by Mark Allen Staff Writer In an ominous introductory monologue to the latest debacle—er, album—from this Swedish band, the narrator menacingly growls, “We will no more be treated like dirt!” Uh, actually, yes, you will, if you continue to release music this bad. You could maintain that it [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Riding the wave of success from their latest release, Forevermore, David Coverdale and Co. are back with a new live album that celebrates both the band’s 30+ year history and ongoing presence. Oh wait, this isn’t new…this show was recorded way back in 1990. [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Swedish power metal troupe Bloodbound is back with a new offering, entitled Unholy Cross. This is the band’s fourth album, and comes after a significant change, namely the not entirely amicable departure of vocalist Urban Breed (also ex-Tad Morose), who gave the band [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Long running, devil worshipping, American heavy metal crew Satan’s Host is back with a new album entitled By the Hands of the Devil. It’s the band’s seventh studio offering, and it’s generating a fair amount of buzz, due in large part to the return of original [...]
by Ron & Don Higgins Staff Writer After numerous listens, the latest release by Rhinobucket can be summarized thusly: It sounds like classic Rhino Bucket and old-school AC/DC. Okay, that summary is obviously a bit facetious, but also happens to be pretty accurate. Another way to say it is [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer Since his earliest days with his self titled band, Moratti, on through his work with Phenomena, and as well his guest vocals on Tor Talle’s astounding 2005 project, Northern Light and his tenure with Final Frontier and Saga’s 2009 Human Condition, Moratti, has [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer The Ronnie James Dio-fronted Black Sabbath made its valiant return to the stage as Heaven & Hell and toured in support of 2007’s compilation album, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. Along with fellow band mates, Vinny Appice, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler, Dio [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer Usually when a band releases their second album, they seek to polish up the rough edges, but Diamond Lane have thumbed their noses—or more accurately, raised their middle fingers—at conventional wisdom and instead opted to rough up their polished edges. The band’s [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Hot on the heels of Iron Maiden’s 15th studio album, Final Frontier, EMI has dropped a two-disc greatest hits package, which covers the band from 1990 to 2010. From Fear to Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010 begins where Somewhere Back in Time (greatest hits release [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Guest Staff Writer Gratuitous demonstrations of sleek, well-groomed technique are packed in so densely into this 2009 instrumental release that they leave little room for anything else – be it compositional dynamics, a sense of narrative or simply variety – either of tempo, [...]
