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Earlier today, RATT and DOKKEN were forced to land at The Quad City International Airport (QCIA) in Moline, IL following their gig last night at the I Wireless Center, after there was a fire in the cockpit!
According to CBS News, Chuck Brennan, a friend of the bands who chartered the flight, told The Associated Press that the plane took off from the Moline airport but pilots had to turn it around when smoke appeared in the front of the plane at about 7,000 feet.
Brennan said the pilots donned oxygen masks and landed the Challenger 601 with no incident. There were no injuries reported by the pilot or the 13 passengers.
“The cabin didn’t fill with smoke,” said Brennan, the owner of short-term lender Dollar Loan Center.
Brennan, a former promoter who opened the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in his hometown of Sioux Falls, S.D., said he had chartered the plane out of Santa Ana, Calif., for a four-city tour.
British power/melodic metallers POWER QUEST have a great musical history to look back on, spanning twelve years and five albums. Sadly, the band started by keyboardist Steve Williams has now come to end and they played their final show, an epic 75 minute set at this years Bloodstock Festival.
To find out more about this decision and how the final show went, Metal Shock Finland‘s Blackdiamond had a chat with bass player Paul Finnie and drummer Rich Smith on a sunny Bloodstock Saturday evening. An excerpt can be read here and you can listen to the conversation on the audio player below:
About the decision to end the band, Paul stated:
“It’s an economical decision, it’s hard these days for bands to make it. But people will be doing stuff, keep watching everyone that’s in the band.
Today I almost wept in the middle of a song, I realised every person in the tent was singing our song to us. That is the moment I’ve always wanted, it was amazing.”
For more information about POWER QUEST, check out the official website at this location.
UK metal band KARYBDIS started out in the world of metal several years ago and released their album “From The Depths” last year, produced by Russ Russell. They are already working on a new album and have been playing some new songs during their recent live shows. KARYBDIS have just released a new video for their track “Minotaur.” For more information check out the band at this location.
Metal Shock Finland‘s Blackdiamond caught up with vocalist Rich prior to their show on Bloodstock’s New Blood stage. You can listen to the conversation on the audio player below:
Legendary English metallers HELL began their career in 1982 and never quite achieved the recognition they so deserved back then.
But luckily the band resurrected themselves from the flames back onto the metal scene with the release of their album “Human Remains” in 2011. The album features new recordings of HELL classics from the 1980’s. Since the album’s release, HELL have gained a massive following and have played many shows throughout Europe.
The band last played at Bloodstock two years ago and made a dramatic comeback on their home soil, giving the fans one of the most memorable performances of the weekend.
Metal Shock Finland‘s Blackdiamond caught up with drummer Tim Bowler and guitarist Andy Sneap after their spectacular show on the Ronnie James Dio stage. You can read a few excerpts from the conversation and check out the interview either on the audio player or video below (the video has a little missing from the beginning):
When asked about the new HELL album being recorded, Andy stated:
“We’ve got seven songs recorded so far. I start on Monday with Dave doing vocals on those. There’s a couple of songs we’ve still got to sort out arrangements. There are four or five older songs that we’ve revamped from the ’80’s and the rest is all new stuff.”
Tim added:
“There’s some really good new stuff, it’s really exciting. It’s a darker album than we’ve done before. It’s more interesting, I think it’s just moved on.”
Andy went on to talk about the album release:
“The label are working towards November 4th. I think the album will be with them by the end of August, beginning of September. The tour [Defenders Of The Faith] starts November 6th, so the whole point is to try and get it out for that tour.”
Discussing his role as a producer, Andy said the following:
“I’ll be in the studio till 2am! I’ve always been really picky with things – back when I was playing with SABBAT I was always sat at the producers shoulder, telling him what to do and I didn’t even know what I was doing then! I think I’m a bit of a control freak to be honest.”
British thrash metallers XENTRIX have had a long career starting in the 1980’s when they were one of the pioneers of the UK thrash metal movement. More recently, earlier this year, the band played some UK dates with KREATOR and EVILE and are starting work on some new material.
Metal Shock Finland‘s Blackdiamond caught up with Paul ‘Macca’ MacKenzie and Dennis Gasser before their Bloodstock performance on the Sophie Lancaster stage. You can listen to the chat on the audio player below:
Modern metal/hardcore five piece band ELITHIA, hailing from the South West Of England became known after winning Plymouth Battle Of the Bands contest in 2010. The band released their debut EP “No Time For Mercy” a couple of years ago and have just been working on their brand new EP which is due for release later this year.
Metal Shock Finland‘s Blackdiamond caught up with the band after their show on Saturday at Bloodstock. The interview can be heard on the audio player below and check out more information about the band on their official facebook page.
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