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Love Potion No.9
Running Out of Time
METAL ARCHIVIST & OLD SCHOOL METAL HEAD … OBSESSED WITH HEAVY * THRASH * DEATH * BLACK * DOOM * HARD ROCK *
Saturday, February 28, 2026
MAD MAX (GER) (HORROR INFERNAL #10, 1987) < TRANSLATED
MAD MAX
During the Helloween/Overkill gig in Bremen/Aladin, I met vocalist Michael Voss, who was on a so-called "promotional" tour. I conducted the following interview with the likeable vocalist.
H.I.: You're currently on a promotional tour through Germany. Overall, are you satisfied with the promotion of Roadrunner?
Michael: The tour cost a lot of money; we visited a lot of radio stations
—you can only be satisfied, right?
H.I.: Which other magazines or fanzines have you done the honors for?
M.: We hardly gave any interviews to magazines, as it's very difficult to find out their contact details, especially for smaller fanzines. We've focused more on the radio, visited all the hard and heavy DJs all over Germany, and played several shows.
H.I.: And what about radio appearances?
M.: During the shows where we were interviewed, at least two songs were played. I hope, of course, that things continue to go well. But as you know, we're a fairly commercial hard rock band; I think commercial hard rock bands have an easier time getting airplay.
H.I.: Why did it take so long to release your LP?
M.: Oh, there were several problems. After the LP was actually finished almost a year ago, we first reworked the production.
Then there were cover problems; we simply couldn't find a decent cover design. And last but not least, there were problems with the record company...
H.I.: What kind of problems...
M.: Yes, you could actually say "problem." So, we have... when will your album be released? ... Aha, good, so we signed a major contract with RCA. Roadrunner were a bit annoyed, I think.
H.I.: Your first two Roadrunner records were real flops. Why was that?
M. Well, the "Rolling Thunder" LP, in my opinion, isn't as bad as it was made out to be. It actually turned out pretty well. The "Stormchild" LP isn't exactly the best, but we still didn't deserve a top rating from a certain man from a certain magazine. He labeled our band a schoolboy combo, so we could completely forget about 1985/86 in Germany.
H.I.: But with your new LP, you seem to have been respected...
M.: Hopefully…
During the Helloween/Overkill gig in Bremen/Aladin, I met vocalist Michael Voss, who was on a so-called "promotional" tour. I conducted the following interview with the likeable vocalist.
H.I.: You're currently on a promotional tour through Germany. Overall, are you satisfied with the promotion of Roadrunner?
Michael: The tour cost a lot of money; we visited a lot of radio stations
—you can only be satisfied, right?
H.I.: Which other magazines or fanzines have you done the honors for?
M.: We hardly gave any interviews to magazines, as it's very difficult to find out their contact details, especially for smaller fanzines. We've focused more on the radio, visited all the hard and heavy DJs all over Germany, and played several shows.
H.I.: And what about radio appearances?
M.: During the shows where we were interviewed, at least two songs were played. I hope, of course, that things continue to go well. But as you know, we're a fairly commercial hard rock band; I think commercial hard rock bands have an easier time getting airplay.
H.I.: Why did it take so long to release your LP?
M.: Oh, there were several problems. After the LP was actually finished almost a year ago, we first reworked the production.
Then there were cover problems; we simply couldn't find a decent cover design. And last but not least, there were problems with the record company...
H.I.: What kind of problems...
M.: Yes, you could actually say "problem." So, we have... when will your album be released? ... Aha, good, so we signed a major contract with RCA. Roadrunner were a bit annoyed, I think.
H.I.: Your first two Roadrunner records were real flops. Why was that?
M. Well, the "Rolling Thunder" LP, in my opinion, isn't as bad as it was made out to be. It actually turned out pretty well. The "Stormchild" LP isn't exactly the best, but we still didn't deserve a top rating from a certain man from a certain magazine. He labeled our band a schoolboy combo, so we could completely forget about 1985/86 in Germany.
H.I.: But with your new LP, you seem to have been respected...
M.: Hopefully…
/ Jens
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BATHORY PROMO TOUR 1990
Unsorted and unnarrated 22 minutes from Bathory’s ”Hammerheart” promotion tour throughout Europe.
In Quorthons words: We were doing a two month promotion tour to do interviews in practically every magazine there is, and radio, TV in England, Super Channel, MTV, the lot.
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MERCYFUL FATE COVENS FIRST NEWSLETTER (JULY/AUGUST 1983)
Reprint of the first newsletter from the Mercyful Fate coven in Enlightened Chaos #26, 1993)
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