by Derric Miller Staff Writer After building a strong amount of momentum on their debut, Greek band Elysion nevertheless parted ways with original singer Maxi Nil and instead went with the perhaps more vocally seductive Christianna on their sophomore release, SILENT SCR3AM. Going the alpha numeric [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Prime Cuts Volume 2 is a continuation of exploring music recorded by Steve Morse on the Magna Carta label. The CD features 10 songs culled from his solo works, the Steve Morse Band and tribute cover songs. Joining Steve Morse are some of rock’s finest musicians; James [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Like it or hate it, when nu-metal hit the scene in the mid ’90s it made a major impact in the metal community. At first, it was an interesting enough derivation, with its 7-string, detuned, groove-oriented riffing and balance of aggressive and clean vocals. Like [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Birthed in Helsinki, Finland, a country which has been known lately for its progressive, heavy and pop-metal bands, the city’s latest musical export, The Milestones, have returned. The quartet led by the vocals of Olavi Tikka also features guitarists Tomi Julkunen and [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Falling From the Moon is the second release from Blanc Faces, the US-based melodic rock band formed by brothers Robbie and Brian Le Blanc. As with the band’s self-titled debut, Robbie handles vocals and rhythm guitar while Brian handles bass duties. Session drummer [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer OK, let’s clear this up from the get-go. California traditional metal band Holy Grail is basically 3/5 of the lineup that recorded White Wizzard’s debut EP High Speed GTO. Apparently there was a split and bassist Jon Leon reformed White Wizzard with a new lineup. [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer The spaced-out voice overloaded with delay and channeling both early-days Ozzy and mid-Eighties glam metal, is the first thing you notice about Hellfueled’s debut. Carrying its neat pop melodies over the hooky thrash riffs, the record instantly creates a slightly [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Do you remember how in your early teens you always wanted to share cool new music you’ve just discovered with everyone around you? With wealth of experience and credentials behind him, Marty Friedman still hasn’t lot this kind of youthful enthusiasm for all things [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Helltown Hotel is a blast from the past. Eonian Records has released a fine retrospective look at Felony, of the many great bands that had a brief moment of fame in the late ’80s/early ’90s. Felony was formed in 1989 in Indianapolis and quickly became a force in [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer It’s been 15 long years since Green Jellÿ last shat a batch of new tunes on the metal world, and though 333 was a solid release, a full 19 years have passed since they released the seminal, direct-to-video metal classic, Cereal Killer. This gap, of course, has [...]
