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House of Shakira | HOS

by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer — After a 5 year hiatus, one of Sweden’s greatest exports, House of Shakira, return to the forefront of the European melodic rock scene. HOS features 13 tracks chock full of pure melodic rock bliss that have made House of Shakira one of the biggest bands in the [...]

Infinity Overture Infinity Overture Part 1

by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer In certain circles they say a rose by any other name is still a rose. So is it safe to assume that metal, by any other name is still metal? Well, yes and no. With so many genres and subgenres, to say a CD is metal will revoke images of raised eyebrows and [...]

Mistheria Dragon Fire

by Ron and Don Higgins Staff Writer When one thinks of musical virtuosos in the world of hard rock and heavy metal, you usually think of guitar players or maybe even a bass player or two. You rarely think in terms of a virtuoso keyboardist, but that’s exactly what we have here with Mistheria. He [...]

Acacia Avenue Acacia Avenue

by Franco Wissa Staff Writer While known for his progressive metal work with Fatal Force, Danish guitarist Torben Enevoldsen takes a more melodic approach with this his side project, Acacia Avenue. Sounding like the vocal heavy sounds of Final Frontier, Work of Art and others of the same genre, [...]