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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”
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”
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.”
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.”
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”
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.”
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.”
WARLOCK A.D. have undertaken a mighty adventure with VICTORIUS and one of their stops was Power Metal Quest Fest. In this midst of this escapade, the band of warriors sat down with Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham. They spoke about updates in their tale, their upcoming album, deciding the fate of their setlist with … Continue reading “Being that everyone calls us the DnD band, we figured why not make a setlist that we can chop and change at the drop of a hat.”
Hailing from the northeast and parts of Scotland, RISEN PROPHECY were one of the heavier bands to hit the stage at POWER METAL QUEST FEST this year. Influenced by both thrash and power metal, Megan spoke to the band after their set about how their early childhood friendships impacted their sound and how they prepare … Continue reading “bands like Blind Guardian don’t have the dress up or the visual aspect, but musically they definitely do, and if they can just go on stage in plain clothes then so can we.”
AONIA were one of the most anticipated bands on the line up, it had been a while since they were seen and they have some exciting ventures in store. At the fifth edition of Power Metal Quest Fest, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham grabbed a chat with lead vocalist Melissa Adams, bassist Matt Black … Continue reading “I think it’s really helpful when people who are high profile talk about it [mental health]”