From The Point Of Ignition to the Final Drive: A Reflection on the Loss of NEIL PEART
January 10th for me has never meant anything else but the birthday of one of my dearest friends. On a more universal level, it marks…
Author Rodrigo Altaf
Rodrigo Altaf
Rodrigo Altaf has been a metal fan since 1984. He currently lives in Toronto and chases each and every opportunity to see live shows and report about them. His favourite bands are: Iron Maiden, Van Halen, AC/DC and Dream Theater
Iconic RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART Loses His Battle with Brain Cancer at 67
We are trying to grasp the reality of the news that “The Professor” Neil Peart has left us. The legendary drummer and lyricist for RUSH,…
MIKE PORTNOY Talks New SONS OF APOLLO Album: “MMXX Is Us Taking the Band Into The Present and The Future”
Few artists are as busy as drummer Mike Portnoy in the music industry today. A proud “member of 83 bands” – a fictional number which…
Sons Of Apollo – MMXX (Album Review)
If I was elected Prime Minister of Metal Country, one of my first acts would be to pass a bill to ban the term “supergroup”.…
RAGE Mastermind PEAVEY WAGNER Talks New Album Sound: “The Idea Was to Bring All RAGE Styles Together in A Homogeneous Way”
Not many metal acts can look back at as comprehensive, multi-faceted and varied a career as Rage. Founded in spring 1983 in Germany, the band…
A Year In Review: Our 2019 Favorite Metal Albums
Metal music is as broad and diverse as the many seas, and holds just as many mysteries in its turbulent depths. The steady tide of…
A Year In Review: Our 2019 Favorite Progressive Metal Albums
Too often progressive music is credited as simply being “beautiful.” Stunning, awe-inspiring, as intricate as a quilt woven by hand, each note the result of…
World Renowned Graphic Designer / Art Director HUGH SYME Talks Working with RUSH, DREAM THEATER and Many Other Bands
Hugh Syme is a graphic artist whose name has been indelibly linked to Rush since he did his first work for the band, the cover…
MARCUS JIDELL Discusses New AVATARIUM album: “We Wanted a Heavy, and Big Fat Production, a Little Bit Darker Than Our Previous One”
On November 22, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM released their heavy and emotionally dense new album “The Fire I Long For”. The new effort sees them…
SYMPHONY X Announce 25th Anniversary North American Tour with PRIMAL FEAR and FIREWIND
New Jersey’s progressive metal masters, SYMPHONY X, have announced their “25th Anniversary North American tour 2020”. The 28 date trek will kick off in Englewood,…
