Seattle may forever be defined as the birthplace of grunge, but the city’s sonic landscape has moved in an almost diametrically opposite direction in the years since Nirvana, Soundgarden, and...
Newsted – Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal is back where it started: in the underground, repressed by the ever-changing tastes of the majority. Nevertheless, the genre continues to move forward, branching out into a web...
Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins – The Aeroplane Flies High [Reissue]
Smashing Pumpkins fans could never justly feel as though they’ve been left wanting. The band’s history has been one of oversharing before oversharing meant LiveJournals and cleverly angled MySpace profile pictures....
Skillet are back with their ninth release ‘Rise’
Christian hard rockers Skillet are back with a concept album for their ninth release Rise, packed full of high energy and catchy anthems. Singer John Cooper revealed the theme...
Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail Review
Jay-Z is back with his latest album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. Does the latest album live up to the hype or is Jay-Z just another rapper with a god complex?...
Sebastian Bach Abachalypse Now
When I heard that Sebastian Bach was coming out with a new live CD/DVD, I have to admit my interest was piqued considering how much I enjoyed Bach's first live...
Black Sabbath 13
Black Sabbath is back and it’s like they never left. The originators of Heavy Metal have just released “13” and it is a masterpiece. Some sources will say it’s...
Joe Satriani New Album Unstoppable Momentum
How the hell do you say anything new about Joe Satriani? He has been at the top of the tree since Surfing With The Alien and he is still making...
Black Star Riders- All Hell Breaks Loose album review
Black Star Riders have released their debut album. While the name might not be familiar, the band’s origins are. In short, Black Star Riders is the new name for the...
Deep Purple New Album ” Now What ?! “
With the sad demise of Jon Lord I would not have believed that Purple could continue never mind return with a monster of an album that readily deserves the initial...
Megadeth Super Collider CD Review
Throughout Megadeth’s life-span it seems almost every album and or cd they have come out with has been criticized in some regard. “Super Collider” is no different. From some...
One Less Reason, A Blueprint for Writhing
The cd "A Blueprint for Writhing" is a hard rock harmonious surprise. It drives the emotional train down the tracks and rides a path which is full of passionate lyrics along...