by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer Mark Boals, one of the greatest voices within the genre of metal, lends his talents to Holy Force’s self-titled debut. While truly a power metal release, the neo-classical shredding coming from Taiwan guitarist Ango Chen intertwines its way through tracks that are [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Hailing from Manchester, UK but with a strong affection for American blues/classic rock, country, and gospel, the Jerzey Street Band is ramping up for the Fall 2011 release of their next full length album by dropping a double A-side single in mid-August. Almost storyteller [...]
by Marc C. Staff Writer At times the anticipation of new music from one’s childhood heroes can sometimes go completely awry and this certainly is one of those times. In their Wikipedia article the band is described as “an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Regarded as [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Malicious 2011 is the reissue of the U.S. hard rock act’s debut album, originally released in 1994. Malicious was actually a studio trio featuring guitarist Jimmy Cassidy, lead singer Paul Petrik and drummer Zan Petersen. This re-issue features the standard ten [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer As can be imagined, a follow-up to a band’s previous astounding release is heard for the first time with a certain amount of trepidation – expectations are, indeed, high, and the thought comes, “ … oh God, please be as good as your last CD.” Fans [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer It’s always a bit disappointing when something that sounds great on paper doesn’t quite measure up in real life. With a history going back to 2002 that boasts high points such as a being selected as Metal Hammer’s “Demo of the Month,” an appearance on the [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Symphonic metal, power metal, progressive metal, neoclassical metal, all bare truth for the sound of French group Symakya. Formed in 2009, the band is the brain child of the musical trio featuring guitarist Matthieu Morand, lead singer Kevin Kazek and [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Since renowned guitarist/producer Martin Kronlund invited David Reece to sing on Gypsy Rose’s Another World in 2008, it has been non stop for the talented vocalist. In 2009 Reece put out his first solo album Universal Language, followed by the reissue Bangalore [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer A year past the Angel of Babylon debut, lead singer David Fefolt re-emerges with yet another heavy metal project/band, Firewolfe. To be fair, Firewolfe is actually the brainchild of guitarists Paul Kleff and Nick Layton who decided to join forces, also featuring [...]
by Justin Gaines Guest Staff Writer Can we declare 2011 the Year of the Devil yet? Between the emergence of Ghost, Blood Ceremony and Portrait and the return of the original Satan’s Host lineup, this year was already loaded with good old-fashioned evil heavy metal. Now we have a new album from [...]
