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EDITORīS 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!


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Tony Kakko - Sonata Artica

 Tony Kakko - Sonata Artica
 
Created by its frontman and mastermind, singer and multi-instrumentist Tony Kakko. The band has actually started in 1997 but only in 1999 the name Sonata Artica came out, after a demo release which brought them to sign a contract with an important Finnish label.

  
Alec Mendonça N.O.W.  - AOR – Brasil
   
Carlos Lösch Carlos Lösch
   
Dirty Passion Dirty Passion - Suécia
   
Hibria Hibria - Heavy, Speed
   
Timo Tolkki Timo Tolkki
   
Toxic Heart Toxic Heart - Hair Metal – Eslovênia
 
Atypical for sure and this is what makes it so good! A hard rock band from Slovenia,  a small country in Central Europe, bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the Southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the North.
  
Neonfly Neonfly - Power Metal-UK
   
Marcelo Barbosa Marcelo Barbosa – Almah
 
Marcelo Barbosa plays the guitar in two great bands from Brazil, the power metal ALMAH, from Edu Falaschi (Angra singer) and the prog metal KHALLICE. He is one the most worthy Brazilian musicians at the moment and besides being an awesome artist he´s also an entrepreneur businessman.
 
45 Degree Woman 45 Degree Woman – Rock, Metal – Finlândia
 
45 Degree Woman are back with an album called Revival, although they were never dead. They count with one of the best live shows in Finland, they have gained step by step the heart of metal fans and they also have in the band one of the best vocalist in the actual (and very competitive) scene, Mikko Viman, who kindly answered our questions.
 
Guillotine Productions Guillotine Productions – Sinta o peso desta lâmina!
 
When talking about metal and underground, the most obvious styles come up to our minds quickly, and usually we don´t consider the most extreme area.
  
MUSTH MUSTH
 
Do you associate Norway only to black metal when the subject is rock? You should change your concept then cause this is not what MUSTH does.
  
Liv Kristine
 
Hard Blast is honored in publishing this interview with this great artist, Liv Kristine, lead singer of the German band LEAVES EYES.
With her former band, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, Liv created a new style, a new concept in heavy metal that used to be called 'Beauty and the Beast', mixing her sweet voice with a man´s guttural and aggressive singing.
 
ENTWINE ENTWINE
 
This month´subject on my column is directly connected to musical instrumentation and the distribution of the instruments function in a band, orchestra or any type music gathering.
 
PLEASURE MAKER PLEASURE MAKER – Hard Rock – Brasil -RJ
 
The band PLEASURE MAKER from Rio de Janeiro was built in 2001 by its guitarist and main music maker Alex Meister. What do they play? Pure 80´s hard rock with undeniable influences of Def Leppard and Bon Jovi, full of virtuous guitars, great singing, thicky choruses full of cool backing vocals but with specific characteristics and a lot of personality, of course!
  
Jimi Jamison JIMI JAMISON – HARD ROCK 2009
 
Jimi Jamison is one of the most acclaimed rock singers of the world being respected not only for those who like AOR. He has influenced an entire generation of singers and in 39 years of a solid career it´s almost impossible to count how many famous and important songs he has written and sang.
 
Highest Dream – AOR From Rio de Janeiro Highest Dream – AOR From Rio de Janeiro
 
The AOR project from Rio de Janeiro, Highest Dream, lead by the musician  Leo Mendes, respected keyboard player who has played with several artists besides being a member of one of the best AOR cover bands from Rio, Hard Hits, has just achieved a victory...
  
In Flames Interview with Daniel Svensson (IN FLAMES)
 
Taking advantage on the first visit the band IN FLAMES did to Brazil, we talked to the drummer Daniel Svensson to know a bit about the concerts in South America and the sudden Jeff Stromblad's back off, since he's in rehab recovering from alcoholism.
 
What do these guys think?
 
In this section Hard Blast asked some questions to some real cool rock guys we considered important taking in consideration their career. We talked to Bob Daisley, long term musician who has played with some of the most important bands such as Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Uriah Heep, among others
  
Barbe Q Babies - Interview with Kaisa
 
They are young, pretty, and spicy… and they also know how to rock! In FREE! Magazine we have always paid special attention to the hottest female rock bands, like in our previous interviews with The Donnas or Stalingrad Cowgirls.
  
VIXEN - Innterview with Jan Kuehnemund
 
The 8th of March, Women's International Day, it would be impossible for Hard Blast to leave it behind. We don't want to raise flags here, 'cause rock doesn't need to follow social tendencies, let's just see this day as a good moment to remember something important...
  
Nevermore: Jeff Loomis exclusive interview
 
Nevermore is an American metal band created in 1991 in Seattle, Washington. Since then, they’ve been on the road with seven albums and a legion of fans around the world, mainly in Europe. Jeff Loomis is the impressive guitarist and main songwriter for the band
  
Interview with Neal Grusky - TAKARA
 
TAKARA is a great Hard Rock band from the USA which has been around since 1987. The band´s bio is a big example of perseverance, belief and dream focus since Neil Grusky, the guitarist and “headmaster” started everything and never let it end.
  
PROPHECY – Thrash Metal – Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)
 
PROPHECY is one of the few reminiscent classic thrash metal bands from Rio de Janeiro, being around since 1985, when they were called Biblia Negra (“Black Bible”).
  
Fairoff – Hard Rock from São Paulo
 
The hard rock band Fairoff, from São Paulo, has been around since 2004 with Allan Lee (drums), Mark Love (guitar), Rick Lawyer (bass) e Lu Sinner (vocals).
 
Gary Holt Gary Holt (EXODUS) - Thrash Metal - USA
 
Gary Holt, the soul of the band EXODUS, one of the most important to the world´s Thrash Metal scene doesn´t have to be introduced.

  
Alestorm Alestorm - Metal, Folk (Scotland)
 
The Scottish band is relatively young and it was built by its guitar man Gavin Harper and the singer and keyboard player Christopher Bowes.
  
Joe Lynn Turner Joe Lynn Turner – Hard Rock (USA)
   
Tony Martin   Tony Martin - Heavy Metal (England)
   
  Eric Martin (ex-Mr. Big)
   
 
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Hard Blast 2010