Month: April 2012

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Interviews 2012

John Kevill of Warbringer

April 29, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on John Kevill of Warbringer
by Steve Patrick Staff Writer — The members of Californian thrash outfit Warbringer are unabashed fans of the old-school. Their latest record, 2011’s Worlds Torn Asunder, is a relentless attack of 80’s thrash sound and […]
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Interviews 2012

Diego Minach of Rhope

April 28, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Diego Minach of Rhope
by Joe Mis Staff Writer — The Italian groove-metal band Rhope released their debut album entitled Turning Maybes Into Reality on 27-February-2012 after signing a deal with Bakerteam Records. This up-and-coming quartet consists of Diego […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Trixter | New Audio Machine

April 26, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Trixter | New Audio Machine
by Mark Allen Staff Writer — Fans who have been chomping at the bit to sink their teeth—well, ears, technically—into this comeback album from Trixter will find it to be a mixed bag. There are […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Status Minor | Ouroboros

April 22, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Status Minor | Ouroboros
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Finnish progressive metal band Status Minor is back with their second full-length album, titled Ouroboros. The band turned some heads with their 2009 debut Dialog, and if anything Ouroboros […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Dennis Develin | Tip of the Tongue

April 21, 2012 Managing Editor Comments Off on Dennis Develin | Tip of the Tongue
by Hardrock Haven Staff Writer — There’s some music in life that is custom made for romance, for love, for candlelight interludes and Harlequin fairy tales. And then there’s the music made by Dennis Develin, […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Tyketto | Dig in Deep

April 19, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Tyketto | Dig in Deep
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — If you’re the kind of fan of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s melodic rock scene that still follows the bands all these years later, you’re no doubt aware […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Atkins/May Project | Serpents Kiss

April 19, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Atkins/May Project | Serpents Kiss
by Ron Higgins Staff Writer — Serpents Kiss is the first album from the unlikely duo of original Judas Priest vocalist Al Atkins and Christian metal guitarist Paul May. Although this is their first full-blown […]
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Concert Reviews 2012

LIVE! | The Blueberries

April 19, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | The Blueberries
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer — April 5, 2012 at Purple Turtle in London, U.K. Keeping in step with the perpetually changing underground rock scene, the famous Purple Turtle bar in London’s Camden Town is […]
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Interviews 2012

Sever

April 19, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Sever
by Chris A. Staff Writer — Meet Columbus-based hard-rock band SEVER. Combining high energy vocals with thick classic rock and thrash inspired licks, this foursome has the potential to move up the rock ‘n roll […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Dragonforce | The Power Within

April 18, 2012 Managing Editor Comments Off on Dragonforce | The Power Within
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — It took them a few good years but they are finally back! Dragonforce the British-French extreme power metal group shook the rock and mainstream world on numerous occasions during […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Accept | Stalingrad

April 15, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Accept | Stalingrad
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — In retrospect most would agree that Accept served the metal community with one of the best comebacks in the new decade through Blood of the Nations. Blood of the […]
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Interviews 2012

Michael Clayton Arbeeny of Tyketto

April 14, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Michael Clayton Arbeeny of Tyketto
by Alexandra Mrozowska Staff Writer — Forget the 2007 farewell: Tyketto is back and not to call it quits! New Jersey rockers, known from such classics of melodic rock as Forever Young or The End […]
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Interviews 2012

Mark “Gus” Scott of Trixter

April 13, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Mark “Gus” Scott of Trixter
by Alexandra Mrozowska Staff Writer — Having released their first self-titled album in 1990, Trixter achieved some moderate success but was never able to be counted among the biggest acts of an era. The story […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Huntress | Spell Eater

April 12, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Huntress | Spell Eater
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — You know those female-fronted metal bands where a rousing symphonic arrangement sets the stage for a doe-eyed waif in a Stevie Nicks dress to emerge, much like a delicate […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Janus | Nox Aeris

April 11, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Janus | Nox Aeris
by Mark Allen Staff Writer — Not exactly bringing anything new to the modern hard rock/metal stakes is Nox Aeris, the latest album from Chicago-based Janus. While it’s all played very well and professionally engineered, […]
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Music Reviews 2012

The Reticent | Le Temps Detruit Tout

April 11, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on The Reticent | Le Temps Detruit Tout
by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Le Temps Detruit Tout (French for Time Destroys Everything in case you were wondering) is the long-awaited third release from The Reticent, the solo project from Wehrwolfe drummer Chris […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Killinger | Killinger

April 9, 2012 Publisher 1
by John Kindred Staff Writer — Looking to return to the glory days of the ’80s Hard Rock scene, where huge arena anthems rang out in stadiums all over the world, Killinger have emerged to […]
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Interviews 2012

Markus Ullrich of Lanfear

April 8, 2012 Managing Editor Comments Off on Markus Ullrich of Lanfear
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Lanfear guitarist Markus Ullrich checked in with Hardrock Haven to discuss their stellar new release This Harmonic Consonance; some specific tracks like “Colours of Chaos” and “By-Product Nation;” how […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Legion | Nemesis

April 8, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Legion | Nemesis
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — For those melodic rock fans who have a habit of digging into the underground hard rock scene, the name Phil Vincent should be more than a well-known one. The […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Nightwish | Imaginaerum

April 8, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Nightwish | Imaginaerum
by Joe Mis Staff Writer — Imaginaerum marks the return of Finnish symphonic metal pioneers Nightwish to active duty – their seventh studio release overall. Although they’ve been in existence since 1996, realistically this is […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Heat | Address the Nation

April 8, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Heat | Address the Nation
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — For a fan of contemporary melodic rock-AOR it is impossible not to have heard of Heat. The Swedish six piece that took the melodic world by storm in 2009 […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Furyon | Gravitas

April 5, 2012 Publisher 1
by Mark Allen Staff Writer — Furyon was born from the ashes of the melodic rock band Pride, but anyone expecting a similar sound will be more pissed than a polecat receiving a pepper spray […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Overkill | The Electric Age

April 4, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Overkill | The Electric Age
by Steve Patrick Staff Writer — Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth, D.D. Verni, and company are definite proponents of the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mantra and this is by no means a bad thing. […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Jeff Scott Soto | Damage Control

April 4, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Jeff Scott Soto | Damage Control
by Erik Tweedy Staff Writer — For more than 20 years now, vocalist Jeff Scott Soto has been regarded as one of the top vocalists of the melodic rock genre. After fronting bands like Talisman, […]
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Music Reviews 2012

Back From Ashes | 261

April 2, 2012 Publisher Comments Off on Back From Ashes | 261
by Mark Allen Staff Writer — Back From Ashes are dangerous. They want to penetrate your ears without mercy, hammer your brain until it turns to mush, whiplash your neck until it snaps like a […]