by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Wolfpakk is a new melodic metal project put together by vocalists Mark Sweeney and Michael Voss. That fact alone – that the voices of Crystal Ball and Mad Max/Casanova (respectively) are teaming up – would be reason for most fans of European style melodic [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer — The Grandfathers of Metal are a quartet of egos molded into the guise of one of the most influential NWOBHM ever to grace the stage and are known to the world as Judas Priest. The band’s longevity has spanned 40-plus years. That’s four decades! [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — It has been four years since American singer David Reece made his comeback in the music industry by fronting Swedish melodic hard rock band Gypsy Rose on their second album Another World. Since then David launched his solo career with Universal Language [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Rock’n’Roll Circus is the brand new debut album by German-Italian producer/guitarist Rob Mancini. Being active since the ’90s as a recording artist in melodic hard rock, Mancini served in such bands as Hotwire and Crush. The musician has since resided [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer — Woodstock means many things to many people: psychedelic rock, outdoor concerts, funny smelling smoke, hippies, Viet Nam, peace – but for the guys of the progressive rock band 3 it simply means home. Rising above all of the Woodstock images and influences, 3 has [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Strange Angels is the debut solo album by British guitarist David Mark Pearce out on AOR Heaven records. Progressive rock enthusiasts probably recognize Pearce as a member of Oliver Wakeman’s solo band, as well as a studio producer in the genre. With [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer — Re-tooling the rock and roll machine for another studio album, Michael Schenker is back with Temple of Rock. This is a follow-up to MSG’s 2008’s In the Midst of Beauty and ’09’s Gipsy Lady, both of which reunited Schenker with original [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer — Swedish progressive metallers Renaissance Of Fools are about to release their debut album entitled Faith, Hope & Frustration. The CD title is appropriate, as the listener will undoubtedly experience all three of those feelings while playing it. Founded by [...]
by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer — When you think of South Africa, the last thing that probably comes to mind is crunchy melodic hard rock. Hailing from Cape Town South Africa, Stone Collar provides just that, a solid dose of old-school melodic hard rock with a modern touch that sounds fresh, [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — It’s been far too long since North Carolina’s traditional metal kings Widow have graced us with a new studio album. In the years since 2007’s Nightlife, we’ve seen a major resurgence in old school, traditional heavy metal, both here and abroad. Widow [...]
