Articles by Gary McLean

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Gary McLean

Gary was a reviewer here at Metal Express Radio, based out of the small Ontario, Canada town of Sault Ste. Marie, right on the border of Michigan, USA. When it comes to Metal and Hard Rock, Gary likes quite a few different bands, from stalwarts like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, to newer, hard-hitting groups such as Primal Fear, Hammerfall, and Paragon. Other favorites include the likes of Nightwish, Running Wild, Therion, Accept, Stratovarius, Dream Evil, Helloween, Rammstein, Dirty Looks, Crimson Glory, Tristania, and Gamma Ray. He thinks AC/DC deserves a paragraph all their own though.
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SCUM OF THE EARTH – Sleaze Freak

October 23, 2007 Gary McLean 0

Rob Zombie fans will probably be familiar with Riggs, who played guitar on a couple of Zombie’s albums before leaving to form Scum Of The Earth; the band’s debut album was released in 2004. Late …READ MORE

BURNING SAVIOURS – Nymphs & Weavers

October 19, 2007 Gary McLean 0

Burning Saviours are a Sweden-based band that have released three albums, with Nymphs & Weavers being the most recent. Despite being a newer band, Burning Saviours is decidedly “retro” in their musical approach, with a …READ MORE

LEO – Nightmares

October 9, 2007 Gary McLean 0

Leo is a four-man Modern Rock band that is based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and the 14-song, 54-minute album Nightmares is their full-length debut. The line-up on this disc consists of Ian Eddy, …READ MORE

SHOCKOPERA – Ghosts Of Whitechapel

October 4, 2007 Gary McLean 1

The 1888 “Jack the Ripper” murders that took place in London’s notorious East End shocked a nation, and because no suspect was ever identified or apprehended, that became one of criminology’s greatest and most enduring …READ MORE

A TORTURED SOUL – Kiss Of The Thorn

September 28, 2007 Gary McLean 0

Not to be confused with the Electronic/Trance act of the same name, A Tortured Soul is a Heavy Metal band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The group released a 10-song demo album called Tomorrow’s Door in …READ MORE

HUMAN ZOO – Over The Horizon

September 28, 2007 Gary McLean 0

Human Zoo is a Hard Rock outfit that hails from Balingen, Germany, and Over The Horizon is the six-piece’s second offering, after 2004’s Precious Time. Like with that album, Over The Horizon was produced by …READ MORE

DAVE EVANS – Sinner

September 25, 2007 Gary McLean 0

When you think of who has handled lead vocal chores for Hard Rock titans AC/DC, two names immediately spring to mind: Bon Scott and Brian Johnson. However, there was one guy who predated them both: …READ MORE

KNYGHT – Destination Unknown

September 17, 2007 Gary McLean 0

Knyght is a five-man Glam Rock band from Italy who have a few demo recordings under their belts, with the five-song Destination Unknown being the newest. Destination Unknown has two new songs and two remixed …READ MORE

EILERA – Fusion

September 12, 2007 Gary McLean 0

Eilera is a singer/songwriter based in France, and Fusion is her first full-length album after a couple of demo and EP releases in 2003 and 2005. The 10-song Fusion also features Loic Tezenas on guitars …READ MORE

SIN DEALER – Dying To Live

September 11, 2007 Gary McLean 0

While Dying To Live is the independent debut release from the four-man Sin Dealer, the members of the Toronto, Ontario, Canada band have plenty of experience in the music business, having performed with lots of …READ MORE