by Franco Wissa Staff Writer While The Veer Union’s debut, Against the Grain may not cause the rock world to spin on its head banging heels, the boys do a strong job throughout each of these 12 tracks keeping the listener’s attention. Conceivably not enough to propel them into superstardom as [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Baker’s Dozen is the second release by guitar master and Michigan native Sean Baker. Fans of instrumental guitar rock are in for a real treat. Thirteen tracks comprise Baker’s Dozen and vary in style from shred metal to classical and almost anything (and everything) in [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Proving that longevity can exist on the backs of hits forged long ago, Ted Nugent continues to be musically and politically relevant. In an age where ‘70s rock mega-stars are moving towards becoming the dinosaurs of rock, they battle impending extinction. If not for [...]
by Justain Gaines Staff Writer Newly signed to the Frontiers label and fresh from a breakout performance at 2008’s ProgPower USA festival, Italian progressive metal band Pathosray is back with Sunless Skies, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to their 2007 self-titled debut. Of course, the bigger [...]
by Justain Gaines Staff Writer The warriors descended, hammers held high and screaming their dedication to Odin, from the frost-covered plains of …Toledo, Ohio? When in Hell did Middle America become home to epic Viking metal? Well, you can’t say the boys in Hammer Horde don’t take it [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Unreal is the third album by the French progressive rock band Spheric Universe Experience. Initially formed in 1999, Spheric Universe Experience has undergone a number of changes in both name and lineup to bring them to their present state. Founding members John Drai (bass) [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Do Watcha Do is the sophomore release from the Nashville quartet Cold Truth. Comprised of Thanes Shearon (v)(g), Kurt Menck (g), Abe White (b) and Matt Green (d), the band brings new life to the classic rock sounds that built the foundations of bands like UFO, Bad [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer No Turning Back is an interesting chronological presentation of the veteran West Coast club band High Noon. Most of the recordings on this album were pulled from the band’s demos and the album as a whole paints an interesting picture of the evolution of a rock band. High [...]
by Ken Mac Vicar Staff Writer Carbon 9 is an L.A. based progressive hard rock band that was born five years ago in the psyche of vocalist Stacey Quinealty. Carbon 9’s sound is crafted by the charismatic Stacey Quinealty (vocals) along with the sonic crunch of Darwin DeVitis (guitars), the [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer Dredg is one of those bands that figured out how to be “artsy” while still creating music listeners want to hear. The song that catapulted them into the mainstream dialogue was the moody and slightly sinister “Of the Room” back in 1998, and over 10 years later, [...]
