by Joe Mis Staff Writer The old cliché “Thunder From Down Under” has been used and misused many times, but applying it to Australia’s Divine Ascension is appropriate. As The Truth Appears is the dynamic debut from the Aussie group and is a thunderous mix of progressive metal, power metal [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Five years past the release of their first live DVD, Alive in Athens, Iced Earth release their second audio-visual live offering Festivals of the Wicked. Upon the release of the previous DVD, band leader John Schaffer was quick to point out when interviewed that he [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Having such monster bands as Journey, Def Leppard and Whitesnake under one’s roster and yet providing a newcomer act with the opportunity of debuting on the very same label is no small favor. State of the Art is the debut album by Swedish-Norwegian melodic rock [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Ironically hailing from the City of Angels, the far from angelic Dia De Los Muertos recently released the follow-up to their highly praised Day of the Dead EP with their first full-length, Satanico Dramatico. While it may not be particularly dramatic, Satanico Dramatico [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Have you ever wondered what would happen if Faster Pussycat and Ministry had a lovechild? No? Well, it seems to have occurred, and the resulting beast is a band called Only Flesh. There’s just one big problem, however; apparently the heavy drug use by the parents [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer If you are looking for something a bit different, you might want to give Scythia a listen. Blending elements of folk and progressive metal, Scythia’s latest release tells an epic tale of warriors, kings, cursed swords and great battles, and tells it well. Formed back in [...]
by Joe Mix Staff Writer Portugal is known for may things, but good metal music isn’t usually at the top of the list. The female fronted band Kandia is out to change that oversight with the release of their debut album Inward Beauty / Outward Reflection. Blending tradtional metal with some [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Mat Sinner re-emerges in 2011 with his personal musical outfit Sinner and a brand new album, One Bullet Left, the group’s 17th studio offering to date. It is perhaps true that Mat’s involvement in various musical projects over the past couple of years, namely [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer Bach is back and he’s still got it, that elusive, spine-chilling “it” that so many singers would sell their spleen and possibly left testicle to possess. A ballsy rock ‘n’ roll bastard, Bach is capable of kicking in your teeth with a raging metal track, punching [...]
by Ron & Don Higgins Staff Writer Grab your parachute pants and fire up the Walkman; the ‘80s are back! Traxx is a new album of unreleased “lost” tracks from British AOR rockers Taxxi. At the request of MelodicRock Records, Melodicrock.com’s Andrew McNeice, the band went back into [...]
