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2011 was another banner year for all things melodic hard rock and heavy metal, progressive rock and metal. However, after reviewing more than 400 albums, and listening to nearly 200 more submissions, it’s hard, sometimes, to recall what truly stood out, what real cream rose to the top ... [ Read More ]
Making their push in the Denver (CO) indie music scene is Any Known Sin, a trio of players delivering some heavier modern hard rock. Their debut EP, Lust ... [ Read More ]
If you recall Oz, one of Finland's early contributions to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, from back in the day, then treat yourself to a six-pack of your favorite ... [ Read More ]
Who better to revisit classic heavy stoner rock, and breathe new life into it, than Bob Pantella and Jim Baglino, both of Monster Magnet fame. Their 2009 self-titled ... [ Read More ]
German heavy metal is alive and well with Wolfen and their appropriately titled fourth full-length disc, Chapter IV. The genius of Wolfen is that effortlessly ... [ Read More ]
Hailing from Bulgaria, Krossfire re-releases their debut album, Learning to Fly, for international distribution on Germany's Pure Steel Records. To musical ... [ Read More ]
A good promising start describes the debut EP from Italian prog metallers, The Moor. The band was formed by vocalist/guitarist Enrico Longhin and guitarist ... [ Read More ]
Veteran death metal artist Ed Warby (Gorefest, Hail of Bullets, Ayreon, Star One) returns with his The 11th Hour project: Lacrima Mortis is another ... [ Read More ]
If you have any familiarity with Iron Fire, then you know Martin Steene and company do nothing small. Their seventh studio project, Voyage of the Damned ... [ Read More ]
Despite good intentions of the plethora of those Eighties hard rock and metal bands that 'made it,' and those that didn't, many need not be revisited, let alone ... [ Read More ]
Chasing Shadows is Ancara's third studio album, and my second experience with this Finnish band. It's been an interesting and good listening experience ... [ Read More ]
Here's a few words of first impression of Beyond the Bridge's debut The Old Man and the Spirit: ambitious, grand, and sweeping. The work is a monolith ... [ Read More ]
Coming from Italy, upstart modern melodic hard rock band Sixty Miles Ahead offers a strong debut EP with Blank Slate. With roots in both classic melodic ... [ Read More ]
After several EPs, upstart Bay Area alt rock band Case In Theory debuts its first full length album, Cinematic. CiT blends the edge of the ... [ Read More ]
German heavy metal is alive and well with Wolfen and their appropriately titled fourth full-length disc, Chapter IV. The genius of Wolfen is that they effortlessly combine ... [ Read More ]
My big awakening happened when I was fourteen ... and listened to Aerosmith's Rocks. It hit me like a fucking ton of bricks. I sat there listening to it over and over ... I remember ... knowing that my life had changed. Now I identified with something.
That's a wonderful side effect of leather pants: when you pee yourself in them, they're more forgiving than jeans.
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