I've known Cirice "CJ" Adams & Michael Edwards - the creative duo at the helm of the ever-evolving art rock ensemble Scarlette Saturn - for nearly a decade. Because of their longstanding friendship with my younger brother Zach ( ...
Album Review: Doom Crew Inc. by Black Label Society
Black Label Society is back with album 11, aptly titled Doom Crew Inc. “Set You Free” opens the album with a sorrowful acoustic guitar that abruptly ends with Zakk Wylde's signature chugging guitar riffs. “Set You Free” is one of the more radio frie ...
‘MMXX’ by Sons Of Apollo
Welcome to a new decade! A mere three years ago, Sons of Apollo, a super group composed of former members of Dream Theater, Guns N’ Roses, Mr. Big, and Journey, burst onto the scene with their debut album, Psychotic Symphony. They quickly earned p ...
Album Review: “Dream In Motion” by Kirk Windstein
Heavy metal luminary Kirk Windstein has spent the last 35 years gracing the world with the heaviest, crushing, earth splitting, melancholic metal on the planet as founder and front man of Crowbar. His aptly titled solo debut, Dream In Motion, retain ...
Best Heavy Metal Albums of 2019
It is that time of the year where we acknowledge the best metal albums of the year. 2019 saw a mix of new and established bands release some stellar records. This decade in metal ended on a high note and there is no doubt 2020 will bring a new batch ...
Album Review: “Primal Future: 2019” by Toxic Holocaust
Joel Grind's one man thrashing project Toxic Holocaust has returned to lay waste to the band with devastating d-beat and bellicose, thrashing riffs on album six, Primal Future: 2019. Album opener “Chemical Warlords” is a vicious track that is equal ...
CD Review: “The Things We Can’t Stop” by Cold
Florida somber rock band Cold are back with its newest release in 8 years, The Things We Can't Stop. “Shine” the initial single off the record is a rather banal track with its dreamy riff and simple drum pattern. This is not the best choice for a sin ...
‘Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony’ by Sons Of Apollo
It’s not every day that a rock band plays a concert with a full-blown symphony. There was Deep Purple, who played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969; Metallica, who played with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999; and now Sons Of Apollo, ...
CD Review: “Reader Of The Runes-Divination” by Elvenking
Elvenking unleash a potent spell of folk metal on its tenth release, Reader Of The Runes-Divination. “Perthro” is a brief piece that opens the album. “Perthro” is the rune of fate and the unknowable. The tribal drums, sorrowful violins and droning vo ...
CD Review: “Years Of Aggression” by Suicidal Angels
Greek thrashers Suicidal Angels aim to live up to the title of its seventh release, Years Of Aggression. The whiff of nostalgia is present throughout the album, with Eighties era guitar riffs meshed with stellar leads compliments of guitarist Gus Dra ...