by Trevor Portz Staff Writer — October 22, 2011 at Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA. Riding the waves of praise and success both Anthrax and Testament have had with their most recent albums (Worship Music and The Formation of Damnation, respectively), it was a masterstroke for the bands to tour [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer — Norway’s White Willow has recently released their sixth album -a progressive/folk rock effort entitled Terminal Twilight. If you are looking for something light, airy, and a bit different – this may be the album for you. White Willow released their first album [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Williams-Friestedt is the collaboration between Toto vocalist Joseph Williams and melodic rock guitarist Peter Friestedt. With AOR/melodic rock duos being very much in the favor of the day, it is hardly surprising that such professionals decided to join [...]
by Chris A. Staff Writer — “The air is filled with thick black smoke…” are the opening lyrics of Human Nature by powerhouse Israeli metal band Shredhead. Damn right it is! And your head is going to explode when you hear this disc. If you love old school, take-no-prisoners [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer — There was a time when Richie Kotzen was a teenage prodigy, and his strutting self-confidence spoke volumes of his natural musical gift, the hard work behind his astounding chops, and his youthful inexperience in exploring his inner realities. There was also a [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Formed in 1996 Japanese melodic metal band Animetal introduced a rather original concept within the genre; Animetal would deliver metal versions of popular anime themes songs while being big on stage theatrics, costumes and make-up. The group disbanded in [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer — If you miss the glory days of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, you’ll be in for a treat if you grab a copy of the debut full length release Angels of Mons from the UK’s Agincourt. This long time quartet (together since 1991) is out to prove that old school [...]
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Wolfpakk is a new melodic metal project put together by vocalists Mark Sweeney and Michael Voss. That fact alone – that the voices of Crystal Ball and Mad Max/Casanova (respectively) are teaming up – would be reason for most fans of European style melodic [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer — The Grandfathers of Metal are a quartet of egos molded into the guise of one of the most influential NWOBHM ever to grace the stage and are known to the world as Judas Priest. The band’s longevity has spanned 40-plus years. That’s four decades! [...]
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — It has been four years since American singer David Reece made his comeback in the music industry by fronting Swedish melodic hard rock band Gypsy Rose on their second album Another World. Since then David launched his solo career with Universal Language [...]
