Album of the Week
Legendary New Jersey prog rock band Mastermind has been flying under the radar for some ten years now. Insomnia, their seventh album, is their first full length release in ten years. Recently signed to Lion Music, Mastermind, known for ... [ Read more ]
Recent Reviews
08.30.10
- Kickhunter: All In
- Voodoo Terror Tribe: Symptoms of Sin
- Rites of Ash: Like Venom
- Anthriel: The Pathway
- Widow Sunday: In These Rusted Veins
- The Sword: Warp Riders
- Apocalyptica: 7th Symphony
- The Crown: Doomsday King
- Cause For Revelation: Resurrecting the Hostility
08.23.10
- Mindwarp Chamber: Supernova
- Brock, Terry: Diamond Blue
- First Signal: First Signal
- Ghost: The Engraving
- Accept: Blood of the Nations
- Kataklysm: Heaven's Venom
- Rex Carroll Band, The: That Was Then, This Is Now
- Jennings, Jerry: Shortcut to the Center
08.16.10
- Pathfinder: Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time
- Downspirt: Point of Origin
- Angra: Aqua
- Iron Maiden: The Final Frontier
08.09.10
- This or the Apocalypse: Haunt What's Left
- An Obscure Signal: Creations (EP)
- King Giant: Southern Darkness
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- Campese, Mike: Electric City
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The Wisdom of Dio
My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who taught me the importance of hard work and a meaningful education.
Ronnie James Dio
Lyrically I like to use themes that make the listener use his or her imagination, and to give a little of the lessons I've learned in my own life.
Ronnie James Dio
Album of the Week
The Sword: Warp Riders
Heavy Metal
4.5/5.0
The Sword, those fine purveyors of Texas retro metal, are back with a great new album Warp Riders. Their third studio album marks a moderate course change ... [ Read More ]
08.23.10 New Music Reviews
Kickhunter: All In
Melodic Rock
4.75/5.0
Let's do the time warp together. Germany's Kickhunter will spin you back to the late 70's, early 80's, with one whirl of their hammond organ on their third album All In ... [ Read More ]
Voodoo Terror Tribe: Symptoms of Sin
Modern Hard Rock
3.5/5.0
With a name like Voodoo Terror Tribe, what's your first best guess of the style of music they play? My first guess was death metal or something akin to hardcore ... [ Read More ]
Rites of Ash: Like Venom
Alternative/Modern Hard Rock
3.5/5.0
Rites of Ash may have reached a new level of eclecticism for a modern alt rock band on their third project Like Venom. It's a case of too many influences ... [ Read More ]
Anthriel: The Pathway
Progressive Power Metal
4.0/5.0
The Pathway is the debut disc from Finnish metal band Anthriel on the Lion Music label. Being from Scandinavia and doing progressive power metal puts ... [ Read More ]
Widow Sunday: In These Rusted Veins
Death/Groove Metal
2.75/5.0
You have to give Massachusetts metal band Widow Sunday credit, and 'A' for effort at the very minimum. On their debut full-length work, In These Rusted Veins ... [ Read More ]
The Sword: Warp Riders
Heavy Metal
4.5/5.0
The Sword, those fine purveyors of Texas retro metal, are back with a great new album Warp Riders. Their third studio album marks a moderate course change ... [ Read More ]
Apocalyptica: 7th Symphony
Progressive Rock/Metal
4.0/5.0
For several albums now, Apocalyptica has been applying their craft to song compositions that integrate their consider cello talents, rather than putting them to ... [ Read More ]
The Crown: Doomsday Kings
Death/Thrash Metal
4.5/5.0
Century Media seem to be on a roll this year. The label has spent the last several months frying our ears with relentless new offerings from Triptykon, Nevermore, Witchery ... [ Read More ]
Cause For Revelation: Resurrecting ...
Metallized Hardcore
2.5/5.0
Cause For Revelation are like an obnoxious fart in a crowded room; loud, aggressive, and totally no-nonsense. Very much like a fart, they won't find many friends ... [ Read More ]
08.23.10 New Music Reviews
Mindwarp Chamber: Supernova
Progressive Rock/Metal
4.5/5.0
There's no sophomore jinx here; Mindwarp Chamber's second full-length album Supernova is just as terrific as their debut Delusional Reality. Significantly ... [ Read More ]
Brock, Terry: Diamond Blue
Melodic Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
Vocalist Terry Brock is a busy guy; actually, he probably never sits still for too long. Last year he became the new frontman for melodic hard rock legends Giant ... [ Read More ]
First Signal: First Signal
Melodic Hard Rock
4.5/5.0
Is this a match made in melodic rock heaven: vocalist Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) working with producer/musician extraordinaire Dennis Ward? Fans who miss ... [ Read More ]
Ghost: The Engraving
Melodic Hard Rock
4.0/5.0
Ghost ia an ambitious hard rock band from the suburbs of Oslo, Norway. Formed in 2002, Ghost has released one demo and EP, and now in 2010 their first full length ... [ Read More ]
Accept: Blood of the Nations
Heavy Metal
4.5/5.0
Legendary German heavy metal band Accept is back with their first studio album in 14 years, Blood of the Nations. That alone is quite big news from one ... [ Read More ]
Kataklysm: Heaven's Venom
Death Metal (Traditional)
3.5/5.0
When I force myself to listen to death metal, which is not very often, I would like to think I'm getting the real deal. Death metal bands and the myriad of variations ... [ Read More ]
Rex Carroll Band, The: That Was Then ...
Blues/Hard Rock
4.5/5.0
Here's another great homegrown American guitarist: Rex Carroll. You may recall his work primarily from the Christian hard rock outfit Whitecross from the late ... [ Read More ]
Jennings, Jerry: Shortcut to the Center
Instrumental Guitar
4.0/5.0
Unsung and unrecognized guitar virtuosos abound in these United States, and the world. Jerry Jennings, from of Northern California, is one guitarist that deserves ... [ Read More ]
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Album of the Month
For several days now, I've been trying to digest Nightmare, the latest from Avenged Sevenfold. Much of the pre-release hype for ... [ Read more ]
It's Only Rock n Roll
I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.
Mick Jagger
Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?
Freddie Mercury
If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy.
Lars Ulrich
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