by Derric Miller Staff Writer Sweden’s Prey have just released their sophomore effort Knights of the Revolution, a collection of three to four minute radio-friendly tracks that are accessible, heavy yet melodic, and unique, because they really don’t sound like any other band out there today. [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Riding a surge of interest in all things folk metal, and fresh from the North American leg of the Pagan Fest II tour, Swiss band Eluveitie is back with their fourth full-length studio album Evocation I – The Arcane Dominion. Eluveitie was one of the rising stars of [...]
by Heather McNamara Staff Writer Every now and then, you get hit by nostalgia. You hear a song you haven’t heard in God knows when, and the memories come flooding back, and you just can’t help but wonder, “Whatever happened to those guys?” Such is the case with Odin, once one of the most [...]
by Heather McNamara Staff Writer Faithfull’s debut album was originally released in 2003 and was a smash success in Japan, a place where good taste apparently hasn’t died off completely. Now, Perris Records has released this AOR gem for fans wanting a taste. The band is most likely to draw [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer A blast from the past, Charlemagne rises again from the big LA glam club scene of the late ‘80s/early ‘90s with their self-titled release, Charlemagne. Fans of hair metal rejoice! Formed in the tail end of the ‘80s by four guys who met in various LA and Hollywood music [...]
by Ken Mac Vicar Staff Writer Whether out of necessity or choice, one of the toughest things for any artist to do is step out from the comforts of a famous band and pursue a solo career. The bigger the band, the more difficult it is to establish their own identity and break away from the fans’ [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer “Pretty freakin’ good…” was one of the comments made about the new album Skyforger by veteran Finnish prog-rockers Amorphis. Definitely an understatement… Skyforger is a very strong album filled with the many audio trademarks of Amorphis – a bit progressive, a [...]
by Franco Wissa Staff Writer Sinfully infectious, catchy as hell, vigorous and ripe with a sound that is all 1980s; L.A.’s White Wizzard’s High Speed GTO shows us that guitar rock is not at all dead. Not by a long shot. From the guitar heavy tracks “High Speed GTO,” “Octane Gypsy,” and [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Michael Schenker is no stranger to acoustic albums. Over the years, he has delivered a series of Thank You instrumental acoustic albums for his fans. MSG released Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G in ’92, following that up with ’93’s Unplugged, a live, acoustic album. [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Let’s face it, America may not know it yet, but the torch has been passed. Jorn Lande certainly is the current voice of Hard Rock and Metal. Jorn stands quite proudly with the likes of Dio, Coverdale and Gillian. He has paid his dues and is now firmly entrenched with [...]
