by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer A theatre metal artefact as unashamedly retro as it is predictable, the debut album from a Swedish quintet of metal Boudicas is a curious throwback to that brief moment in mid-80s when swords, dragons and demons suddenly became a legitimate lyrical matter for an [...]
by Ken Mac Vicar Staff Writer Komodo Dragon def: The Komodo Dragon is the word’s largest living lizard and is the only lizard species to hunt and kill prey larger than itself and larger than it can swallow whole. Komodo Wagon def: A melodic hard rock band that given the right direction and [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer The debut album from Lebanese guitarist / singer / songwriter Walid Itayim revives the warm retro glow of the golden age of vintage blues-rock with elegant precision and plenty of old-school finesse. If you think of Lebanon as an unlikely place to churn out [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer When Paperback Freud released Roller a few years ago, you knew they had a bit of The Rolling Stones and other blues-based rock bands in them, but they were also heavier than hell, and didn’t want to slow it down for the ladies, or anyone else. Their sophomore [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Now here’s an interesting collection of music that is finally seeing the light of day. Jackdawg was a project put together by Doobie Brothers guitarist John McFee, Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook, and the late Doobie Brothers drummer Keith Knudsen. The [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer This one is kind of a mess, honestly. The New York City act Screamingangel bills themselves as “emotive punk metal”, and their choppy EP The Inner War does bear some resemblance to emo, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. The occasional growled vocal line [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer This self-titled album is the first full-length release from melodic rockers Crimes of Passion. The UK-based band puts an edgy, hard rocking spin on the traditional melodic rock sound, and has put together a concept album about love, death and beyond. You don’t [...]
by Curt Hauff Staff Writer In their label’s own words, Gliss’ new album, Devotion Implosion, is hazy experimental fucked up pop. That’s probably not an inaccurate description. The guitars are heavily effected with a fuzzy distortion. The mood of the album is mostly spacey and gloomy. The [...]
by Heather McNamara Staff Writer Ah, the late 1970s and early ‘80s. The glory days of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a phenomenon that swept the world and introduced bands that would change the face of rock ‘n’ roll. Among the forerunners of the NWOBHM was a group of five Liverpool lads [...]
by Kenneth J. Mac Vicar Staff Writer Is it possible to actually give this album a fair and unbiased review? It’s so easy to make the argument that Chinese Democracy was destined to be a disappointment, an album that could never satisfy the pre-release expectations and hopes of its audience. In [...]
