A-Z – A-Z (Album Review)
Full disclosure: I am not a fan of 80s AOR, 80s hard rock, or the 80s retro pastiche that briefly birthed the unwelcome return of…
Author Gonzalo Pozo
MARK ZONDER and RAY ALDER Talk Chemistry During Creation of A-Z Debut Album: “This Album Was an Open Palette, Yet We Stuck with the Mentality of Focusing on the Hooks and the Songs”
“Beer commercials, car commercials, and Cobra Kai.” I straight up thought that legendary drummer Mark Zonder’s reference point for his new band would have been…
Oceans of Slumber – Starlight and Ash (Album Review)
Houston’s Oceans of Slumber have carefully broadened their sound with each record and have reliably crafted some of the most exciting and forward thinking extreme…
STRATOVARIUS Singer TIMO KOTIPELTO on Upcoming “Survive” Studio Album: “The Biggest Difference Is That We Composed This Album Together, In the Same Room”
“This whole trip was chaos,” confides a visibly exhausted Timo Kotipelto. The reserved but charismatic Stratovarius front-man and I are tucked away in a corner…
CONCERT REVIEW: BORKNAGAR Serve Up Seamless Combination Of Black, Death and Prog-Metal Anthems (May 14th, 2022)
Words by Sumeet Dandekar My introduction to Borknagar came all the way back in 1997, with their sophomore release, “The Olden Domain.” I was intrigued…
CONCERT REVIEW: PAIN OF SALVATION Kicks Off US Tour “On A Tuesday,” Because Of Course They Would (May 10th, 2022)
On a night of many firsts, set skipped most of band’s discography but still obliterated its audience “Bad news,” I texted. “I’m gonna be right…
CONCERT REVIEW: Blues Queen BETH HART – Badass and Beyond (April 21st, 2022)
It’s been a long two years. My hyper-cautious ass has been all too happy to stay away from crowds, and I only started tiptoeing my…
Marillion – An Hour Before It’s Dark (Album Review)
Few bands have morphed as successfully as Marillion. No one in their right mind would have guessed that a band that began life as Genesis-wannabe…
Amorphis – Halo (Album Review)
It isn’t always necessary for a band to reinvent itself in order to remain relevant. Finland’s Amorphis, for example, found its identity early in its…
PERSEFONE’s Guitarist CARLOS LOZANO Recalls Creation of Upcoming Album “Metanoia” And Its Effect on the Band: “It Was Like Therapy”
“Have you ever worked on something and been really proud of it, and the next day you feel like the worst in the history of…