by Justin Gaines Staff Writer What…the hell…is this? OK, The Murder of Jesus the Jew is the fourth full-length release from UK-based experimental black metal act The Meads of Asphodel, but seriously, what the hell is this thing? An album as…unexpected as The Murder of Jesus the Jew is not an [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Apparently the traditional metal revival that has swept Europe, Canada and the United States has also made it to Mexico in the form of Split Heaven, a hungry young five-piece with an old school sound and a thoroughly modern energy. The band, who will be performing at [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Ahh, Vomitory—a name that brings forth images of summer days and picnics in the park with friends. A puppy chases a kitten across your blanket as you laugh and enjoy the sun. Then a hungry grizzly bear gobbles them up, regurgitating a pool of blood and hair onto your [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer With wicked fast guitars, soaring vocals, pounding drums and keyboards adding a progressive edge, Canada’s Borealis roars back with this massive attack on the senses. Touches of Symphony X, Evergrey with the metal of Accept only enhance this progressive metal [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer Voodoo Circle, the project of guitar virtuoso Alex Beyrodt (Sinner, Silent Force), shows what it is that he does best on their sophomore release, Broken Heart Syndrome. Bringing together the best musicians within the hard rock genre, Voodoo Circle can, in no way, go [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer If this band wins any points for truth in advertising, depends on your personal expectations of what a “staple of the Chicago hard rock scene” could possibly sound like. This is how the press release is describing this quartet, thus attempting to broaden the [...]
by Ron & Don Higgins Staff Writer Legendary Finnish power metalists Stratovarius are back again with their 13th studio album, the exquisite Elysium. This is their second full-length album since the departure of founding member, guitarist (and former vocalist) Timo Tolkki, and it has gone [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer If the truth be told, the melodic power metal genre always has been a mixed bag of talents; those bands that have “it” and those that don’t. United Kingdom’s Power Quest, formed in 2001 by former DragonForce keyboardist Steve Williams, releases this, their [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer The American “traditional metal” scene is not dead, as is nicely proven by Florida-based metal act Artizan. While so many metal bands are leaning towards metalcore or screamo, Artizan is doing it old-school and heavy on their full length debut release, Curse of the [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer Madam Adam’s palindromic moniker is fairly unique within the modern hard rock hierarchy, but their actual sound has certainly been done before. Good thing for Madam Adam that they do it better than most, managing to mix in the mandatory components demanded by the modern [...]
