
Listen HOW WE END (Featuring Former EVANESCENCE, AMARANTHE, NERVOSA And PRIMAL FEAR) Debut Single “My Fighting Heart”
HOW WE END, the new European crossover band established in 2022, featuring musicians from Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Spain, has…

MATT DORSEY – Let Go (Album Review)
Launching a debut solo album can often be an exercise in patience and tenacity. All the more reason that Matt…

RICK WAKEMAN on Playing with YES Again: “Without CHRIS SQUIRE and ALAN WHITE, it Could Never be Repeated”
The lyrics of the Who’s “My Generation”, “hope I die before I get old” certainly do not apply to Rick…

CONCERT REVIEW: QUEENSRŸCHE and MARTY FRIEDMAN Bring Supercharged and Eclectic Musical Mixture to Denver (March 20th, 2023)
Queensrÿche made a stop in Denver Friday on its current “Digital Noise Alliance” tour, much to the excitement of a packed out house at the Gothic Theatre. Supporting the bill…

CONCERT REVIEW: RIVERSIDE Rocks Boulder Despite Mountain Pass Closures (March 4th, 2023)
Words by Scott Medina | Photos by Alan Cox Routing a winter concert tour is fraught with obstacles, not the least of which are mountain passes amidst blizzard conditions. So,…

CONCERT REVIEW: Death Metal Maestros FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and OBSCURA Deliver Theatrical Performances at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre (March 4th, 2023)
On the fifteenth stop of their 2023 North American Tour, co-headliners Fleshgod Apocalypse and Obscura, hailing from Italy and Germany, respectively, landed in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan for a…

Win Free Tickets to WJRR’s EarthDay Birthday 2023 on April 22nd!
Join WJRR and Sonic Perspectives on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023! The annual WJRR-sponsored event at the Central Florida Fairgrounds is going down in April and has a little something for every for fan of the heavier side of music. The 9th edition of this local rockfest will feature Breaking Benjamin, Falling in Reverse, The Pretty Reckless, Beartooth, Sevendust, Red Jumpsuit…

ALBUM STREAM: Listen to ICE AGE Progstastic And Metal Tinged Return Album “Waves Of Loss And Power”, In Its Entirety
Let’s face it: 22 years surely feels like a lifetime. It’s a bloody long time. However the guys from ICE AGE beg to differ, as they return, stronger than ever with their third studio album “Waves Of Loss And Power”, which we are streaming in its entirety here today. The songwriting, performances, and production of “Waves Of Loss And Power”,…

METAL CRUISE RECAP: Our Audio Diaries and Photos Documenting the 2023 Edition of 70,000 Tons Of Metal
The looming sunset of my annual gift to myself has been threatening to rob me of the one week of youth I get to relive each fall. I speak, of course, of ProgPower USA promoter Glenn Harveston’s announcement a few years back that he intends to “wrap this thing up” after the festival’s 25th edition. As a mostly solitary adult…