RAMzine 27 | Avatar, Festival Flashbacks, Sister Shotgun
Usually, at this time of year, our pages are stacked with content from Download, Bloodstock, and Ramblin Man Fair. Most have that one unique story that wouldn’t make sense in any other setting other than a festival. Whilst longing to be in that festival atmosphere once again, watching bands perform the new music they’ve unleashed this year, we took some time to speak with some fans about their memorable moments. Chloe Ozwell frontwoman of rockers Sister Shotgun gives her guide to musicians keeping busy in lockdown; and we take a look back at Funeral Friends 2003 album which we have now dubbed a classic. We also catch up with frontman Johannes Eckerström of theatrical, modern metal band Avatar as they are set to release new album Hunter Gatherer which he says is the bands “heaviest most aggressive album in quite some time”. We discuss the red thread running throughout the album, which ties the tracks together.
Usually, at this time of year, our pages are stacked with content from Download, Bloodstock, and Ramblin Man Fair. Most have that one unique story that wouldn’t make sense in any other setting other than a festival. Whilst longing to be in that festival atmosphere once again, watching bands perform the new music they’ve unleashed this year, we took some time to speak with some fans about their memorable moments.
Chloe Ozwell frontwoman of rockers Sister Shotgun gives her guide to musicians keeping busy in lockdown; and we take a look back at Funeral Friends 2003 album which we have now dubbed a classic.
We also catch up with frontman Johannes Eckerström of theatrical, modern metal band Avatar as they are set to release new album Hunter Gatherer which he says is the bands “heaviest most aggressive album in quite some time”. We discuss the red thread running throughout the album, which ties the tracks together.
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<strong>RAMzine</strong> Classic<br />
In this issue’s <strong>RAMzine</strong> Classic<br />
we take a look back at Funeral<br />
for a Friend’s 2003 classic<br />
Casually Dressed & Deep in<br />
Conversation.<br />
rock & metal<br />
WWW.RAMZINE.CO.UK<br />
Victoria Purcell<br />
Editor<br />
2020, The<br />
Summer<br />
of Virtual<br />
<strong>Festival</strong>s!<br />
As our last issue was<br />
released we were<br />
dealing with the<br />
realisation that all of our<br />
forthcoming gigs and<br />
festivals were due to be<br />
vicky@ramzine.co.uk<br />
cancelled. We were left wondering how Covid-19<br />
would affect the music industry and how long<br />
things would take to bounce back. Drive-in gigs<br />
were announced and then later cancelled due to<br />
the announcement from the government of local<br />
lockdowns. Bands and festivals alike have taken<br />
social media by storm over the past few months<br />
with virtual festivals, live-streamed performances<br />
and virtual gigs; where you can attend online as<br />
your digitally created avatar. This has highlighted<br />
the rock and metal community spirit and given<br />
us a chance to hear from bands online as some<br />
simulated festivals in their own unique ways,<br />
in back gardens and living rooms across the<br />
country.<br />
The government has started to ease restrictions<br />
to which some feel it’s too soon, whereas some<br />
feel the rules are too harsh. The government has<br />
recently announced that socially distanced gigs<br />
can go ahead. Do you think that this will work?<br />
We’d love to hear your thoughts. Tweet us @ram_<br />
zine or emails me vicky@ramzine.co.uk.<br />
Ashley Crowson<br />
Senior Contributor<br />
ash@ramzine.co.uk<br />
Guitarist, photographer,<br />
geek, gamer, full<br />
on metalhead and<br />
allround barfly.<br />
Neale McGeever<br />
Senior Contributor<br />
neale@ramzine.co.uk<br />
An entertainment<br />
writer from the North<br />
East. I’m also big in to<br />
movies & video games.<br />
Lindsay Teske<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
assitant.editor@ramzine.co.uk<br />
Originally from Chicago,<br />
a self-appointed<br />
Sex Pistols expert, and<br />
lover of Led Zeppelin.<br />
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