by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Former chart-topping melodic rock band Nelson has come roaring back in recent months. In addition to the brand new studio album Lightning Strikes Twice and the demo collection Before the Rain, Nelson has also issued their first live album. The album, titled Perfect [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer From the Great American Midwest comes Must Destroy, the third full-length release from stoner rock trio Droids Attack. Playing heavy guitar riffs with the intensity of skate-punk, Droids Attack makes no nonsense, kick-you-in-the-face music that takes no prisoners. The band [...]
by Ron and Don Higgins Staff Writers Melodicrock.com has been reporting on catchy, melodic rock music and reviewing AOR albums for over a decade so it’s not surprising that site founder Andrew McNeice has decided to start his own record label, MelodicRockRecords. One of his first signings is a [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Any band that’s been on the scene for 20+ years is bound to go through changes: band members, levels of fame, style revamps; you know the drill. Monster Magnet have faced all of these and more (Dave Wyndorf’s nearly fatal prescription drug overdose a few years back, [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer From the opening vocals on “One More Time”—the lead track on James Labrie’s new album Static Impulse — you figure out quickly you need to expect the unexpected. Because the first voice you hear is not LaBrie’s, but instead, it’s the guttural [...]
by Alex Barbieri Staff Writer The title track of Snake Eyes Seven 13 Crows starts promisingly enough, the band’s musicianship meandering around a whet Whitesnake groove. Vocalist Stone’s appealing midrange seductively draws you in until … that screech starts. Like Mozart is told in the movie, [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Featuring the late Ronni James Dio, Toni Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice, Heaven & Hell’s latest and final performance as the Black Sabbath spin off was captured July 30, 2009 at the Wacken Festival in Germany. The concert is now being released on DVD and CD [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer The first in Heaven & Hell’s Lost Relics reissue series, The Ancient Tome, is a collection of rare recordings by New Jersey hard rockers Ritual. Once hailed by VH1 “That Metal Show” host Eddie Trunk as “one of the most promising bands to come out of New [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer There has been a noticeable trend in recent years for established bands, especially when there is a significant lineup change, to rerecord their older material with the new lineup. In most cases, these rerecordings are totally unnecessary. The adage “if it ain’t [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer If you get your jollies from the retro sound of classic late 70s/early 80s rock ‘n’ roll, then Kickhunter will be the musical equivalent of Viagra. Anyone who enjoys wah-wah guitars, four on the floor beats, boogie-blues rhythms, Hammond organ theatrics, and a [...]
