GHOST NOTES

By Johanne James

WELCOME TO THE EXTREME METAL UNDERGROUND

NADER SADEK: The Sticky Situation of a Petroleum-Based Society

On March 2, 2018, I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to sit around a hotel table to talk with some of the world’s most well-known musicians, and their leader, American-Egyptian artist, Nader Sadek, who loves to put together sound and music. They had gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, and played the day before in a special show. Performing as a headliner for the Nepal Deathfest V [Fifth Anniversary], of the Extreme Underground Metal Society of Nepal [EUMSN], I was privileged to speak with them to try to understand this unique group.

Swedish Singer MATS LEVÉN

A Man With A Mission

His list of endeavors is impressive. He sang in Yngwie Malmsteen’s band, Treat, At Vance, Krux, he is a member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and his main band is Candlemass (that will release a new EP called 'House Of Doom' on May 25th) as well as recently a project with guitarist Anders Wikström called ReVertigo. Time for an up close and personal with the Swedish singer Mats Levén.