Internationally acclaimed hip-hop artist and producer White Shadow Of Norway speaks to Metal Israel regarding his experiences growing up close to Norway’s metal scene, the effects of mass media on people’s sanity, metal influence in his hip-hop, breaking into the NYC hip-hop scene and a bunch of other topics. Check out his bio and discography here. No joke. It’s a fascinating read. A huge thanks to Metal Israel’s correspondent Bela Nagy, who is always providing MI with quality news and interviews. Sorry it took so long to edit, bro. DFL.

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How did I miss this one? Check out the article on Ha’aretz or read further… and check out some performance footage here:

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This exclusive interview was taken from the new Israeli metal blog, Ov Metal.

Read it at Ov Metal or read it below….

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ISRAEL: Metal Israel
Sumo Elevator – Pedal Horse
Sumo Elevator is a group of five ex-metalheads with short hair mixing prog-rock/metal, electronica jazz and breakbeat into intense atmospheric electro-fusion pop-rock. Their eclectic line-up consists of traditional rock/jazz instruments (electric guitar, bass guitar and acoustic drums) and turntables, noise boxes, samplers and modern synthesizers. With two years of live performance and studio experience under their belts, Sumo Elevator is about to release a full-length album in 2011 called Breakfast, which Pedal Horse is taken from.

To download all 36 songs in one file click here
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Desert just played their first Swedish heavy metal festival main stage – Rockstad: Falun with the following bands:

Check out more photos of that here.

Check out Desert’s song “The Unsubdued” here…

These inimitable photos of Megadeth were taken by photographer extraordinaire Oleg Hmelnits.  Check out his other work on his portfolio website.

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This article about Marty Friedman’s Israel performance was written by an acquaintance of mine. Very impressive.

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According to a message posted by promoter Shuki Weiss on his Facebook page, August Burns Red has canceled their June 9 performance due to other obligations regarding the release of their new album in the States June 21. Weiss is one of the more prolific show promoters in Israel and was responsible for bringing Ozzfest to Israel, where thousands of Israeli metalheads enjoyed the show of their lives.

Shuki, they suck anyway and they look like flamers!! Bring Iron Maiden.