For ages, debut albums have often been regarded as the purest form of a band’s sound, before they seek a broader appeal, or perhaps a…
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“Four years, four f**king years,” vocalist Tom Barber exclaimed to me during my almost 2-hour interview with him. This passionate outburst was related to the…
As December looms near and “Album of the Year” lists begin to come together, there is one 2022 release that should not be missed: Xaon’s…
Alter Bridge sit quite comfortably as the cream of the crop of the modern hard rock scene, staking their claim to fame with unparalleled polish…
A lot can be said about the last few Neal Morse releases, but perhaps the most eye opening was the addition of multi instrumentalist Eric…
Scatterbrained antics beget unconventional heaviness. Life is like a box of chocolates and you never know what you’ll get according to Forrest Gump, and if…
The curse of crafting monuments is having to outdo them. I suppose we can’t blame Devin Townsend for following the career-defining “Empath” (and let’s be…
It has been more than two decades since listeners first basked in the unrivaled glory of a battle on the Ivory Plains. In the ten…
A prophecy of impending heaviness is proclaimed. Since the early 90s the American metal scene has been on a perennial quest for the ultimate expression…
In the 90’s and early 2000’s, one of the most profoundly important heavy music scenes was pumping out masterpiece after masterpiece over at Peaceville Records,…