by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Invaders From Another World is the second album from Colombian traditional heavy metal band Thunderblast. Formerly active as Sidereal, Thunderblast has been active since the early 2000s, but it’s been almost seven years since their last album (2004’s Warzone). Now [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Cassandra Syndrome is a true rarity – an American operatic metal band! In a genre usually dominated by Scandinavians, the Maryland based Cassandra Syndrome is out to prove that dark operatic metal is ready to leave it northern European nest and become a worldwide style [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer For those of us who experienced Mexican doom/death metal band Majestic Downfall’s intense 2009 debut Temple of Guilt (and sadly, there aren’t many who did), their follow-up, titled The Blood Dance, is a highly anticipated album. Majestic Downfall is essentially a [...]
by Deb Rao Staff Writer South Carolina quartet Crossfade has returned to the music scene with a vengeance via the release of We all Bleed on one of the top-notch record labels today Eleven Seven Music. Three years in the making, Crossfade latest release speaks volumes regarding the evolution of the [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer As Germany is known for generating top-notch bands (Scorpions, Helloween, Falkenbach), it’s not really surprising that one of its more recent creations—Radio Dead Ones—delivers their brand of rock with a punk edge in fine (though unrefined) style. While they may [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Following the success of their 2009 debut NWOBHM for Muthas, German heavy metal band Roxxcalibur is back with another tribute to the storied days of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The band, which features former members of Viron, has once again employed [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer Bringing together a band whose members come from such iconic metal heavyweights as solid as DivineFire, Narnia, Cloudscape, Hammerfall, Yngvie Malmsteen and Silent Memorial one should have a firm sentiment that this indeed will be a band that can (and will) live up [...]
by Don & Ron Higgins Staff Writer Most people think of Night Ranger as a good ‘80s pop band with memorable ballads like “When You Close Your Eyes” and, most notably, “Sister Christian.” What many people forget is that Night Ranger was first and foremost a guitar-driven hard rock band [...]
by Don & Ron Higgins Staff Writer Watching Over You is the impressive fourth album by the British hard rock band Shadowman. This album is a well-produced, perfectly executed melodic / AOR album that sounds vintage yet contemporary. The four musicians craft 12 solid tracks that demonstrate not [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Rock music and Sweden once again go hand in hand, but this time it isn’t melodic death metal out to catch you attention. It is now classic rock, courtesy of the young quintet known as The Gloria Story. Mixing some modern touches into music clearly inspired by the pioneers [...]
