by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Rock’n’Roll Circus is the brand new debut album by German-Italian producer/guitarist Rob Mancini. Being active since the ’90s as a recording artist in melodic hard rock, Mancini served in such bands as Hotwire and Crush. The musician has since resided [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer — Woodstock means many things to many people: psychedelic rock, outdoor concerts, funny smelling smoke, hippies, Viet Nam, peace – but for the guys of the progressive rock band 3 it simply means home. Rising above all of the Woodstock images and influences, 3 has [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Strange Angels is the debut solo album by British guitarist David Mark Pearce out on AOR Heaven records. Progressive rock enthusiasts probably recognize Pearce as a member of Oliver Wakeman’s solo band, as well as a studio producer in the genre. With [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer — Re-tooling the rock and roll machine for another studio album, Michael Schenker is back with Temple of Rock. This is a follow-up to MSG’s 2008’s In the Midst of Beauty and ’09’s Gipsy Lady, both of which reunited Schenker with original [...]
by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer — When you think of South Africa, the last thing that probably comes to mind is crunchy melodic hard rock. Hailing from Cape Town South Africa, Stone Collar provides just that, a solid dose of old-school melodic hard rock with a modern touch that sounds fresh, [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — It’s been far too long since North Carolina’s traditional metal kings Widow have graced us with a new studio album. In the years since 2007’s Nightlife, we’ve seen a major resurgence in old school, traditional heavy metal, both here and abroad. Widow [...]
by Franco Cerchiari Staff Writer — With similarities to K2, Riverside, Mystery and Mars Hollow, with traces of the keyboard and heavy lush guitar sounds of the 1970’s prog rockers, Kayak, the melodramatic sound that is Knight Area comes to life with Nine Paths, their follow up to [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Mirrorball is the brand new live album by leading glam metal band Def Leppard, issued by Frontiers Records. Having enjoyed a career that spans over thirty years, the British band has just released its first official live album. Mirrorball is a 2 CD plus DVD [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Assumptions can get you in trouble. At the very least, they can backfire and show you just how little you know about something. Case in point: Maryland-based metal band Odin’s Court. With a name like that and the old school artwork adorning their latest album [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Three years past their debut album, Elevener return with their second studio effort Symmetry In Motion. Despite the peculiar album title and artwork it has to be clear that Elevener is actually a melodic rock/AOR band with a clear ‘80s orientation. What [...]
