It seems like just yesterday that the critics and fans were calling Kenny Wayne Shepherd a “prodigy.” He was just a kid with a big…
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Did you hear about the new guys on the melodic block? They call themselves East Temple Avenue and come with a fantastic AOR debut album…
Once more unto the enigmatic breach. Being the new kid on the scene does not preclude one from being fast-tracked to veteran status, even when…
Dinner theater held for the moribund. Adversity can often bring out the best in any artist, but this truism would be seem to apply even…
Having first emerged from Brooklyn’s underbelly in the midst of 2007, Tombs has since blossomed beyond the shadows of the underground for a place at…
A sequestered treasure now revealed. Like a fine wine, some projects just take time to reach their ultimate potential, and the case of one of…
We all knew this wasn’t going to be just another live release by Dream Theater. Fans of the progressive metal giants have been eagerly waiting…
In this moment, coldness prevails. Often viewed as a contradiction by many in the broader death metal fan base, melodic death metal has proven a…
Reinvention is the essence of evolution, leading to a seemingly endless array of subgenres that continue to shift in spirit and grow in scope as…
When an artist mentions “Special thanks to 2020 for being finally over” in the album credit acknowledgements, you know it’s been a tough year. Obviously…