by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Twisted Sister has been quite active of late, with Christmas albums, rerecorded albums, festival appearances, and now a live CD/DVD set filmed at the famed Astoria Theater in London. Anyone who has seen Twisted Sister (or their non-costumed alter-egos Bent Brother) [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer The Gift of Tears is the second full-length album from Dutch progressive metal act Ulysses, and the first from the band since bringing on new vocalist Michael Hos and bassist Casper Kroon. Ulysses has a sound reminiscent of Pain of Salvation (the old, good Pain of [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Australia’s other beloved long-running, hard-rocking band Rose Tattoo came brawling back in 2007 with Blood Brothers, their eleventh studio album overall and first since the death of founding bassist Pete Wells. Blood Brothers doesn’t really offer any surprises, [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer “Projects” can oftentimes be a curse word in the music industry today. For some projects, a singer will lend his voice or a guitarist will lay down a few solos on a few tracks merely so the project manager can hype the release as some sort of supergroup. [...]
by Matthew Hoffman Staff Writer This Ending is a Swedish melodic death metal band and were formed in 2005. Their new album Dead Harvest, the band’s second full length CD is out now on Metal Blade records. This record is the perfect party or road trip record that a head banger can simply put [...]
by Matthew Hoffman Staff Writer Upon listening to the first few songs your initial take is Mantic Ritual is a “Pre-Sellout” Metallica cover band. After hearing the entire record the opinion doesn’t really change much. Excellently played Kill em’ All sounding music rife with super aggressive [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer Whatever happened to those days when every Great White release cover art featured a sultry blond: perhaps gazing lustily into your eyes (Once Bitten,); maybe two blonds laying unclothed on a bed wearing only covers (Twice Shy); or one naked being slowly lifted out of [...]
by Matthew Hoffman Staff Writer Luna Mortis is an extreme progressive metal act that was formed in 2008 in Madison Wisconsin. Their debut Album is entitled The Absence and is available now through Century Media. It was produced and mixed by Jason Suecof (All That Remains, Trivium) at Audiohammer [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer To get to know the band Perspective X IV, you first need a lesson in pronouncing their name. Like most Progressive bands, nothing they do is easy, and in this case, neither is choosing a name. So, it’s pronounced “Perspective Ex 4.” Now that the critical [...]
by Curt Hauff Staff Writer Songs from the Back Porch, the debut album from Scotty Don’t, is a mix of soul, funk, jam band, ska and punk rock. Is that enough different styles to entertain the OCD tendencies in you? The sound is like Jason Mraz on crack, or perhaps the Black Crowes with much [...]
