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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SYRON VANES – Chaos From A Distance

January 30, 2017 Dan Skiba 0

Syron Vanes hails from Sweden, and has been in circulation since the early 1980s, and when you hear this album you may be surprised to know that Chaos From A Distance is actually their 8th …READ MORE

DEATHLESS LEGACY – Dance With Devils

January 24, 2017 Dan Skiba 0

Deathless Legacy is a female-fronted Power/(light) Black Metal band out of Italy, and their latest offering is entitled Dance With Devils. Originally formed as Deathless — a tribute band to Death SS — the band incurred legal …READ MORE

FIREWIND – Immortals

January 17, 2017 Dan Skiba 0

Greece’s own Firewind is back at it again after a rather long (for them at least) hiatus with their 8th studio record entitled Immortals. For those new to the band, the leader is none other …READ MORE

ANCESTRAL – Master Of Fate

January 11, 2017 Dan Skiba 0

Ancestral hails from Italy, and Master Of Fate is their sophomore release … however, it’s been about 10 years since their debut, so perhaps this is a second crack by the band to introduce themselves to …READ MORE

NEW YEAR’s EVE ENCORE PRESENTATION: Metal Express Radio Partners’ Top 30 Album Picks since the turn of the century

December 29, 2016 Dan Skiba 0

Back in April 2016, the 3 Metal Express Radio Partners (Stig Nordahl, Scott “The Ripper” Jeslis, and Dan “Soft Boy” Skiba) met in Chicago, Illinois, USA to air a live show highlighting their personal Top …READ MORE

DARIO MOLLO’S CROSSBONES – Rock The Cradle

December 26, 2016 Dan Skiba 0

Dario Mollo is an Italian guitarist extraordinaire most recognized from his work with Glenn Hughes (Voodoo Hill) and the band The Cage. He’s been involved as well on the production side of the business, and …READ MORE

PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS – Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons

December 14, 2016 Dan Skiba 0

The only blue sky coming out of the dark cloud of Lemmy’s death is that Motorhead band members such as guitarist Phil Campbell are now “free” to make their own music and to spread their …READ MORE

SIXX:A.M. – Prayers For The Blessed

December 1, 2016 Dan Skiba 0

Nikki Sixx and company have released their 2nd album of 2016 — Volume 2 of the couplet, if you will — entitled Prayers For The Blessed … the follow-up to Volume 1, Prayers For The …READ MORE

LIGHTNING STRIKES – Lightning Strikes

November 30, 2016 Dan Skiba 0

Lightning Strikes is the latest supergroup starring vocalist Tony Martin, keyboardist Derek Sherinian, and guitarist/producer Roy Z, and their offering is a 11-track self-titled LP. With a line-up comprised of these Hard Rock and Metal …READ MORE

METALLICA – Hardwired… To Self-Destruct

November 21, 2016 Dan Skiba 0

After 8 years and numerous broken promises, Metallica have answered the pleas of their vast constituency and released their 10th studio album – a double album to be more precise – entitled Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. A conventional CD …READ MORE