“it was combination of those things that made us go back to our roots.”

SONATA ARCTICA's latest album Clear Cold Beyond has been out for over a month and understandably it's receiving praise from fans and critics alike. Before the release date, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to bassist Pasi Kauppinen about the album, in particular going back to their roots plus many other things. Photo Credit: … Continue reading “it was combination of those things that made us go back to our roots.”

“A lot of early working titles for the tracks are often named after meals.”

Heavy/Power Metal quintet PECTORA released their second album Twilight Knights a few days ago and it's understandably gaining recognition. Ahead of the release, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to lead vocalist Phil Butler and drummer Nick Frandsen about Twilight Knights, their sound, mental health and who would be on their own team of … Continue reading “A lot of early working titles for the tracks are often named after meals.”

“Our little contribution to this world is to help people feel less depressed”

MYRATH are one of the best rising metal bands to come out of Tunisia and the upcoming release of their album Karma is understandably an anticipated one. Ahead of this release, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to keyboardist Kévin Codfert where they spoke about the album, in particular the process behind creating it, … Continue reading “Our little contribution to this world is to help people feel less depressed”

“Our little tagline we use is Cine-Djent which means Cinematic Djent”

Newcomers VANITAS have already have had a successful trio of single releases and are understandably gaining more recognition of their signature sound. Around the release of their single Secrets, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to lead vocalist Jade Maris and guitarist Mitchell Barlow about this single, their sound, neurodiversity and who they would … Continue reading “Our little tagline we use is Cine-Djent which means Cinematic Djent”

“The way that music touches us is incredible, it feels like closest thing to magic.”

Nearly a year ago; writer, podcaster and symphonic metal enthusiast Simon McMurdo released his first book Nightwish On Track: Every Album, Every Song as part of the On Track Series. This book goes into every detail about every NIGHTWISH album and song there is out there. Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to Simon about … Continue reading “The way that music touches us is incredible, it feels like closest thing to magic.”

“That was one of the hardest to record but everything else fit well and it was hard because I had to learn it and record it at the same time.”

TEMPERANCE released their latest instalment Hermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt 2 over a month ago and it's understandably receiving high praise from fans and critics alike. Before the album release, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to the band's newest vocalist Kristin Starkey about her joining the band, the album, mental health and who … Continue reading “That was one of the hardest to record but everything else fit well and it was hard because I had to learn it and record it at the same time.”

“We play about four songs from Final Advent and those all went fantastically well live”

There was lots of excitement and anticipation when DYNAZTY were announced as one of the headliners for Power Metal Quest Fest 2023. Before they took to the stage, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham grabbed a chat with lead vocalist Nils Molin and bassist/backing vocalist Jonathan Olsson; they spoke about the reception of new songs … Continue reading “We play about four songs from Final Advent and those all went fantastically well live”

“we’ve always been producing and making songs and what we compose is what we end up with.”

DRAGONLAND were one of the most anticipated bands on the bill at this year’s edition of POWER METAL QUEST FEST and with good reason. Their selection of self-made albums sounds more like epic film scores than your run-of-the-mill power metal. Before their big set at The Asylum, Rock Out Stand Out's Megan Taylor got to … Continue reading “we’ve always been producing and making songs and what we compose is what we end up with.”

“For forty minutes, you can expect action, speed and comedy.”

VICTORIUS toured the UK very recently and Power Metal Quest Fest was one of their stops. Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham sat with bassist Andreas 'Triceratops' Dockhorn and guitarist Dirk 'Raptor' Scharsich about the tour, mental health and fantasy adventures. Hello Dirk and Andreas, thanks for joining us today. First of all as an … Continue reading “For forty minutes, you can expect action, speed and comedy.”