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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ARTICAL – Illusion X

November 12, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Artical is a Greek Neoclassical Power Metal Band with some Progressive and Symphonic elements to their music, and Illusion X is their third studio album. Known to many, Mark Boals (Malmsteen, Ring Of Fire, etc.) …READ MORE

STONECAST – Heroikos

November 12, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Stonecast is an Epic Metal band from France, and Heroikis is the band’s second release, this time featuring drummer Rhino from the Epic Metal Godfathers Manowar. At times, Stonecast sounds remarkably similar to Blind Guardian …READ MORE

WE ARE LEGEND – Rise Of The Legend

November 8, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

We Are Legend is an unusually named Progressive/Power Metal band from Germany, and Rise Of The Legend is their debut release. Musically, We Are Legend incorporates a good amount of keyboards, which is actually a …READ MORE

TRAGODIA – Mythmaker

November 5, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Tragodia is a Progressive Metal band hailing from Italy, and their current offering is entitled Mythmaker. The band is a “true” Progressive Metal band, offering well-rounded, atmospheric Metal that incorporates numerous instruments and soundscapes. In …READ MORE

EPYSODE – Fantasmagoria

November 5, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Epysode is essentially a one-man Progressive Metal outfit, headed up by Samuel Arkan, and Fantasmagoria is his second studio release. Arkan invokes the talents of numerous well-known names in the Progressive Metal subgenre to help tell …READ MORE

SILENT VOICES – Reveal The Change

November 3, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Silent Voices is a Finnish Progressive Metal band, and Reveal The Change is their 4th studio effort. The main band “change” deals with the vocalists … Michael Henneken left the band, and was (sort of) replaced …READ MORE

SIDEBURN – Electrify

November 2, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Sideburn is a Swiss band that plays their brand of Hard Rock in the vein of Bon Scott-era AC/DC. Electrify is comprised of 14 tracks of straight-forward, down-and-dirty Hard Rock with simple (yet creative) riffs …READ MORE

STRYPER – No More Hell To Pay

November 1, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Multi-platinum Christian Glamsters Stryper are still fighting the good fight with their latest release No More Hell To Pay. If you’re a Metalhead who viewed Stryper as cheesy or opportunistic in the past (if not …READ MORE

BLACK HAWK – A Mighty Metal Axe

October 25, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Black Hawk is a Melodic Metal band from Germany that originally formed in 1981, but they disbanded due to never landing a recording contract. Black Hawk reformed in 2001, and have since been very active …READ MORE

JAVELIN – Fragments Of The Inner Shadow

October 25, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Javelin is a German band originally formed in 1982, but they never landed a recording contract, and only have a couple EPs to their credit before now. Pure Underground Records recently discovered the band, resulting …READ MORE