by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Finally cult AOR/melodic rock band Moritz have come to release their debut album in 2011. Led by guitarist Greg Heart, Moritz was active during the mid 80s having released an EP yet unable to secure a recording contract the group disbanded while shortly after Greg [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Neoclassical Fire is the second brand new instrumental album by American guitarist Dean Cascione. Coached by Joe Stump, arguably the U.S. authority in neoclassical guitar shred, Dean Cascione definitely lives up to the expectations of a hot shot axeman. The first [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer If the late Ronnie James Dio, the voice of hard rock and metal, were to pass the “metal” torch to anyone then he most certainly passed it to Jorn Lande, to keep the flame burning brightly for all to see and hear. He was indoctrinated with the honor of taking [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer After the success of Houston, it seems that AOR duos are once again in the favor of the day and here is another collaboration that is bound to excite just about any seasoned fan of the genre. Keyboardist Ivan Gunn formerly of Pride and Balance of Power teams up [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Almost a decade past their last album, Australian heavy metal group Pegazus re-emerge with In Metal We Trust. Pegazus play old-school heavy metal though labeling them a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band would not do the Melbourne based quintet justice as they [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer It Is So. Simple, direct, to the point, and undeniably true. The first full length studio release from Finland’s Stala & So is all of that and more. This glam influenced hard rocking quintet will be releasing their debut on 9 September 2011. Featuring members of Hanoi [...]
by Don & Ron Higgins Staff Writer Eclipse is the amazing new album from the iconic rock group Journey. This album could be summed up by one word: WOW! With that said, this is not simply a continuation of their last album but a creative step forward. The last album, Revelation, which was the [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer Nothing against Puddle of Mudd, but they really are not a particularly great band, so a new group formed by Jimmy Allen, the principal songwriter and original member of Puddle of Mudd, is hardly cause for celebratory cartwheels. But Against All Will exceeds whatever [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Adult Oriented Candy marks the return of hair metal revivalist and all-‘80s fanatic Julian Angel. Adult Oriented Candy is the second album by the glamorous mastermind, this time emerging under the band/project name Beautiful Beast. Angel has thoroughly [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Following their welcome reformation in 2008 (and fittingly titled album, Resurrection Macabre), death metallers Pestilence are back with another new batch of morbid tracks, this time in the form of Doctrine. Reuniting front-man Patrick Mameli with classic-era bassist [...]
