by Franco Wissa Staff Writer Persona Non Grata’s debut, Shade in the Light, does a fine job of mixing keyboards with heavily distorted guitars, much as one would hear from Dream Theater or others of the same genre. The keyboard work of John Ioannidis is perfect here, and the guitars while dark [...]
by Franco Wissa Staff Writer Portugal’s Forgotten Suns, around since 1991 with a revamp in their lineup from their 2004 release Snooze, give their follow-up Innergy a much heavier direction. The tracks are long, but give this band plenty of time to showcase their musical chops. Deep, crunchy [...]
by Franco Wissa Staff Writer Progressive rockers Decadent Light release this hollow mishmash of hard to discern lyrics and muddy vocals, (especially on “War,” “Baby Come Back,” and “Write.”) and if one is unable to understand the lyrics the feeling behind the music becomes lost, and it [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer It’s not often that you find a new guitar hero release a debut album that is as focused on the songwriting, the vocals, and the lyrics as he is on amazing listeners with his frenetic riffing, blazing tapping or intricate solos. Lasse Dale somehow reigns himself [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Brunorock’s War Maniacs is extremely competent modern Euro-rock. It is the fourth studio release from the veteran group fronted by vocalist/guitarist Bruno Kraler, and is a release that deserves much praise and a lot of airplay (but unfortunately won’t get it in [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Guest Writer PeepShow is what you get when you cross Pretty Boy Floyd with a band that prefers not to use extraneous Zs in their spelling (Leather boyz? Electric toyz?). They look like glam hair metal gone hardcore. They mean business. They mean blood. They’re Out For Blood. Hah. [...]
by Leyla Hamedi Guest Writer There seems to be a divide in bands of the sleaze metal variety in Scandinavia. There are the top tier bands like Hellacopters and Bloodlights, and then there are the bands that are just a level below. Don’t get me wrong, the second level bands are usually worth [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Lynam, which was formed in ’01, have released three CDs without the support of a label and one CD with DRI/Universal. The band has released their first album on Mascot Records, Tragic City Symphony. Comprised of Jacob, David and Mark Lynam (are they brothers?), the [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer While fans of Paris Keeling are probably looking for a new studio album, the duo instead rehash their debut album. Shuffling the track listing, the duo delivers remixed songs, as well as bonus tracks, making the new album title End of Ride Revisited. End of Ride [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer Blood is the new black, bitches … just ask The 69 Eyes. Finland’s hellions are back with a much less Glam/Pop driven outing this time around, heavier than their last killer release, Angels. You still get the glowering lower range vocals, the snarls and smirks, but [...]
