Important releases in 2007
Rhapsody Of Fire - Dawn of Victory
Rush - Vapor Trails
Antiquus - Eleutheria
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
Winds - Prominence and Demise
Korpiklaani - Tales Along this Road
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Therion - Gothic Kabbalah
Krux - Krux II
After Forever - After Forever
Mirror of Deception - Shards
Live show 2007
Kamelot, Threshold and Serenity at the Astoria, London, England
Patti Smith at the Roundhouse, London, England
Newcomer 2007
Mortal Sin (well...'new' if you consider their return as a starting point)
Antiquus
Illogicist
Crowning Glory
Things you could have been without in 2007
George W. Bush

Important releases in 2007

Pagan’s Mind: God’s Equation – I think the closest to perfection in progressive, melodic power metal I’ve ever heard.
Exodus:
The Atrocity Exhibition – Exhibit A – the ultimate thrash release of this year - I just love Exodus (they still kick serious ass!), and can’t wait ‘til the release of more Exhibits…
Haste The Day:
Pressure The Hinges – my first encounter with screamo/metalcore – this one really hooked me from day 1.
Non-divine:
Asylum 45 - really groovy metal/heavyrock.
Overkill:
Immortalis – because of the live-DVD from their concert in Wacken this year (and finding out I’m on the motherf***er, hehe).
Porcupine Tree:
Fear Of A Blank Planet – not their best release ever, but it opened my eyes for this great prog band.
Saga
: Worlds Apart Revisited – nothing really new, but good live versions of good old tracks.

Live show 2007

Metallica - nice to see more than 50000 people attend a metal concert on my home ground in Aarhus –
actually I had decided not to go, but a friend offered me his ticket in the last moment – as Thomas wrote in the review, it was a mixed experience, and all though their later albums haven’t done anything for me, they are still icons in metal.
Tourettes pre-release mini-concert in the press-tent at Wacken. It was almost scary in power, intensity and control.
Overkill, All That Remains and Sacred Reich also at Wacken Open Air.
Saga, the farewell tour for Michael Sadler – I’ve seen them better than this, but I never get tired of listening to the many personal hits I have…

Newcomer 2007

Demia – Dutch thrash/metalcore
Drone – German Thrash
Non-divine – Dutch melodic metal/heavyrock
Slavior – American progressive, melodic hard rock
Soulbreach – Swedish melodic thrash

Things you could have been without in 2007

Our crappy camp-placing on W:O:A – it sucks to have to walk for 30 minutes (or more) to or from a concert if you’re half-pissed or “a bit” tired…
Overall of course stuff like bad news on TV (terrorism, global warming and what-have-you…), lazy and stupid people in general, stress and too little time for everything I want to do.

Biggest experience in 2007
Meeting and interviewing Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth of Overkill, one of my absolute favourite singers in (thrash) metal of all times, and finding out that he’s a really cool and down-to-earth guy.
Wishes for 2008

That I finally, after months of searching and trial-rehearsals, find a band that fits me musically and mentally.
Less stress and more time to do the things I like…


Important releases in 2007
Cage - Hell Destroyer
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Steel Assassin - War of the Eight Saints
Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
DoomSword - My Name will Live on
Mystic Prophecy - Satanic Curses
Sonata Arctica - Unia
Live show 2007

Sacred Reich at Wacken.

Newcomer 2007

Forbidden (he, he).

Things you could have been without in 2007
Voiceovers.
Wishes for 2008
New CD's from Forbidden, Sacred Reich & Ureas.

Important releases in 2007
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
Alter Bridge - Blackbird
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Threshold - Dead Reckoning
Krypteria - Bloodangel's Cry
Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura
Machine Head - The Blackening
Blackfield - Blackfield II
Sieges Even - Paramount
Live show 2007
Communic, Sacred Reich & Therion at Wacken, and to some degree Metallica in Aarhus
Newcomer 2007
Krypteria
Pathosray
Hardcore Superstar (Newcomer to me!)
Things you could have been without in 2007

2007 has been good to me, and I have only been saddened by the demise of the San Francisco 49ers (again I might add)!

Wishes for 2008
The Forbidden comeback results in an album!
Great albums from Ayreon (check!), Jag Panzer, Opeth, Evergrey and maybe even Metallica.
The White Lion re-union is worth the effort.
Hitting the jackpot in the Lottery!

Important releases in 2007

Bloodbound - Book of the Dead
Biomechanical - Cannibalised
King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul...Please
Symphony X - Paradise Lost
Turisas - The Varangian Way
Almost Saint - ...For and Against Everybody
Kill the Romance - Take another Life
Maze of Torment - Hidden Cruelty

Live show 2007
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Newcomer 2007

Kill the Romance

Things you could have been without in 2007

War and hatred all around the world!

Wishes for 2008
Well... it’s hard to say... – Peace on earth, a new album from Ace Frehley and lots of snow in January and February.

Important releases in 2007

Pathosray - Pathosray
Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A
Lazarus - The Onslaught
Pagan's Mind - God's Equation
Entombed - Serpent Saints
Cage - Hell Destroyer
Threshold - Dead Reckoning
Steel Assassin - War of the Eight Saints
Daath - The Hinderers
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Live show 2007
Kamelot at the Podium in Hardenberg
Newcomer 2007

Lazarus
Pathosray
Raintime
Steel Assassin (old newcomer)

Things you could have been without in 2007

My mother dying at the age of 64, much to early, she deserved better.
Thanks for always being there for me mum!

Best thing to happen to me in 2007
The opportunity to write for powermetal.dk. I hope I can live up to expectations.
Wishes for 2008
A remedy for every form of cancer.
A healthy year for all the people.
Imprisonment for illegal downloading (stealing) music.

Important releases in 2007

2007 has been a great year in metal, methinks. New people came around and kicked arse, some of the old folk came back with a vengeance.

These impressed me the most:
Volbeat - Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil
Svartsot - Ravnenes Saga
Annihilator - Metal
HateSphere - Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes
Paradise Lost - In Requiem

Lumsk - Det vilde kor
Amorphis - Silent Waters

Type O Negative - Dead Again
Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands
Megadeth - United Abominations
Mnemic - Passenger
DevilDriver - The Last Kind Words

Live show 2007

Sabbat at Wacken. At last I saw them! That experience had been almost 20 years under way...
Slayer at With Full Force. Brutal!

Newcomer 2007

Svartsot - their folk metal debut made me jump up and down in my car seat many a time.

Things you could have been without in 2007

My mate Jon passed away suddenly on the 15th of December - what a crap way to end the year! R.I.P. Jon. :(
Korn releasing a completely irrelevant album.

Wishes for 2008

No deaths, no car accidents, just peace and quiet and great music. And of course that the Carcass gig at Wacken will be the HAMMMER!


Important releases in 2007
Blackfield - Blackfield II
Helloween - Gambling with the Devil
Tesla - Reel to Reel
Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin' in a Casket
Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free II
Lions Share - Emotional Coma
Megadeth - United Abominations
Within Temptation - The Heart of Everything
Overkill - Immoratalis
Live show 2007
Flying 2 hours to Melbourne to see Blind Guardian two nights in a row and meeting them.
Finally seeing Dio right here in front of me after waiting 20+ years & Tesla, one awesome show.
Newcomer 2007
Pathosray
Nightingale (For me)
Things you could have been without in 2007
Jimmie Johnson winning NASCAR.
And voice overs on promo's, that sucks
Wishes for 2008
Winning Lotto so I can go and see my buddy Kenn :)
Peace!
The new Iced Earth with Matt Barlow kicks major ass.
Overkill to tour Australia \m/