by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer Hailing from Sweden, the new glam metal capital of the world, Crashdiet has finally crash landed in the United States with the release of Generation Wild. This is what glam metal should sound like. This four-piece outfit from Stockholm has put together a winning [...]
by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer Now here’s an impressive release that’s a little different coming out of Los Angeles. Rival Sons unleashes something that feels so ultra-cool and hip to listen to that you’ll want to break out your bell bottoms and platform shoes. Mixing old-school funk and blues [...]
by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer In 1986, the band Accept was on top of its game and was one of the biggest metal bands touring Europe, and then it all instantly fell apart. In search of a solo career, lead singer Udo Dirkschneider unceremoniously left the band, leaving his fellow band mates to fend for [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Though possibly best known for his work on Inside the NFL, comedian Don Jamieson has become a household name amongst metalheads, acting as co-host of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show. Riding his wave of current success, Jamieson has just released a live stand-up album on [...]
by Franco C. Staff Writer From a country almost as old as time, comes a band with a sound that can certainly keep up with any of today’s power metal heavyweights. Endless Main, a 6 piece from Slovakia have unleashed their debut, Sea of Lies, complete with feverishly paced drums, luxuriant [...]
by Ron & Don Higgins Staff Writer After numerous listens, the latest release by Rhinobucket can be summarized thusly: It sounds like classic Rhino Bucket and old-school AC/DC. Okay, that summary is obviously a bit facetious, but also happens to be pretty accurate. Another way to say it is [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer Since his earliest days with his self titled band, Moratti, on through his work with Phenomena, and as well his guest vocals on Tor Talle’s astounding 2005 project, Northern Light and his tenure with Final Frontier and Saga’s 2009 Human Condition, Moratti, has [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Hot on the heels of Iron Maiden’s 15th studio album, Final Frontier, EMI has dropped a two-disc greatest hits package, which covers the band from 1990 to 2010. From Fear to Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010 begins where Somewhere Back in Time (greatest hits release [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Guest Staff Writer Gratuitous demonstrations of sleek, well-groomed technique are packed in so densely into this 2009 instrumental release that they leave little room for anything else – be it compositional dynamics, a sense of narrative or simply variety – either of tempo, [...]
by Mark Allen Staff Writer Even stalwart defenders of modern hard rock reluctantly acknowledge that the market is as oversaturated as a sponge in a swimming pool, so when an album surfaces through the polluted sea of mediocrity that is good enough to carve a smile on the face of a stone sphinx, [...]
