Ten timeless American rock classics from the ’70s. Four of Metal’s legendary names in a favorite new covers band. A flash in the pan, some self-indulgent fun, or a lack of new ideas? Debut album, ‘American Made,’ by BPMD suggests [...]
Being one of the most influential Teutonic bands of all time, and ranging more than 35 years of history, Grave Digger have been kicking ass since you and I were on diapers, so every time the old geezers deliver a new album, we should shut our mouths and [...]
The first time I heard Haken, I remember thinking that it was the perfect blend of classic and modern prog. Admittedly, while albums like ‘Visions’ and ‘The Mountain’ remain a part of my regular musical rotation, their more recent [...]
Centinex’s ‘Death In Pieces’ is characterized by short, tightly composed, old-school death metal tracks. Its tone is consistent; thrashy, chugging riffs form the essence of the album. The band’s lyrical style is unambiguous, it [...]
The wonderful thing about modern metal are the numerous possibilities of musical ideas. In fact, the possibilities are endless from a production perspective. As a genre or really an approach to music, modern metal music is laden with rich textures, [...]
Most bands mature as they get older, often creating more serious and complex music than their early years. Alestorm is not one of those bands; if anything, ‘Curse of the Crystal Coconut‘ is the most whacky and immature album they have ever [...]
Once a distant memory, Sweden’s Sorcerer were hopeless to escape the call of the void and jumped back in headlong in 2010 after an 18-year hiatus. Never a band to operate entirely within the confines of doom, it is apparent that their time away was [...]
With it being fully into 2020, there are many bands set to release new music. One of the most anticipated albums this year has been Asking Alexandria’s new offering, ‘Like a House on Fire’. Following their most recent release which [...]
