by Mark Allen Staff Writer To claim that the modern thrash/metalcore world would not be the same without Trivium’s presence would be to give them way more credit than they deserve. But to dismiss them as a pox that should be purged from the heavy music community is an unfair trivialization of [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer For some people, 1986 seems like a long time ago, and, for others, it remains fresh in the mind. Can you believe that 25 years ago Megadeth released its groundbreaking PEACE SELLS… BUT WHO’S BUYING? studio album? Well, 2011 brings about the re-release and [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer While the rock world anxiously awaits the arrival of new ZZ Top material (including the track that was supposed to have debuted on the space shuttle and didn’t), the band has at least decided to tide fans over with an archival live release. A growing trend amongst the [...]
by Chris A. Staff Writer High-energy, great hooks, loud guitars all wrapped up with a confident attitude is an accurate description of Pop Evil, a quintet of vintage rock/metal inspired fans who formed a band in the boonies of the American mid-west. Released in July, 2011, their new album, War of [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Tesla’s follow-up of 2008’s Forever More with Twisted Wires and The Acoustic Sessions a 12-song compilation of acoustic remakes of their classic songs, one cover and two new songs. Revisiting the past, Twisted Wires and The Acoustic Sessions includes six [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Norwegian progressive metal upstarts Leprous are back with a new album, their third, titled Bilateral. After the sheer brilliance of their breakthrough 2009 offering Tall Poppy Syndrome and an eye-opening performance at last year’s ProgPower USA festival, [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer UFO is a blues-based hard rock band from the United Kingdom. The band was formed by the trio of Phil Mogg, Andy Parker and Pete Way in ’69. UFO released two studio albums, 1970’s UFO 1 and ’71’s UFO 2: Flying, prior to signing on with Chrysalis [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer After the triumphant return of King Kobra with their self titled album released earlier this year, the team seems to be up for any musical challenge/experimentation that may come their way. This time ‘Kobras’, Paul Shortino and legendary stick-master Carmine [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer It was truly a tragedy when, after only three albums, folk metal kings [of the distant forest] Mithotyn decided to pack up their cloaks and chain mail and call it a day. Luckily, however, guitarist Stefan Weinerhall took what he had developed in his former band, [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Genetic Memory is the fifth full-length album from (mostly) Australian power metal band Ilium, and is the second Ilium release to feature former Riot and Masterplan (and current Creation’s End) vocalist Mike DiMeo. The band started with a more straightforward power [...]
