by Justin Gaines Guest Staff Writer Even in an era that has seen a lot of unanticipated reunion of ‘80s rock acts, did anyone ever expect to see another Airrace album more than a quarter century after their debut? The band, which featured a young drummer named Jason Bonham, released exactly one [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Finally cult AOR/melodic rock band Moritz have come to release their debut album in 2011. Led by guitarist Greg Heart, Moritz was active during the mid 80s having released an EP yet unable to secure a recording contract the group disbanded while shortly after Greg [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Neoclassical Fire is the second brand new instrumental album by American guitarist Dean Cascione. Coached by Joe Stump, arguably the U.S. authority in neoclassical guitar shred, Dean Cascione definitely lives up to the expectations of a hot shot axeman. The first [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer After the success of Houston, it seems that AOR duos are once again in the favor of the day and here is another collaboration that is bound to excite just about any seasoned fan of the genre. Keyboardist Ivan Gunn formerly of Pride and Balance of Power teams up [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer Almost a decade past their last album, Australian heavy metal group Pegazus re-emerge with In Metal We Trust. Pegazus play old-school heavy metal though labeling them a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band would not do the Melbourne based quintet justice as they [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer It Is So. Simple, direct, to the point, and undeniably true. The first full length studio release from Finland’s Stala & So is all of that and more. This glam influenced hard rocking quintet will be releasing their debut on 9 September 2011. Featuring members of Hanoi [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Following their welcome reformation in 2008 (and fittingly titled album, Resurrection Macabre), death metallers Pestilence are back with another new batch of morbid tracks, this time in the form of Doctrine. Reuniting front-man Patrick Mameli with classic-era bassist [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer The Lay of Thrym is the sixth album from the modern day Vikings in Tyr. The Faroe Islanders have been quite visible of late, with a steady stream of albums, various pagan-themed tours and even an appearance at the ProgPower USA festival. Instead of taking it easy, Tyr [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer North Carolina has long boasted a vibrant and diverse metal scene, with exciting new bands across several sub-genres breaking through to the larger metal world. One of the latest, and perhaps most interesting, bands to emerge from the NC scene is Greensboro-based A [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer California based Mark Dean is making a run at being metal’s next Renaissance man with the release of his solo effort entitled No Man Is An Island. The album defies genre and classification, blending many old and new school metal influences with a smattering of progressive [...]
