by Trevor Portz Staff Writer It’s hard to believe that Gamma Ray—Kai Hansen’s second successful band—is over 20 years old. But, like his old bandmates in Helloween, he just keeps on trucking, unashamedly producing epic power metal, seemingly unaffected by age. As a treat for long-time fans, [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Back Through Time is the third full-length from “True Scottish Pirate Metal” band Alestorm. To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the pirate-obsessed band has decided to follow up their 2009 album Black Sails at Midnight with another serving of songs about booze, [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer San Diego-based indie metal band Silence Betrayed have big aspirations. “We want to be the next Guns ‘N Roses,” front-man Joe La once proclaimed. Nothing wrong with that. Rock super-stardom is as good a goal as any, and Silence Betrayed have several elements locked [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Like the pseudo Goths that sit around in coffee shops discussing how sad life is before hopping into their brand new hybrids and heading to their McMansions in the hills, wanting for absolutely nothing, horror-punk as a genre has become little more than a joke. Sure, [...]
by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer Back in 1968, vocalist Dan McCafferty and a truckload of Scottish blokes descended upon the musical world in the form of Nazareth, named after the steel town of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Their mission was to deliver the best and most kick ass blues rock band in the world. [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Following their seemingly standard three-year gap between albums, symphonic metallers Midnattsol have readied their third release, The Metamorphosis Melody. Fans may be happy (or sad) to know that despite the name, the lyrical themes do not appear to be inspired by [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Dust And Bones rides out of St. Louis to unleash a signature mix of hard rock and sleaze rock on their second full-length release entitled Rock And Roll Show. This new release is miles ahead of their 2009 debut, Voodoo. Better songwriting, stronger performances and a more [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer The halfway point of the year has not yet been reached, but the contest for best melodic hard rock release of 2011 is all but in the books. With a big, ballsy, over-the-top album, Destrophy have emphatically staked their claim to the title and any other bands hoping to [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer One Without is a very deceptive name, as this band isn’t missing anything. If you like melodic metal with some gothic touches you are in for a treat. Like an engine firing on all cylinders, One Without is roaring to the front with the release of their second album entitled [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer The musical journey for Beirut-based Amadeus Awad has not been an easy one. Inspired by a video performance of Ritchie Blackmore with Deep Purple at the 1974 California Jam music festival, Awad’s passion to learn to play the electric guitar was ignited. Born and [...]
