by Mark Allen Staff Writer Fans of Swedish singer-guitarist Andreas Novak have exhibited Job-like patience as they awaited this second solo effort from the ex-Mind’s Eye vocalist and current House of Shakira frontman, but those fans will probably proclaim the wait well worth it once they hear [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Guardian at the Gate is album number three from New Jersey-based heavy metal outfit Arctic Flame, another of the traditional metal revivalists on the Pure Steel label. Like most bands in the so-called New Wave of Traditional metal, Arctic Flame cites Judas Priest and [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Philadelphia-based traditional metal band Pharaoh’s eagerly anticipated fourth studio album may still be on the horizon, but the band has served up an “odds and ends” EP to keep fans satisfied in the meantime. The new EP, titled Ten Years, contains four studio [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Cassandra Syndrome is a true rarity – an American operatic metal band! In a genre usually dominated by Scandinavians, the Maryland based Cassandra Syndrome is out to prove that dark operatic metal is ready to leave it northern European nest and become a worldwide style [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Following the success of their 2009 debut NWOBHM for Muthas, German heavy metal band Roxxcalibur is back with another tribute to the storied days of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The band, which features former members of Viron, has once again employed [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer Bringing together a band whose members come from such iconic metal heavyweights as solid as DivineFire, Narnia, Cloudscape, Hammerfall, Yngvie Malmsteen and Silent Memorial one should have a firm sentiment that this indeed will be a band that can (and will) live up [...]
by Don & Ron Higgins Staff Writer Most people think of Night Ranger as a good ‘80s pop band with memorable ballads like “When You Close Your Eyes” and, most notably, “Sister Christian.” What many people forget is that Night Ranger was first and foremost a guitar-driven hard rock band [...]
by Don & Ron Higgins Staff Writer Watching Over You is the impressive fourth album by the British hard rock band Shadowman. This album is a well-produced, perfectly executed melodic / AOR album that sounds vintage yet contemporary. The four musicians craft 12 solid tracks that demonstrate not [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer Rock music and Sweden once again go hand in hand, but this time it isn’t melodic death metal out to catch you attention. It is now classic rock, courtesy of the young quintet known as The Gloria Story. Mixing some modern touches into music clearly inspired by the pioneers [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Guitarist George Lynch returns with his latest solo album Kill All Control. You know him from the ‘80s with Dokken, and later he formed the infamous Lynch Mob. Over the years, Lynch has maintained a steady release of solo records, while keeping Lynch Mob alive and [...]
