Hard Blast

EDITOR´S NOTE: Hello Rocker!
2010 has been a great year for us, Hard Blast has been growing up and very good stuff is
coming out soon. But to make it happen we need to take a break updating the website on
this address. We are building a more modern and dynamic page and it demands time, of
course. But we won´t stop! We are still working on our blog address and there you can
read all interviews, reviews and news that the wonderful world of rock and metal brings
to us. See you soon here and we are sure that if you are already a fan of our work you will
enjoy it even more!

CHECK OUR RECENT POSTS AT: www.hard-blast.blogspot.com
STAY ROCK!
Maila & Hard Blast team

		Guns N´Roses & the new Gunners
		At first, when this article was planned, the goal was literally to lift a flag regarding the importance and weight the name Guns n´ Roses carries and will always do, but honestly, it was really hard to handle and took me 2 long months to get the right focus and produce a text. more >>

		Fans, Friends, and metal heads! WE ARE COMIN TO BRAZIL!
		We are SO lookin forward to unveiling the Headless Cross Aniversary show. We were supposed to be coming off the back of a USA tour but that fell apart at the last minute. And So Brazil will be the first to hear the show.!!!!!! more >>

		Are you a good listener?
		It's Sunday morning in Finland. Radio is on as it was in my childhood too. The red-leather Schaub-Lorenz radio followed us everywhere and I loved the magic of it. The voices were like a parallel world and it still fascinates me how words, voices and sounds can affect us. more >>

		CD X MP3 – Touchable X Virtual
		Recording a full length and well produced album is still the main goal for all artists who make music and all bands. Even though there is MP3, Itunes, websites like Myspace and many other technological options which allow us to be present anywhere virtually, the final product “CD” is still the biggest reward and the best register of our journey as musicians. more >>

		Rock & Metal From Portugal
		Brazil and Portugal are linked through history and culture; we speak the same language and most of the Brazilians have Portuguese roots. In the rock scene it´s common to see Portugal welcoming what comes from Brazil, so why not promote the opposite with a more opened intention: show a little of the Portuguese metal to all those who wish to research and try to keep it as a boundless thing? more >>

		Dynamic Arts Records
		Finnish Metal is undoubtedly worldwide respected and it´s surely not a fad. It didn´t happen out of the blue for no reason though, it is what it is for the extreme competence of the rock & metal bands that come from that tiny, isolated and cold country. more >>

		Voorhees Voice Rio Metal Retrospective
		Alex Voorhees is a very important singer to the underground metal scene of Rio de Janeiro having played in two of its most important bands, until now recognized by the audience not only in Brazil but also abroad: Dust from Misery and Imago Mortis. more >>

		Suggestions to Start Up
		I want to start 2009 bringing new stuff to Hard Blast so I decided to write this article about some artists and bands that have called my attention during 2008. Searching for a good criteria while choosing bands, I decided to use myspace as a tool and during 4 days I listened to around 600 bands, all those who have added me to be more specific. more >>

		Wacken Open Air (W.O.A.)
		WACKEN OPEN AIR (W.O.A.) is considered the biggest Heavy Metal festival of the world. A dream to all fans, musicians and professionals who might deal in the artistic area backed to rock. more >>

		WACKEN OPEN AIR - The first day
		First day of W.O.A and, of course, all kinds of excitement feelings. After a little peregrination from Elmshorn to Itzehoe (city where you can take buses to the Festival), and then to Wacken, I found out that the place to get out of the bus was exactly on the other side of the town where I had to pick up my access badge. more >>

		Saying good-bye to a great musician: Wander Taffo
		On May 14th, 2008, Brazilian music lost one of its most important musicians; the guitarist from São Paulo Wander Taffo, an icon to the Brazilian Rock scene, recognized unanimously by all Brazilian good musicians as a real guitar hero. more >>

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Hard Blast 2010