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YES – Like It Is

YES – Like It Is

On Tuesday August 12th 2014, YES jumped on stage at the Ikeda Theater in Mesa, AZ performing some of their most well-known and influential releases ever. Reflected in this new retrospective live chapter and perfect companion of ‘Like it Is – Yes at the Bristol Hippodrome’, this new live audio visual album offers two of […]

Borealis – Purgatory

Borealis – Purgatory

Canada is not really the first country you think of when it comes to high-class melodic metal. This could possibly change a bit now withBOREALIS (from Orangeville, Ontario). So far this young and talented band may mostly be known to insiders and a smaller but devoted fanbase, but their new (3rd) album “Purgatory” proves that […]

P.O.D. – The Awakening

P.O.D.  – The Awakening

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY®-nominated SoCal hard-rockers P.O.D. will release their ninth studio album, The Awakening (T-Boy/UMe), on August 21. The evocative album, produced by the band’s long-time collaborator and friend, Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Kelly Clarkson), features 10 tracks and special guests Maria Brink from In This Moment and Lou Koller from Sick of it All. […]

Burning Point

Burning Point

  Finnish power metallers BURNING POINT are an active part of the European Metal scene since the late 90’s. Led by mastermind Pete Ahonen, the band has released five studio albums since then, all to critical acclaim. In 2014, Ahonen (who was responsible for vocals and guitars) asked former Battle Beast singer Nitte Valo to […]

Lizz Wright – Concord Records Debut With Freedom & Surrender

Lizz Wright – Concord Records Debut With Freedom & Surrender

Five years after the release of her critically acclaimed, gospel-laden disc, Fellowship (Verve), Lizz Wright makes her Concord Records debut with the powerful Freedom & Surrender, set for release on September 4, 2015. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter – renowned for her earthy alto voice and emotive yet straight-forward vocal serenading – teams with four-time GRAMMY-winning bassist […]

Fat.Mo.Mac – Fat.Mo.Mac

Fat.Mo.Mac – Fat.Mo.Mac

FAT.MO.MAC is hitting the scene with a bluesy grind straight out of one of the most influential eras in music history. With influences like Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, and Leslie West pressed firmly between the pick and slide of the strings, FAT.MO.MAC’s debut album isanything but freshman work. “I had a couple of […]

Harem Scarem – Thirteen

Harem Scarem – Thirteen

THIRTEEN Canadian Rockers Harem Scarem are coming back – after a long 6 years hiatus – with their 13th original studio album cleverly entitled…”Thirteen”. After the band’s return in 2013 with the release of “Mood Swings II” – the re-recorded version of their career-defining album “Mood Swings”, originally released in 1993 – Harem Scarem embarked […]