About an hour’s drive north of Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota, in lake country is a small community casino with an outdoor amphitheater host to the Grand RockTember 2-day music festival held the weekend after Labor Day. …READ MORE
Is “Combat” Power Metal a genre? If it is, Antwerp’s Fireforce secures the high ground with the quintet’s third album. Unfortunately, it’s a small hill next to a mountain crowned with Sabaton’s fortress. Fireforce does …READ MORE
Los Angeles’ D.O.G. (Disciples Of God) describe themselves as Christian Metal in the Metallica and Motörhead vein. Comprised of members of Holy Soldier, Vengeance Rising, and Neon Cross, the band displays a professional musicianship and …READ MORE
Self-described as HIGH! SPEED! METAL! The Guillotine from Germany’s Vulture delivers as advertised. The twin guitar attack of the band rarely deviates from an amphetimized Judas Priest style onslaught. While the vocals immediately bring to …READ MORE
Your immediate impression of Rabid Bitch Of The North’s Nothing But A Bitter Taste may be that of vintage NWOBHM. Think, Neat Records era Raven or the fledgling efforts of Holocaust. Unfortunately, the band doesn’t have enough …READ MORE
When a band re-records their music the potential for disappointment increases. Fans don’t like their favorite songs disturbed; it takes an inspired performance to shift their preference. Masterplan’s PumpKings features reworked versions of Helloween songs …READ MORE
Sometimes a simple approach is the best: guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. Raleigh, North Carolina’s Demon Eye successfully blends these elements with imaginative songs and a spacious mix for their 3rd full-length release Prophecies And …READ MORE
Winger welcomes Paul Taylor, keyboardist/guitarist and original member, back to the band after twelve years and announces a 26 year original line up reunion. It was a special evening for fans in Prior Lake, Minnesota …READ MORE
Defiance, a double album, is the latest release from Absolva, a band with a strong pedigree: Chris Appleton, Guitar & Lead Vocals (Iced Earth), Luke Appleton, Guitar & Backing Vocals (Blaze Bayley), Martin Mcnee, Drums …READ MORE
Prong is Tommy Victor’s rage. Backed by Mike Longworth’s bass and Art Cruz’s drums, Victor’s guitar and voice dominate Zero Days, Prong’s fourth release in the last four years. The drums are metronomic, lacking any …READ MORE