by Derric Miller Staff Writer Music can be a lot of things, but one of its most important aspects is that music can be an “escape.” An escape from the drudgery of everyday life; an escape from the current global state of affairs; mostly, just an escape from the negativity that may surround you. [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer Starting with a bass-heavy riff, Damage manages to balance subtly melodic rock with higher energy vocals without any awkwardness. The first song, “God” goes through several transformations throughout, each reminding one of a different band, which is echoed, in [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer A Ministry show is something better seen than relayed via writing. The lights, the stage, the pure volume; all working together to create a wall of industrial metal that all but smacks you in the face, beats you up, and leaves you reeling, wondering what just happened? [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer The records starts out like a pre-show warm-up. Cymbals crashing, rolling guitar feedback, the sense of excitement for what’s to come. Although it’s a pretty presumptuous intro, the rest of the album does its best to live up to its grand entrance. “Charmed,” [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer With his Fred Durst costume down pat, from the sheepish expression to the backwards cap, you’d expect the worst from Big B. But the record is filled with surprisingly mellow white boy rap that takes itself way less seriously than Everlast did back in the day. “To [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Staff Writer With its synthesizer opening and The Go-Gos-like tune the first impression Winter Parade makes is one of, “Oh what the hell is this?” But then the later Scorpions era Klaus Meine vocals come in as well as the fresh- out- of- Jersey Bon Jovi melodies and well, [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Blaring finger vibrato, screaming pinch harmonics, two-hand hammering – the virtuoso of modern bass Billy Sheehan has always had a very guitaristic approach to playing his instrument. He even goes as far as playing chords on the bass – something everyone, [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer Get out your broadswords, put on your codpieces and prepare to ride the white pony … cuz Hammerfall is back! Their new release, the title perchance MMA-influenced, is called No Sacrifice, No Victory. For a band that unjustly falls into that “love ’em [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Best known for his association with the Prodigy as their touring guitarist and being the integral part of Pitchshifter’s runaway success, this time Jim Davies treats us to a solo album of instrumental guitar experiments, a record as unique as it is intriguing. [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Tall Poppy Syndrome is the second album from Norwegian progressive metal band Leprous, and is the band’s first release since signing to Sensory Records. Sensory has an impressive track record when it comes to discovering cutting edge progressive metal bands, but they [...]
