When we think about music careers we tend to think about the longevity of bands and acts, often attributing success to those bands that have had a consistent outpouring of material every few years. Quite often we tend to overlook those acts that quietly [...]
I don’t believe there is any genre in metal with the potential for excitement and unpredictability more than avant-garde metal. Of course, the name itself is essentially meaningless as a genre because it contains so many different styles and sounds, [...]
In times of crisis, we learn who we are. Over the course of the last two years, Projected learned they still had more to say as a band. A hard rock supergroup composed of John Connolly and Vinnie Hornsby of Sevendust, Scott Philipps of Alter Bridge [...]
Alestorm is arguably one of the greatest party bands of all time. Of course, we would call them Pirate Metal as most of us probably have all this while. To me, Alestorm remains the epitome of a party music band. The band has a consistent history of [...]
Career musician, Michael Sweet, seems to have a lot on his plate lately, not the least of which has been establishing what’s been billed as a “supergroup” by the name of Iconic. Traditionally, a supergroup consists of individual or [...]
Municipal Waste broke the boundaries in 2003 and emerged from out of nowhere. They were the precursor of the crossover period we all have come to love. Thrash metal was in a drought, and they helped it grow and added some hardcore elements to the mix. [...]
Civil War, with their fitting and ironic moniker, are by now safely sailing the waters of European power metal without being looked upon as Sabaton’s evil twin; or are they? It’s been six years since ‘The Last Full Measure’ and, [...]
Seventh Wonder might be one of the few prog metal bands still unscathed by subpar quality albums alongside Threshold, Vanden Plas, and maybe one or other act out there. While not as long-lived as the mentioned groups, the Swedish wonderboys have been on a [...]
While John Connolly may best be known for his blistering guitar playing in Sevendust, the musician also fronts the periodic supergroup, Projected. With the lineup comprised of John and Vinnie Hornsby of Sevendust, Scott Phillips of Alter Bridge and [...]
In the lead up to the release of ‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’, the upcoming new album from Evergrey due to drop on May 20th, vocalist Tom Englund sat down with Carl Rourke to discuss the record. The pair also talked in [...]
Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie is set to release his fourth solo album called Beautiful Shade of Grey on May 20th via Inside Out Music. We had the honor of talking to James about Dream Theater’s latest Grammy win as well as getting his [...]
Best known for his work as part of the internationally acclaimed Halestorm, Arejay Hale recently sat down with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke to discuss the band’s upcoming new album, ‘Back From The Dead’, their first studio [...]
While Jamie Dean is perhaps best known for his work as part of the internationally acclaimed Irish outfit, God Is An Astronaut, the composer and multi-instrumentalist intends to add another string to his bow in 2022. Jamie recently sat down with [...]
Progressive metal composer and guitar wizard Michael Romeo is set to release War of the Worlds Pt. 2 on March 25th via InsideOut Music. This cinematic metal masterpiece is the follow-up to War of the Worlds Pt. 1 released back in 2018. Michael [...]
The last day of a festival is always the hardest, with energy levels ebbing and mosh pit bruises racking up. It’s up to Alestorm to bring up the mood, which they do admirably. Still, it’s a shame the pirate party metal band known for their [...]
Day two kicked off with another morning of sunshine and hot temperatures. After the experiences of 2016 and 2019 (Also known as Drownload and Brownload), the weather is very welcome and it’s impossible not to be in a good mood with such a great [...]
It’s been three long years since Download Festival opened its gates to full capacity. Last year’s pilot festival was an incredible and surreal experience but was limited to 10,000 attendees. This year the UK’s largest rock and metal [...]
Norwegian prog-rockers Leprous recently concluded the North American leg of their Aphelion Tour with a show at the Opera House in Toronto. Supported by German progressive metal band The Ocean, the Aphelion tour consisted of 33 shows across the United [...]
As I am trying to gather my thoughts from April 22nd at Queen Elizabeth Theatre which is one of Toronto’s iconic venues to see such an astounding lineup, Opeth, Mastodon & Khemmis… this is a show I know better not to miss. Here are [...]
Norwegian prog-rockers Leprous recently concluded the North American leg of their Aphelion Tour with a show at the Opera House in Toronto. Supported by German progressive metal band The Ocean, the Aphelion tour consisted of 33 shows across the [...]
On Friday night, fans started off their weekend attending Mayhem and Midnight’s The Sanguine Sodomy of North America Tour. Midnight from Cleveland kicked off the night with their blackened heavy metal energy. Norwegian black metal [...]
On the evening of Wednesday, March 2nd, progressive metal legends Dream Theater graced the stage at Meridian Hall for the Toronto stop of their “Top of the World Tour”. This tour, which had been postponed from the previous fall, comes [...]
Australia’s largest and favourite travelling music festival, aka Good Things Festival, is officially returning to ignite mosh pits and more along the east coast in December – and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! With so few [...]
Download Festival, the world’s premiere rock event, has today announced major site improvement plans for 2022, including unparalleled accessibility improvements and sustainability initiatives. Making its highly anticipated return with [...]
Download Festival, the world’s premier rock event, has announced IRON MAIDEN, KISS and SYSTEM OF A DOWN as its 2020 headliners. They also added Deftones, Korn, The Offspring, Disturbed and [...]
With just two months to go until the return of Aftershock at Sacramento’s Discovery Park, festival producers Danny Wimmer Presents have announced additional onsite entertainment and unique food offerings for the [...]
