by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer It has been said since the dawn of man, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Ok…but what about within the realm of music – particularly metal? Is it ok to maintain the status quo if what worked on previous releases, the band should do more of the same [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer The Brazilian power metal foursome Shaman (who got their name after one who practices the religion Shamanism) have certainly had their share of rough times. With band members coming and going, internal conflicts, legal reasons that forced the band to release [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer It is to be expected that a band – in fact every band – will be compared to another band in a like genre. Whispers of Fate, an Italian female fronted band releases to fans of the symphonic, their debut, Embrace My Winter. While not as strong as others [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer If you’re a fan of the old school European progressive power metal sound, there’s no bigger development so far this year than the birth of the new supergroup Symfonia. The band features a trio of the biggest names in the genre – guitarist Timo Tolkki [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer If “sell-out” means catering to current trends in order to curry commercial favor, then the term certainly does not apply to this Swedish band. CellOut play nu-metal, a musical subgenre that fell from grace at least five years ago, and its popularity has plummeted [...]
by Cyndi Jo Staff Writer Last summer, legendary Texas’ metallers: Helstar, celebrated the release of an underrated, neoclassic thrash-powered ‘80s box set– Rising From The Grave. The box set, which comprises 1988’s A Distant Thunder and 1989’s Nosferatu, comes with a DVD of [...]
by Marc C. Staff Writer AOR fans rejoice as Bad Habit has arrived with their strongest effort to date! Swedish Melodic Rockers Bad Habit have finally proven they can roam with the big dogs with their 10th release Atmosphere. From the opening track “In The Heat Of The Night” straight through to [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer One of the most thought-provoking groups making music today is Progressive Metal band Images of Eden, who has just released their third studio effort, Rebuilding the Ruins. Led by singer/musician/songwriter Gordon Tittsworth (Dread the Forsaken, All Too Human), the [...]
by Ron & Don Higgins Staff Writer Prime Suspect is a new Italian melodic-rock project that sounds like a more mellow version of Khymera or Last Autumn’s Dream. And why not? Three of the five band members are Khymera alumni, including guitarist Tommy Ermolli, drummer Dario Ciccioni and [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer All things “retro” now seem to be in vogue, and most of them are pretty cheesy knockoffs of what used to be great or cool. That is definitely not the case with the debut album from the Dave Goddess Group. Something New actually is something new, yet will be immediately [...]
