by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Malicious 2011 is the reissue of the U.S. hard rock act’s debut album, originally released in 1994. Malicious was actually a studio trio featuring guitarist Jimmy Cassidy, lead singer Paul Petrik and drummer Zan Petersen. This re-issue features the standard ten [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer As can be imagined, a follow-up to a band’s previous astounding release is heard for the first time with a certain amount of trepidation – expectations are, indeed, high, and the thought comes, “ … oh God, please be as good as your last CD.” Fans [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Chains on Fire is the second album from Wisconsin-based traditional metal crew Lords of the Trident. It’s fitting that the land of cheese would produce one of the more … colorful bands in the growing New Wave of Traditional Metal scene. With their elaborate (and [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer It’s always a bit disappointing when something that sounds great on paper doesn’t quite measure up in real life. With a history going back to 2002 that boasts high points such as a being selected as Metal Hammer’s “Demo of the Month,” an appearance on the [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Symphonic metal, power metal, progressive metal, neoclassical metal, all bare truth for the sound of French group Symakya. Formed in 2009, the band is the brain child of the musical trio featuring guitarist Matthieu Morand, lead singer Kevin Kazek and [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Since renowned guitarist/producer Martin Kronlund invited David Reece to sing on Gypsy Rose’s Another World in 2008, it has been non stop for the talented vocalist. In 2009 Reece put out his first solo album Universal Language, followed by the reissue Bangalore [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer A year past the Angel of Babylon debut, lead singer David Fefolt re-emerges with yet another heavy metal project/band, Firewolfe. To be fair, Firewolfe is actually the brainchild of guitarists Paul Kleff and Nick Layton who decided to join forces, also featuring [...]
by Justin Gaines Guest Staff Writer Can we declare 2011 the Year of the Devil yet? Between the emergence of Ghost, Blood Ceremony and Portrait and the return of the original Satan’s Host lineup, this year was already loaded with good old-fashioned evil heavy metal. Now we have a new album from [...]
by Justin Gaines Guest Staff Writer Even in an era that has seen a lot of unanticipated reunion of ‘80s rock acts, did anyone ever expect to see another Airrace album more than a quarter century after their debut? The band, which featured a young drummer named Jason Bonham, released exactly one [...]
by Jonathan Guest Staff Writer The return of Twisted Sister! The bad boys of rock n roll on two different stages, 19 years apart, and on what seems like two different worlds. Twisted Sister’s latest release is a 2 DVD package appropriately titled, Double Live. Visually, it contains two very [...]
