is Children of Bodom (CoB) hit the Metal world like a hijacked airplane with their 1997 debut Something Wild, an incredible feast of neo-Malmsteen guitar/keyboard duels, hyper speed double-kick drumming, aggressive, …READ MORE

RAM-ZET – Intra

September 6, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

Norwegian act Ram-Zet, originally the brainchild of long-time Norwegian producer and freelance musician Henning Ramseth, is back with their third full-length release. The band has had some success so far with a Grammy nomination for …READ MORE

HYPOCRISY – Virus

September 5, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

Peter Tägtgren has to be one of the busiest men in the business. The trademark sound of his Abyss studios has become one of the industry’s most desired, and since both Pain and Hypocrisy have …READ MORE

STRATOVARIUS – Stratovarius

September 5, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

There has been lots of Stratovarius in the press the last year or so, although very little of it musically related. Mental illness, obscure female singers, Hollywood religions, and several very atmospheric line-up changes have …READ MORE

PERSUADER – The Hunter (Re-Release)

September 1, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

Sweden’s Persuader have finally managed to get the long-awaited re-release of their debut full-length album, The Hunter, out on the streets, and fans of Melodic Power Metal done German-style definitely have a little something to …READ MORE

OPETH – Ghost Reveries

August 29, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

When listing the scene’s most unique and original bands one cannot exclude Sweden’s Opeth. Through almost fifteen years, this quintet (used to be a quartet but Spiritual Beggars’ Pär Viberg has become a full-time member …READ MORE

ARCH ENEMY – Doomsday Machine

August 22, 2005 Torgeir P. Krokfjord 0

The stench of disappointment laid strong over Scandinavia when these Swedish Melodeath Metal heroes decided to cancel their gig at this year’s Sweden Rock Festival. The reason given was that the band needed to complete …READ MORE