by Joe Mis Staff Writer If sleaze rock is your thing, you might want to check out Axident Avenue’s new release entitled Shaken And Disturbed. In the true spirit of sleaze, little of this release is cultured, classy or thought-provoking – it is a straight up tribute to the sex, drugs and [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer According to their Web site, Irish progsters Dead Heroes Club are “on a mission to reinvent and rejuvenate prog-rock in a contemporary context.” This very bold mission statement places a lot of pressure on the band to deliver not only a great prog record, [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer 69 is the debut EP by London-based rockers Thulium. The band, which features members from France, England, Hungary and Canada, sounds like a more polished and melodic version of the mainstream radio rock bands we hear in the US (Nickelback, Creed and the like). [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer It seems that finding the right balance between accessibility and intrigue has been Gilbert’s main goal on what now becomes his third instrumental record. “Fuzz Universe” – the title track of the album – is an exercise in bringing together snappy riffs, [...]
by Deb Rao Staff Writer Poison frontman Bret Michaels returns to the music scene with a solo effort Custom Built that captures the softer side of the Rock Of Love star. It is no secret that the Poison frontman has been through hell and back again this past spring surviving a brain hemorrhage that [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer German power metal masters Blind Guardian is a band that believes in taking the time to get it right. After making fans wait an almost unbearable four years between A Night at the Opera and their 2006 follow-up A Twist in the Myth, Blind Guardian took another four [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Voices, you hear voices … fortunately they are very good voices, unlike the other ones so many seem to hear. Kiske/Somerville is the upcoming self-titled release by the band fronted by former Helloween lead vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer and vocal coach [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer From out of the Deep South (well, Austin TX really) comes blues-rocker band Black Bone Child. Don’t look for hard rock or classic rock – these guys are strictly old school blues and blues-rock in the style of the Black Crowes or even B.B. King. Their current release [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Thrash really seems hellbent on making a comeback, and while the retro-stylings of Municipal Waste and Gama Bomb remind fans of why they liked the genre in the first place, they’re not doing much to advance the scene as a whole. Determined to buck this trend, [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer Sooner or later, the listening world is going to have to realize that Bombay Black is simply one of the best bands on the planet making Hard Rock today. Their prior releases—Mercy, Anger Management and Psycho Magnet—all reveled in the band’s ability to write [...]
