New Jersey metallers ARCTIC FLAME, which includes Metal Shock Finland’s Mike Paradine on drums, have recently played some shows supporting PRIMAL FEAR.
The two dates already played were Tuesday April 29th at Soundstage, Baltimore, Maryland and Sunday May 4th at The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio. There is also an upcoming show on Friday, May 23rd at The Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA.
Mike expressed: “During his soundcheck in Cleveland, guitar player Tom Nauman played a lot of Thin Lizzy which was cool…The band..what can I say..they are always tight and played flawlessly. Ralf hit all the notes with power and authority..Top notch show.”
Check out the footage of the Cleveland show below:
For the remaining PRIMAL FEAR tour dates and more info, check this location.
ARCTIC FLAME are currently working on their new album. To find out more about the band, check here.
New Jersey traditional metallers ARCTIC FLAME ( Metal Shock Finland’s own Mike Paradine is drummer)recently supported the legendary HELLOWEEN at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio.
ARCTIC FLAME had a special guest vocalist join them for the track “Hey You;” legendary US cult frontman Eric Moore of the GODZ. The song is from the bands “Mongolian” album, released in 1987. ARCTIC FLAME has recorded the song for a GODZ tribute album due out shortly.
ARCTIC FLAME formed in 2001 and have released four albums, the latest being “Shake The Earth” at the end of last year. For more information, check out the album review at this location.
Mike stated the following about the show:
“ Helloween kicked ass…..really good show, completely exciting…There was a real good crowd and they went wild… The one thing was the band was really giving it to the singer behind his back…like making believe they were kicking him in the ass and making fun of his hairline. I don’t know if things were a little hostile between them or if they were just goofing around.
I also had an impromtu meeting with Eric Moore who now wants AF to open a few shows for the Godz and wants to work with me in some way, either for him to sing lead, backgrounds or produce an album in the future. A very cool, down to earth person and we got along very well.”
Check out some video footage from the show below:
ARCTIC FLAME with Eric Moore 2013
For more information about ARCTIC FLAME check out their official facebook page at this location.
German power metallers HELLOWEEN played the Ohio show near the end of their Canadian and North American Hellish Rock Tour Part II, before continuing in November. Check out the rest of the dates at this location.
German power metal generators HELLOWEEN have recently posted their photos with Sultan Haji Adji Salehuddin II in Indonesia. All we know up to now is that our metallers had a good and delicious lunch in a beautiful place with the Sultan. Check the photos out below:
As previously posted, American traditional power metallers ARCTIC FLAME are to support the legendary HELLOWEEN for their show in Columbus, Ohio, due to take place on September 29th 2013.
ARCTIC FLAME commented on their official website: “Arctic Flame is now the support for Helloween at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus Ohio on Sunday, September 29th. This brings the band to that area for the first time. The band is looking forward to seeing some friends and making new ones!!!!”
Metal Shock Finland author Mike Paradine is drummer for ARCTIC FLAME and he formed the band in 2001. They have released four albums, the latest being “Shake The Earth” at the end of last year. For more information, check out the album review at this location.
Check out the dates for HELLOWEEN‘s tour of the USA and Canada below:
2013-09-24 USA New York City, NY – Stage 48
2013-09-25 CAN Montréal, QC – Club Soda
2013-09-26 CAN Québec, QC – Impérial de Québec
2013-09-28 CAN Toronto, ON – The Opera House
2013-09-29 USA Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
2013-09-30 USA Joliet, IL – Mojoes
2013-10-02 USA Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
2013-10-03 USA Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
2013-10-05 USA Seattle, WA – El Corazón
2013-10-07 USA Anaheim, CA – The Grove
American traditional power metallers ARCTIC FLAME are to support the legendary HELLOWEEN for their show in Columbus, Ohio, due to take place on September 29th 2013.
ARCTIC FLAME commented on their official website: “Arctic Flame is now the support for Helloween at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus Ohio on Sunday, September 29th. This brings the band to that area for the first time. The band is looking forward to seeing some friends and making new ones!!!!”
Metal Shock Finland author Mike Paradine is drummer for ARCTIC FLAME and he formed the band in 2001. They have released four albums, the latest being “Shake The Earth” at the end of last year. For more information, check out the album review at this location.
