Dool – Summerland (Album Review)
Music is not a destination, but a journey. Sometimes the boldest of expeditions are made in a tired wandering through the hazy humidity of summer,…
Dynazty – The Dark Delight (Album Review)
The last year has been a bountiful cornucopia for melodic rock and the AOR scene at large. Just a few highlights would include Revolution Saints,…
Sydney Fate – Silicon Nitride (Album Review)
It’s easy enough to dream of being a star, but alternative metal band Sydney Fate bring forward a full-length debut that proves they’re more than…
Master Boot Record – Floppy Disk Overdrive (Album Review)
Proving that guitars aren’t really necessary to make great rock music, the Italian project Master Boot Record has made waves in underground circles with Yngwie-inspired…
Wolfheart – Wolves Of Karelia (Album Review)
Grand anthems for the lupine spirit in us all. When a fairly young band makes an impressive splash into the scene, the force behind said…
Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion (Album Review)
With a fundamentally metal sound that reaches into genres as diverse as dubstep, baroque, funk, and Arabic folk, the elusive Parisian project known as Igorrr…
Neck of the Woods – The Annex of Ire (Album Review)
Although 2020 has been pretty chaotic generally speaking, when it comes to music it brought quite a few excellent releases so far. Vancouver prog death…
Testament – Titans Of Creation (Album Review)
A titanic explosion to rock the pillars of creation. It would be quite a stretch to say that Testament, one of the premier thrash outfits…
Joshua Batten – The City Within (Album Review)
“At twenty-three, am I too old?” While up and coming songwriter and guitar-slinger Joshua Batten muses about the impact of his ever-increasing age in “Falling…
Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting (Album Review)
“Shapeshifting” is an apt title for the newest release by Joe Satriani, who has somehow managed to carve out a surprisingly long-lasting career by recording…
InVertigo – InMotion (Album Review)
As a genre, progressive rock provides one of the most broad and versatile canvases for artists to make a statement, free from a number of…
Candlemass – The Pendulum (EP Review)
With 2019’s excellent “The Door to Doom,” Candlemass turned the clock back 23 years by bringing back original vocalist Johan Längqvist. Evidently, the seven-year gap…
Pure Reason Revolution – Eupnea (Album Review)
When inspiration strikes, an artist follows the call. So when Jon Courtney started writing material that felt more akin to his old progressive rock unit…
August Burns Red – Guardians (Album Review)
Though some may regard the responsibility of bearing hope where there is none to be a burden, it is a weight that August Burns Red…
Imonolith – State Of Being (Album Review)
Having already turned heads with their all-star lineup and intense singles, Imonolith has generated a following eagerly awaiting their debut album “State of Being.” Drummer…
