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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TRIXTER – Human Era

June 5, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Veteran Hair Metallers Trixter from New Jersey, USA are back at it with Human Era. Although the “hair” isn’t as prolific as it once was, Trixter are one of the rare bands of the late …READ MORE

BEAUVOIR/FREE – American Trash

June 5, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Frontiers Records works behind the scenes quite often these days to pair various Rock Stars with one another to knock out collaboration albums. The latest match-up is a reunion between Jean Beauvoir and Micki Free …READ MORE

EXXILES – Oblivion

June 2, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Exxiles is the brainchild of Mauricio Bustamante out of Mexico, and the first release is entitled Oblivion. Exxiles’ soundscape is rooted in Progressive Metal, and Bustamante ropes in an impressive array of who’s who from …READ MORE

GRAAL – Chapter IV

June 1, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Graal is a quintet out of Italy, and their latest release is entitled Chapter IV. Graal has grown from album to album, with the result being a highly polished, well-produced Progressive Hard Rock album in …READ MORE

EXOTHERIA – Angels Are Calling

June 1, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Exotheria hail from Italy, and although the band has been around for the better part of 20 years, Angels Are Calling is their debut full-length release. Exotheria play an interesting mix of Helloween-ish Power Metal, …READ MORE

EXORCISM – World In Sin

June 1, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Coming off of 2014’s debut release entitled I am God, Csaba Zvekan’s band Exorcism is releasing an EP entitled World In Sin. With a host of guest musicians to complement the 5 tracks written by …READ MORE

HELLOWEEN – My God-Given Right

May 29, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Germany’s Power Metal founders Helloween are celebrating their 30-year anniversary, and what better way to ring in the beginning of a 4th decade than to release their 15th studio album, entitled My God-Given Right. Regardless …READ MORE

MAGIC PIE – King For A Day

May 25, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Magic Pie is out of Norway, and King For A Day is their 4th release. The band is a Progressive Metal outfit, with priority towards being Progressive first, and Metal second … especially in their …READ MORE

THIRD ION – 13/8bit

May 25, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Third Ion is an unusually named band out of Canada comprised of youngsters to the music scene, and 13/8Bit is their debut release. Their music is influenced by their passions: Progressive Metal, Video Games, and …READ MORE

EMERALD SUN – Metal Dome

May 22, 2015 Dan Skiba 0

Emerald Sun is a Greek Epic/Power Metal band with Progressive tendencies, and Metal Dome is their 3rd release. Greece continues to be one of the top 3 countries in the world with respect to generating …READ MORE