2011 Music Reviews

Dream Master | Spread your Wings

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Spread Your Wings is the brand new fourth studio effort by Argentinean heavy/melodic metal group Dream Master. Dream Master play down-tuned heavy metal, emphasizing guitars and vocals over all else. The line-up features singer and guitarist Ezequiel [...]

Anthrax | Worship Music

by Trevor Portz Staff Writer — It’s been eight years and three singers since We’ve Come for You All hit the shelves, and considering all of the drama that went down during that time, it’s almost surprising that Worship Music is actually available. Maybe not Chinese Democracy surprising, [...]

Paul Rodgers & Friends | Live at Montreux 1994

by John Kindred Staff Writer Singer and songwriter Paul Rodgers has been a voice for rock ‘n’ roll for four decades. Fronting influential bands, such as Free, Bad Company, The Firm and Queen, Rodgers’ voice is imbedded into our culture and carried on the airwaves of FM radio, lending [...]

STYX | REGENERATION, VOLUME I & II

by John Kindred Staff Writer The question of the day is, “Why are bands re-recording and releasing their original recordings from decades ago?” With many bands firmly on this band wagon, why should we not expect a classic band like STYX not to follow suit? After all, like many of today’s [...]

Issa | The Storm

by Mark Allen Staff Writer Issa, the Norwegian bombshell with a voice as gorgeous as her physical attributes, is back with her sophomore album, and while The Storm is good, it sometimes sounds like the golden-throated goddess is still struggling to find her niche. She doesn’t want to be labeled a [...]

Five Finger Death Punch | American Capitalist

by Chris A. Staff Writer “I’m a red-blooded, rough-neck, son of a bitch…” the opening lyrics and the gritty tone for the newest offering by California based metal giants, Five Finger Death Punch. Add to those words, concussive drums and punishing guitar riffs, and you have a record [...]

Switchfoot | Vice Verses

by Mark Allen Staff Writer Switchfoot, the award-winning, multi-platinum, subtly-Christian, inexplicably-popular modern/alternative rock band, have finally done it. Over a decade into their career, the California crooners have finally ventured out of their comfort zone and written a bona-fide hard [...]

Juliet’s Vice | d.g.a.f.

by by Mark Allen Staff Writer Looking for the perfect after-dinner music to put your girl in the mood for several long hours of slow, sensual, passionate romance between freshly-laundered satin sheets? Well, you might want to think about some Michel Bolton, because the only girls who are going to [...]

Alice Cooper | Welcome 2 My Nightmare

by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer The Grandfather of shock rock, Alice Cooper, is back with the highly anticipated sequel to his legendary debut solo release Welcome To My Nightmare. 35 years later, Welcome 2 My Nightmare finds Alice’s character, Steven, still trapped in his own mind of terror and [...]

Modern Superstar | Under My Skin

by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer Hailing from the great state of Ohio, Modern Superstar has unleashed their debut release, Under My Skin. Chock full of pop-oriented rock that occasionally leans toward the glam/sleaze side of the fence. Built around straight forward melodies, catchy riffs and a big [...]
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