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Album review: “Bloodlines” by Pyramaze
Danish power metal quintet Pyramaze deliver a dynamic batch of metal on its seventh album Bloodlines. The title track is an instrumental that opens the album. It starts with a…
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MindMaze in Sparta
MindMaze: Official Website | Facebook | Twitter |Â Instagram MindMaze is one of those bands that I try to make sure I see anytime I can. Their music is my kind…
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Album Review: “Spirits Of Fire” by Spirits Of Fire
Metal super group Spirits Of Fire's self titled debut album is a cauldron of prog, power and thrash metal that unfortunately is slightly generic. The quartet is comprised of metal…
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Live Photos: Geoff Tate at The Variety Playhouse on June 25 2018
On June 25, 2018, Geoff Tate, the former leads singer for Queensryche brought the Operation: Mindcrime 30th Anniversary Tour to The Variety Playhouse. As a part of his settlement with his former band, he alone is allowed to perform Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety.
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Live Review: Dream Theater at The Atlanta Symphony Hall
The energy on stage and the musical performance felt as if it was all still a shiny new creation, still mint in the box... not a phoned in effort by a band the end of the tour.
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CD Review: “Creatures Watching Over The Dead” by Charred Walls Of The Damned
Heavy metal supergroup Charred Walls Of The Damned returns with its third record, Creatures Watching Over The Dead. Creatures is the band's first record in five years, which is understandable…
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CD Review: ‘Codex Atlantis’ by Serenity
Serenity keeps its songs short and sweet on Codex Atlantis. One of my main grips with progressive and symphonic metal bands are the tedious song lengths. That is not the case…
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CD Review: ‘Winter Thrice’ by Borknagar
Borknagar continues its progressive push on the band's tenth record Winter Thrice. The band keeps its black metal roots to a minimum. Instead, there is a greater shift towards folk…
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CD Review: ‘Duality’ by Rhine
Whilst going through my first listen of Rhine’s debut album, Duality, I couldn’t decide whether to applaud or laugh at the one-man-band efforts of Gabriel Tachell. Laugh might sound…