It’s time for the fourth installment of WOLFPAKK, the melodic metal allstar project led by Mark Sweeney (ex-Crystal Ball) and Michael Voss (Mad Max, Michael Schenker). Once again the two experienced musicians have gathered a pack of “guest wolves” to refine the 11 new songs which will be featured on ‘Wolves Reign’ (release date: May […]
Bloodbound – War Of Dragons It’s been an impressive journey for BLOODBOUND: The Swedish power metal commando has become more and more popular in recent years. All this falls back on talent and hard work: Since 2005 BLOODBOUND have not only released six studio albums and a Live DVD/CD, they’ve also toured with giants such […]
Critically-acclaimed singer songwriter Ray Scott will release his sixth studio disc, Guitar For Sale, on June 9, 2017, with distribution through The Holland Group / Sony/RED. The North Carolina native premiered the set’s first single, “Livin’ This Way” in March during an appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. “When I went into the studio with […]
When Frontiers released Pride Of Lions’ groundbreaking first album in 2003, many people asked “is this one of those project bands that do one or two cds and then disappear – or a real band with staying power?” Now in the year 2017 the answer is clear at the dawn of the release of their […]
Legendary rock act DEEP PURPLE are gearing up for the worldwide release of inFinite on April 7, 2017 via earMUSIC. The first track “Time For Bedlam” is available tomorrow, and you can hear it on Spotify here. Also, this summer the band kicks off a 19-city tour with another rock hero, Alice Cooper. Called the Long Goodbye […]
When my editor handed me the selections for this month, he casually stated “You got my fave LP for the month.” I didn’t have to even ask to know that Vanishing Point’s “Tangled In Dream” was it. This progressive metal album keeps you entranced from moment one with the power synths and heavy guitar, then […]
The popularity of symphonic metal is once again growing and, in part, we can thank Swedish cinematic/symphonic metal band, The Murder of My Sweet. Odd name, perhaps, however, according to the band the name was inspired by the 1944 film noir, Murder, My Sweet, and in many ways it is a befitting moniker. The Murder […]
Rock is dead, they say? Hogwash! Don’t even bring up such an idea with the four-piece Cullman, Alabama-bred rockers Shallow Side, who have taken it to be their personal holy mission to spread the glory of modern rock & roll as far and as wide as they can to anyone who will listen. “The energy […]
Marenna is a project started in 2014 by songwriter and lead singer Rodrigo Marenna, an experienced Brazilian musician who was part of many local bands. Marenna’s focus is to launch the vocalist to an international career, bringing to the public his own compositions and to expose the audience to the musical influences from ’80s AOR, […]
Southern California’s own Stephen Pearcy has finally returned after a 7-year hiatus. The RATT founder/singer is back with another solo album that definitely is his best one to date. Smash, available now for purchase, is about as close as Pearcy has gotten to his former RATT days. With a heavier sound and more of that […]