Articles by Dan Skiba

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Dan Skiba

Dan is a former partner at Metal Express Radio, and also served as a reviewer, photographer and interviewer on occasions. Based out of Indianapolis, USA he was first turned on to Hard Rock music in the mid-1970s when he purchased Deep Purple's Machine Head as his first album. He was immediately enthralled with the powerful guitar sound and pronounced drumbeat, and had to get more! His collection quickly expanded to include as many of Heavy Rock bands of the time that he could get his hands on, such as Ted Nugent, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath, to name just a few.
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ROYAL HUNT – Devil’s Dozen

August 21, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Veteran stalwarts Royal Hunt are at it again with their 13th studio album entitled Devil’s Dozen. After several lineup changes over their storied career, including a couple-three vocalist reshufflings, D.C. Cooper once again mans the …READ MORE

KALEDON – Legend of the Forgotten Reign – Chapter IV: Twilight of the Gods

August 21, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Italy’s Kaledon has been through a few changes, including brining on board a new singer and a new record label (Scarlet), who has spearheaded remastering and is now reissuing Kaledon’s most popular album: Legend of …READ MORE

THE MURDER OF MY SWEET – Beth Out Of Hell

August 21, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

The Murder Of My Sweet is an up-and-coming 4-piece band out of Sweden headed up by Daniel Flores, and Beth Out Of Hell is their 3rd release. The album topically centers around a love story between good and evil, and …READ MORE

ZANDELLE – Perseverance

August 19, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Zandelle is an atmospheric Power Metal band from the USA that has been around for 2 decades and has a strong handful of albums to their credit. Their latest is entitled Perseverance, and looking through …READ MORE

STORMZONE – Seven Sins

August 18, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Stormzone is a Melodic Metal band out of Ireland with a handful of albums to their credit, the latest being Seven Sins. The album follows a “dark” story line of Dr. Dealer and his travelling …READ MORE

MURDER F.M. – Happily Neverafter

August 7, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Murder F.M. hails from Dallas, Texas, USA and their offering is entitled Happily Neverafter. Before even listening to this album’s first note, the cover and the title screeeeeeam of Marilyn Manson. Happily (or unhappily depending …READ MORE

STORMHAMMER – Echoes Of A Lost Paradise

August 7, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Orignially formed in the early ‘90s, Stormhammer is an Epic Power Metal band from Munich, Germany, and Echoes Of A Lost Paradise is their fifth studio release. If you like Power Metal whose song topics …READ MORE

FEAR FACTORY – Genexus

August 7, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

US-based Fear Factory is cited often as an influence for many bands in the Death Metal/Heavy Thrash subgenres ever since their inception. Some 26 years later, Fear Factory’s set to release their 9th studio album …READ MORE

SYMPHONY X – Underworld

August 3, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

New Jersey, USA-based Symphony X has released their 9th studio album entitled Underworld, which is topically influenced by the literary masterpiece: Dante’s Inferno. This album is one of those albums where there’s plenty going on …READ MORE

IN VAIN – The Little Things That Matter

July 31, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

In Vain hails from Norway, and their fourth release is entitled The Little Things That Matter, which interestingly enough sounds like something snatched out of Alice Cooper’s archives. Anyway, In Vain plays an interesting mix of …READ MORE