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Music Reviews 2012

Seven Kingdoms | The Fire Is Mine

by Sherry Thomas – Columnist — Seven Kingdoms’ third offering (the second with powerhouse vocalist Sabrina Valentine), The Fire Is Mine, delivers pure heat from start to finish. The album, which was released on Nightmare […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Jimi Jamison | Never Too Late

by Nikiforos Skoumas – Columnist — It is nearly impossible to claim that AOR legend Jimi Jamison has been one to neglect his fans and audience in any way: 2011 saw the release of two […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Jukebox Zeroes | In Gratia

by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — It only took around 11 years, but the most talented band to come out of Sioux Falls, S.D. in over a decade finally released an album of original […]

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Concert Reviews 2012

LIVE! | Don Dokken in Las Vegas

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — December 15, 2012 at Vamp’d in Las Vegas — Dokken front man Don Dokken brought his annual acoustic West Coast trek to Las Vegas for a special performance […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Tore St Moren | Devilbird

by John Kindred – Publisher — Guitarist Tore St Moren has spent the majority of his professional career as a member of Jorn. Since 1999, he also has worked in other bands, such as Rain, […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Kane Roberts | Unsung Radio

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — William Shakespeare once wrote, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Well, to paraphrase the bard, a Kane Roberts album by any other name would […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Ashes You Leave | The Cure for Happiness

by Trevor Portz – Columnist — Offering up a solution to something most wouldn’t deem a problem, Croatian depressive-metallers Ashes You Leave have apparently discovered The Cure for Happiness. Certainly bearing some resemblance to now-extinct […]

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Interviews 2012

Thomas Muster of Shakra

by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — After 20 years of band history, the original band members Thom Blunier (guitar), Thomas Muster (guitar), and Roger Tanner (drums), but also the band’s two young guns, Dominik Pfister […]

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Interviews 2012

Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief

by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — Hardrock Haven’s Christophe Pauly recently caught up The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord. Soord talked with Pauly the history of the band as well as his inlfuences and the their […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Watchtower | Control and Resistance

by Justin Gaines – News Editor/Senior Columnist — Originally released in 1989, Control and Resistance was the second album from Texas-based Watchtower, one of the true underground legends of the progressive metal genre. The four […]

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Music Reviews 2012

John Corabi | Unplugged

by John Kindred – Publisher — John Corabi’s most notable claim to fame was replacing Vince Neil in Motley Crue from 1992 to ’96, recording one album with the band, the self-titled Motley Crue. His […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Silver Dirt | Payback Time

by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — An album called Payback Time would seem to be one rife with anger, frustration, darkness and hopefully violence. But Swiss band Silver Dirt almost takes the expression in […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Amy Sciarretto and Rick Florino | Do The Devil’s Work For Him: How to Make It In The Music Industry (And Stay In It)

by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — Okay, you love rock n’ roll, you love going to concerts so what about working in the music industry? Is it feasible? Is it possible? How does someone […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Intuition | A Season To Rock

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Looking for a rocking way to celebrate the season? Look no further than the instrumental release by Intuition entitled A Season To Rock. Intuition is a group of […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Fallen Martyr | Shadows

by Justin Gaines – News Editor/Senior Columnist — Washington, DC-based metal band Fallen Martyr released their full-length debut (after a pair of prior EPs), titled Shadows, this year on the Siegen label. The band has […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Texas Hippie Coalition | Peacemaker

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — Texas Hippie Coalition refer to their loud, oversized, and utterly infectious brand of heavy rock as “red dirt metal,” a tip of their Stetsons to the Red River […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Candlelight Red | Demons

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Candlelight Red is a hard rocking quartet hailing from that hotbed of metal – central Pennsylvania. They’ve just released Demons, a four track follow up EP to their […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Graveyard | Lights Out

by Justin Gaines – News Editor/ Senior Columnist — Swedish retro hard rock band Graveyard didn’t waste any time getting their third album out. Lights Out is the band’s second release in two years and […]