Atom Smash – Unsigned? Not for long!
Wicked riffs, talented musicianship, street-smart funk, and inviting, melodic vocals; this is Atom Smash. Though they are as yet unsigned, it can only be a matter of time. Sirius/XM radio is already spinning their single "Sacrifice" on the Octane channel. Other radio stations around the country are picking up ...
Nightwish & Within Temptation ~ Renaissance Metal
Nightwish - Growing pains and passion plays When I listen to Nightwish or Within Temptation and similar bands like Lacuna Coil, Epica, Dream Theater, Kamelot, and Therion, I am harkened back to the days of Savatage, who first brought the orchestral or operatic sound into a collision with metal. I'm ...
Lacuna Coil at The Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
The genuine mark of any band's mettle is how they perform live. Anything can happen in a studio, but a band's true personality and the magic they possess occurs between the audience and artist, center stage. Tonight (Friday July 17th) Lacuna Coil lit up the crowd at The Knitting Factory, ...
KISS – First Studio CD in 11 Years
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, KISS' founders and elder statesmen have made no secret about their aversion to doing another studio album in a weak economy and an overall fan mindset that nothing new can be better than the legacy of what has come before. True enough, 1998's Psycho Circus ...
Daughtry ~ Leave This Town
I have never been able to take American Idol contestants seriously until Chris Daughtry surfaced. He is more than a trendy reality TV fad. He has actual talent to go with his obvious vocal chops. I almost wanted him to be terrible so I could completely dismiss the Idol ...
Freakshow plays 20 questions
Freakshow is, without belaboring the obvious, one hell of a talented ensemble. The uber phenom voice of M!ss Crazy singer/guitarist Markus Allen Christopher, the tectonic thunder of Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot/W.A.S.P./the list goes on...) on drums, the unsung guitar wizardry of Jeff La Bar (Cinderella), and of course the ...
Feature Articles
Atom Smash – Unsigned? Not for long!
Wicked riffs, talented musicianship, street-smart funk, and inviting, melodic vocals;...
KISS – First Studio CD in 11 Years
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, KISS‘ founders and elder statesmen have made...
Freakshow plays 20 questions
Freakshow is, without belaboring the obvious, one hell of a talented ensemble. The...
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Special Events
Lacuna Coil – Complete Graspop Concert
Lacuna Coil live at Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium on June 27, 2009. Complete...
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CD Reviews
Daughtry ~ Leave This Town
I have never been able to take American Idol contestants seriously until Chris Daughtry...
Duff McKagen’s Loaded ~ Sick
Thank goodness Axl pissed away more than a decade making us wait on Chinese Democracy,...
Queensryche ~ American Soldier
For longtime Queensryche fans, American Soldier is the album that helps us remember...
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Livestyles
Lacuna Coil at The Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
The genuine mark of any band’s mettle is how they perform live. Anything can...
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News and Notes
Queensrÿche’s Princess Marries Her Prince
Parker LundgrenCongrats to Parker & Miranda Lundgren. The Queensrÿche guitarist, and vocalist Geoff Tate’s daughter tied the knot today. We wish them all the best. How does one honeymoon in the midst of a world tour? The band will be back on the road hitting the east coast starting the 22nd in Delaware. Parker, who toured with Geoff’s... [Read more of this review]
Queensrÿche ~ Home Again Video Contest
Queensrÿche’s touching ballad “Home Again” from their latest album American Soldier has really struck a chord with the military community and now the band wants your help making a video. Queensrÿche is asking members of the military to submit pictures of themselves with their families to be featured in the upcoming music video for the song “Home... [Read more of this review]
Ozzy Gives Zakk Wylde the Boot?
Say it ain't so, O!The mumbling monarch of metal this week announced to the world via Classic Rock magazine that he was parting ways with long time guitarist and songwriting partner Zakk Wylde. Ozzy is auditioning an as yet unnamed guitarist from Greece. One possible replacement is Rob Zombie guitarist John 5. “I’m getting a new guitar player as... [Read more of this review]
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The List
Best Hard Rock/Metal Beatles CoverThis is a chance for you notorius music mavens to share your opinions, tastes and knowledge with the rest of us. This week’s task, to create the best list of Beatles hard rock or metal covers. Here are a few to start it off, but please light up the comment section with your own picks. Zakk Wylde – “Come Together” Metallica – “Hey Jude” The... [Read more of this review]
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