Check out the dates for HELLOWEEN‘s tour of the USA and Canada below:
2013-09-24 USA New York City, NY – Stage 48
2013-09-25 CAN Montréal, QC – Club Soda
2013-09-26 CAN Québec, QC – Impérial de Québec
2013-09-28 CAN Toronto, ON – The Opera House
2013-09-29 USA Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
2013-09-30 USA Joliet, IL – Mojoes
2013-10-02 USA Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
2013-10-03 USA Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
2013-10-05 USA Seattle, WA – El Corazón
2013-10-07 USA Anaheim, CA – The Grove
Artist: Arctic Flame
Album: Shake The Earth
Label: Skull Crown Records
Year: November 28, 2012
Track Listing
1. Man Made Man
2. Two Sides Of The Bullet
3. Last Chance
4. Call In The Priest
5. Ride Of The Headless Horseman
6. Hangman’s Prayer
7. Slaves to the Alchemist
8. Run to Beat the Devil
9. Rain
10. Seasons in the Cemetery (Garden of Stone)
Arctic Flame was formed in 2001by drummer Mike Paradine. After their first gig as support for Thin Lizzy in a small club in New York City, the band continued a relentless performing schedule through out the tri-state area. Soon after the band started opening for several national and international bands such as Motorhead, Overkill, Helloween, WASP. It was a one of these shows that guitarist/producer, Jack Frost (Savatage, Seven Witches) saw the band and showed interest in them. A deal was struck and the band found themselves in Gear Studios, owned and operated by DD Verni (Overkill) recording their début album, “Primeval Aggressor”. The album was released on April 8th 2006 by Battle Cry Records of Germany the same date the band played their first metal festival at Keep It True VII. To date, the album has sold out and is out of print. Once again finding themselves opening for national acts such as Gamma Ray and Helloween, the band entered the studio to record “Declaration”. The band was focused on a more raw straightforward metal sound than the first album. Pure Steel Records released the CD on December 8th, 2008. Word spread fast and Arctic Flame was invited to appear at festivals in Holland and Bavaria. Unexpected line-up changes caused a slight set back for the band in late 2010, but after a short search, Michael Clayton Moore was found on vocals and original bassist, Jeff Scott had returned. Along with Sebastian Garcia on guitar, and Mike Paradine behind the drums, the band is back on solid ground and is ready again to blaze a path for more metal. Though the band has seen various line up changes, the mission has always been the same…to continue the tradition of performing true metal. And with the sound of the new songs, the band is upholding that tradition. 3rd album “Guardian at the Gate” will be released in April 2011. The bands new album “Shake The Earth” in which Skull Crown Records released on November 28th 2012, which is the bands 4th album.
The album starts off with Man Made Man. This song has some absolute great heavy riffs and solos, the vocals are spot on and the heavy drumming keeps the beat to perfection a perfect start to the album. The Second song is Two Sides Of The Bullet, this starts off with a strong galloping riff that gets my head instantly nodding. It is a typical old style rock song. This is the type of sound that got me into metal in the first place – crisp guitars, sound good strong vocals and good hard drumming, a great song. The Third and Fourth songs on the album are Last Chance and Call In The Priest. Both of these sounds take me back to when I first heard the great sound of metal. Good solid drumming, quality crisp vocals, with the occasional metal scream to give it added power and high quality guitar work just makes me want to rock all day. The Fifth song on the album is Ride Of The Headless Horseman. Again, the galloping riff hits me together with some quality solos and the unique sounding vocals is something that sends shivers down my spine with delight. The Sixth and Seventh songs are Hangman’s Prayer and Slaves to the Alchemist. These songs just reinforce my belief about the band – the songs are technically perfectly done, as the solos are a joy to listen to and the vocals are mesmerising. As for the riffs and the beat of the drums, they really do get your head banging to the rhythm. The Eighth and Ninth songs on the album are Run To Beat the Devil and Rain. The song Run To Beat The Devil has again got so much to it, where do I begin? The vocals are fantastic, the riffs and solos are a joy to listen to, a quality song. Rain, wow! I have always said that metal bands do the best ballads in the world and when you hear this song you will see why. The lyrics gave me goose bumps just listening to them. These are the types of songs that I myself think shows how good a band is, when they can go from a classic heavy rock sound to an amazing ballad like this. It also fits on the album so well it is amazing. The final song on the album is Seasons in the Cemetery (Garden of Stone). The song starts off with church bells ringing in the distance, then the keyboards come in which the producer, Dave Manheimer played, which set the tone for the rest of the song. The song is slower than the other songs on the album, but it is still an absolute cracking song – it has a lot of passion in it, the way the lyrics are being sung. The guitars have a mesmerising sound to them it is something I could quite easily sit down and chill to with a nice cold beer. It is a quality song which I could listen to all day. It also has some quality guitar solos, which makes it a perfect finish to the album.
Overall
This is how a metal album should sound! The band has got the classic sound and given it their own twist on how they want it. They blew me away with the absolute quality the album possesses. It takes me back when metal was metal, with galloping guitar riffs and superb solos and vocals that would send shivers down your spine with delight and drumming that pounds you into mercy. There were a couple of surprises in the album in the form of a couple of ballads. But they were that good and they went so well with the other songs, it made it even better than it already was. These are a band that I would definitely have in my collection and I will be going out to buy all their albums, because these guys really do rock and they do it well. I would love to see them in the UK on tour, their style would go down amazingly well with the metal community over here. It is one of my favourite albums that I have heard this year so far and it is one that I will highly recommend to any of my friends. Great Work!
10/10
Band Members
Mike Paradine – Drums Jeff Scott – Bass Michael Clayton Moore – Vocals Sebastian Garcia – Guitars
Distributor: Pure Steel Records Hellion Records Underground Power Distro
Promotion Agency: Pure Steel Promotion
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