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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MEGADETH – Super Collider

June 4, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Dave Mustaine is at it again with Megadeth’s 14th studio album: Super Collider. Joining Mustaine are Shawn Drover (drums), long-time companion David Ellefson (bass), and Chris Broderick (guitar) — Mustaine also invoked Disturbed frontman David …READ MORE

SACRED OATH – Fallen

May 28, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Connecticut, USA-bred Sacred Oath is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a new studio LP entitled Fallen. Sacred Oath plays an unconventional form of Power Metal… there are good measures of Traditional and Progressive Metal elements …READ MORE

BLACK STAR RIDERS – All Hell Breaks Loose

May 27, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Remaining members of Thin Lizzy have written and released new material under the moniker Black Star Riders; a name vocalist Ricky Warwick siphoned from the 1993 western movie Tombstone. Their debut album, All Hell Breaks …READ MORE

SHOTGUN REVOLUTION – Shotgun Revolution

May 27, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Shotgun Revolution is a Danish Melodic Rock/Hard Rock band headed up by guitarist Martin Frank, and Shotgun Revolution is a compilation of the band’s best tracks from their first 2 albums (both released only in …READ MORE

ANVIL – Hope In Hell

May 27, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Coming at you with their 15th studio album is the “legendary” Canadian band Anvil. Lips Kudlow and Geza Reiner (along with new bassist Sal Italiano) again invoked the talents of Bob Marlette (Alice Cooper, Saliva, …READ MORE

JUPITER SOCIETY – From Endangered To Extinct

May 27, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Comprised of members from Opeth, Candlemass, and Evergrey (amongst others), Jupiter Society is a “supergroup” with roots driven deep into the dark, doomy, and obscure aspects of Metal. From Endangered To Extinct is the band’s …READ MORE

FAIR WARNING – Sundancer

May 24, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Fair Warning is a Melodic Hard Rock band from Germany that has enjoyed on-and-off success for over 2 decades, especially in Japan and parts of Europe. The band’s latest release entitled Sundancer, is comprised of …READ MORE

GIUNTINI PROJECT – Giuntini Project IV

May 24, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

The Giuntini Project, headed up by Italian guitarist Aldo Giuntini, is releasing IV, once again with former Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin. IV contains 13 tracks of clean, crisp, well-recorded Melodic Heavy Metal that simply …READ MORE

POWERWORLD – Cybersteria

May 23, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Powerworld is a German-based Melodic Power Metal band (meaning they are less frenetic in their playing style than what you may be accustomed to when you think of Power Metal). Their release, Cybersteria, is a …READ MORE

U.D.O. – Steelhammer

May 21, 2013 Dan Skiba 0

Udo Dirkschneider’s U.D.O. is at it again with the release of Steelhammer. Certain musicians who had success in the ‘80s did so simply because they had molten metal rolling through their veins 24/7, and Dirkschneider …READ MORE