Long Live Metal American vocalist/guitarist James Durbin has released his 4th album titled The Beast Awakens on Frontiers Music. Many associate his name with his appearance on season 10 of American Idol, where he was …READ MORE
Gasoline Infused Hard Rock If you’re looking for high-octane, gas-guzzling, hard pounding Hard Rock / Metal, Swedish quintet delivers it in spades. The brainchild of Christofer Dahlman (Bai Bang), Roger Landing (Cloudscape), and songwriter Torbjörn …READ MORE
At one point or another, English-American metallers Alcatrazz have counted Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai amongst their ranks. This post-hiatus line-up is less well-endowed with ‘name players’, but it doesn’t seem to have forced the …READ MORE
If ever there was a band worthy of being described as “real triers”, Attaxe were it. Looking at their history, there’s something spookily symmetrical about them that reflects the tribulations of genre stablemates such as …READ MORE
Sometimes it’s difficult to believe that albums like this once occupied the musical mainstream. Millennials might find this a comical proposition, but those of us who sat through ‘brat pack’ movies in the 80s will …READ MORE
Heavy Metal has long cultivated a sense of belonging to something greater than the sum of its parts. No matter where its fans are to be found, the lure of heavy riffs, beer and bikes …READ MORE
“He just won’t die” screams vocalist Matt Engel, as Torchlight Parade bludgeon their way through another number. Alas, it’s a sentiment that soon becomes a hostage to fortune, as the St Louis-based four-piece offer little …READ MORE
In these days of a thousand sub-genres (the arrival of Belgian jazz-opera interpretive dance metal cannot be far away), it ought to be easy to find interesting, authentic new music. Alas, in many cases, it …READ MORE
Founded in 2007, Trash Heaven toured the Northern France region relentlessly before releasing their first full-length album Dementia in 2013. Seven years later Trash Heaven has returned with their follow-up release 4 Heads For A Crown. …READ MORE
British Power metal band INTENSE keeps the spirit of the NWOBHM alive with their new release Songs Of A Broken Future. From dueling harmony guitars to the galloping metal drum beats, Intense has put out …READ MORE