by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Swedish quintet Dead By April’s third album Let The World Know sees a change in their line-up, but no change in their melodic metal sound that has become […]
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — Stripping away some of the staleness from the mega-saturated modern rock genre is 3 Years Hollow, whose debut album drops on February 11, making it the perfect Valentine’s […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — The Swedish near-supergroup Lover Under Cover has just released Into The Night, a solid follow up to 2012’s debut Set The Night On Fire. Despite this being a […]
by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — In Detroit, Steve Black is a household name and his voice is heard by the masses every week on the air at WRIF and when he hosts his […]
by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — January 26, 2014 at Bogarts in Cincinnati, Ohio — Corey Taylor loves Cincinnati, after all, “Bogarts” was one of the first gigs Stone Sour ever played. Taylor and […]
by Bryan J. Kilmore – Senior Columnist — Shapist is a relatively new and young progressive metal-core band from St. Louis. The band released its first demo in 2012 titled We Speak Volumes and in […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Backstab Burial is a young, but very determined band that hails from the U.K. With a brand new song released by BlankTV, Backstab Burial is ready to take […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — The Dutch five piece act calling themselves RENTAP has given itself some pretty big shoes to fill. Apparently, RENTAP translates from ancient Malaysian as “Shaker Of The World” […]
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — It’s such a rare thing to come across a musical project that can truly be called original, but that’s exactly what can be said of Joe Bonamassa’s latest […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Blues-rock, rockabilly, country, and even touches of gospel boil with such heat in this pressure cooker of styles, the lid is about to fly off. Twenty-five year-old Canadian […]
by Chris Baird – Photojournalist — January 22, 2014 at Ziggy’s in Winston-Salem, North Carolina — With just one glance of the members of In This Moment or the Butcher Babies, it would be easily […]
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Jacob Bunton and Lonny Paul step away from Adler to release their latest record with Lynam, which brings eighteen minutes of unrelenting and emphatic hard rock in the […]
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — After all these years, Ron Keel (KEEL, Steeler, Fair Game, IronHorse, Saber Tiger, etc.) finally has what he considers to be a true solo album, and he called […]
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — “If the sum of all my days could be measured by the mile, I’d be a wealthy man and say it was all worthwhile.” Ron Keel wrote those […]
by Ron Higgins – Columnist — After 2013’s live release Live – From Chaos to Eternity, Rhapsody of Fire are back with their eagerly awaited new studio album, Dark Wings of Steel. Adding to the […]
by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Founded on the southern edge of Finland in 2008, Battle Beast represents everything that makes metal amazing – swift solos, immense choruses, and shrill screams. Nitte Valo, who was […]
by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — The Fiction Maze is the fourth studio album for Swedish power metal band, Persuader. This album is thought to be a combination of their other creations but with a […]
by Justin Gaines – News Editor/Senior Columnist — The fourth vintage band to be spotlighted by Divebomb Records’ new Bootcamp series (which focuses on overlooked and forgotten demos, both new and old), is Weapons, a […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — January 19, 2014 at Pearl Theater at the Palms in Las Vegas, NV. As winter rears its ugly head in much of the United States, many music and […]
by Justin Gaines – News Editor/Senior Columnist — The fifth and final band in the first wave of Divebomb Records’ new Bootcamp series, which focuses on overlooked and forgotten demos, both new and old, is […]
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — If love for ‘80s Christian metal flows through your veins, then you no doubt greeted news of Bloodgood’s resurrection with happiness, enthusiasm, and perhaps even a grateful prayer […]
by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — Hasse Fröberg from The Flower Kings talks about the new album, the past tour with Neal Morse, his project and the next tour … Hardrock Haven: Thank you very […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Poland based band Crystal Viper is gearing up for the release of Possession Jan. 21 via AFM Records. Singer Marta Gabriel has checked in with Hardrock Haven to […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — After a nine-year hiatus, Ring Of Fire featuring former Yngwie Malsteem singer Mark Boals is gearing up for their fourth release entitled, Battle Of Leningrad via Frontiers Records […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Guitarist and composer Adrian Galysh returned in 2013 with a new solo album, his fourth overall, titled Tone Poet. This time around Galysh is joined by vocalist Mark […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — “Radio, Radio … Play that song … Take me back to when I was young” appears in the first track of Overland’s new release, Epic – and it […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — January 15 2014 at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. — Rock band Escape the Fate kick some major butt at The Wiltern Theatre, on the corner […]
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — Budgie, Cream, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, ZZ Top, Rush, Motörhead all led the way to Satriani’s famous G3 project. A “power trio” formula always has been extensively used by […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — January 9, 2013 at Las Vegas Country Saloon in Las Vegas, NV. — Michael Schenker’s Temple Of Rock kicked off their North American tour in Las Vegas on […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Hydra is the upcoming release from European symphonic rockers Within Temptation – and it very well could be their strongest release to date. Smoothly firing on all cylinders […]
by John Kindred – Publisher — Italy’s Steve Saluto has just released his latest 4 song EP titled 12. Saluto picked up the guitar at age 15 and began learning Jazz before hearing Eddie Van […]
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Fans of monster rock act Lordi may be familiar with Naked Idol, the hard rock band featuring ex-Lordi bassist Magnum. For those new to either of these bands, […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Crystal Viper, led by vocalist Marta Gabriel, is gearing up for the release of Possession via AFM Records on Jan. 21. The band was formed in 2003 and […]
by Alex Smith-Barbieri – Senior Columnist — Even More Kiss and Tell: An Interview with Gordon G.G. Gebert With KISS back in the headlines—they’ll be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in […]
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — Thrash metal architects Slayer had an extremely tumultuous 2013 with the tragic loss of guitarist Jeff Hanneman and the dismissal of drummer Dave Lombardo. Somehow, the band soldiered […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Its more of the same from Axel Rudi Pell on his latest release, Into The Storm… In this case – more explosive guitars, more solid vocal performances, more […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — December 31, 2013 at The Lounge at The Palms in Las Vegas, NV. — What better way to celebrate the end of 2013 than at The Palms with […]
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — December 28, 2013 at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT. — After being punished for their cosmic crimes, GWAR, alien monsters banished to Earth, invaded New Haven, Conn. […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — If you’re looking for that melodic rock “surprise hit” of 2013, the album that sneaked in under the radar from an unexpected source (Germany’s Power Prog label) […]
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — West Virginia’s Bobaflex released their sixth full-length album, Charlatan’s Web in September of 2013. Brothers and co-frontmen, Shaun and Marty McCoy, trade off guitar and lead vocals, depending […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — After releasing a pair of mind-blowing concept albums (2004’s Mabool and 2010’s Never Ending Way of Orwarrior), Israeli progressive/death/symphonic/folk metal band Orphaned Land decided to try a […]
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Maryland quartet Silvertung are a refreshing addition to the Hard Rock and Alt. Metal genre, and with independently released Devil’s In the Details, they prove to be more […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — California-based progressive power metal band Shadowkiller made their debut in 2013 with the Stormspell release Slaves of Egypt. The band, which features vocalist/guitarist Joe Liszt (Rocka Rollas), […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — The third vintage band to be spotlighted by Divebomb Records’ new Bootcamp series (which focuses on overlooked and forgotten demos, both new and old), is Long Island […]
by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — Rock On The Range is quickly becoming a legend in the world of big-time rock music festivals. In May 2014, nearly 100,000 people will pass through the turnstiles […]
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — It is intriguing that in a year that witnessed the release of two divisive Queensryche creations under divergent incarnations, the most Queensryche-sounding album of 2013 has been issued […]
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