WINGER – Seven (Album Review)
Once upon a time, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull mused lyrically about being “too old to rock and roll, and too young to die.” Don’t…
Author John Kokel
John Kokel
John L. Kokel has lived all over the eastern U.S., and even in Europe. Although he has dabbled in lead guitar wankery for almost 30 years, his real love is the gear itself. He has done plenty of work as a live guitar tech, but spending two years studying guitarcraft under the tutelage of a leading luthier was “instrumental” in taking the game to the next level. John’s lifetime music catalog is a blend of AOR, metal and prog, although 80s pop remains a guilty pleasure. His hobbies include writing, guitars, guns, and motorcycles. His goal is to finish and publish a viable novel someday. He resides in Charleston, South Carolina with his soulmate Jennifer. Both ride motorcycles, and enjoy seeing America and all the live music it has to offer.
PAUL GILBERT – The Dio Album (Album Review)
As the world slowly emerges from the weirdness of the last three years, one can recognize that many, if not most, artists found creative ways…
RONNIE ROMERO – Raised on Heavy Radio (Album Review)
It was almost one year ago that we had the opportunity to have a listen with Ronnie Romero and his covers album called “Raised on…
ABOUT US – About Us (Album Review)
It is refreshing when quality rock and metal spread to all the corners of the globe. We were excited when Girish and the Chronicles came…
Seventh Wonder – The Testament (Album Review)
The wait is finally over. For fans of Swedish prog-metal juggernaut Seventh Wonder, the first new material since 2018’s “Tiara” has arrived in the form…
Ronnie Romero – Raised on Radio (Album Review)
At this point, we are fairly old friends with Ronnie Romero at Sonic Perspectives. He is comforting and familiar, like your favorite jeans, or football…
Black Swan – Generation Mind (Album Review)
When the Black Swan was hatched in 2020, the debut of this super-group for the new decade made some real waves. Schenker vocalist Robin McAuley…
Michael Romeo – War Of The Worlds, Pt. II (Album Review)
Way back in the summer of 2018, we were visited unexpectedly by an otherworldly invasion of symphonic prog-metal. When we asked to be taken to…
Girish and the Chronicles – Hail to the Heroes (Album Review)
In early 2020, when the whole world seemed to be going crazy (not the current flavor of crazy, mind you), we almost nearly had an…
Arjen Lucassen’s Star One – Revel In Time (Album Review)
Chances are significantly better than not, if you are reading this, you are some form of Ayreonaut, or a fan of the works of Dutch…
