Tag: hard rock
REVIEW: MSG (Michael Schenker Group) – Immortal
Whenever we mention bands like UFO or SCORPIONS, we think of one person who made his mark. After more than 10 years of silence, the...
REVIEW: Jason Bieler & The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra – Songs...
The somewhat odd coupling of an album's overarching, apocalyptic theme and the 1980s-tinted, feel-good hard rock wasn't exactly an option on my bingo card...
FEATURED SINGLE: Shereign – Losing Sight
While many of the names within SHEREIGN may be familiar to you from bands like FEAR OF DOMINATION and BLACK LIGHT DISCIPLINE, this heavy...
REVIEW: Jeff Scott Soto – Wide Awake (In My Dreamland)
”Wide Awake (In My Dreamland)” is the seventh solo album by hard-rock veteran Jeff Scott Soto, to be released on November 6th, 2020, via...
REVIEW: Neon Angel – Neon Light District
It seems rather obvious that the 1980s revival shows no signs of having run its entire course yet. Yes, regardless of the fact that...
REVIEW: Black Stone Cherry – The Human Condition (Musicalypse Archive)
On March 11th, 2020, The World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of a viral disease, with a name similar to a certain brand...
REVIEW: Brother Firetribe – Feel The Burn
Finnish hard rock heroes BROTHER FIRETRIBE have been releasing highly melodic music since 2006, the year their debut album, “False Metal,” came out. In the...
REVIEW: 10 Years – Violent Allies (Musicalypse Archive)
There's no doubt that this year is a period of sweeping change. While the most cynical of minds might be tempted to think that...
REVIEW: Derek Sherinian – The Phoenix (Musicalypse Archive)
Derek Sherinian is a prolific American keyboard wizard, whose name might not instantly ring a bell, but you're certainly prone to have a vague...
REVIEW: Black Sun – EP: Silent Enemy
Ecuador is not exactly the first country that comes to mind when one thinks about rock or metal, yet this is the country from...
REVIEW: Night – High Tides – Distant Skies
Have you been enjoying the summer so far? If, like me, the COVID-19 boycot of summer festivals has cast a few shadows over these...
REVIEW: The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance (Musicalypse Archive)
If the name Andy Tillison doesn't mean anything, there's a chance that you've never heard of THE TANGENT. This progressive rock group was formed by the...
REVIEW: Robby Krieger: The Ritual Begins at Sundown (Musicalypse Archive)
On April 24th, 2020, THE DOORS' guitarist Robby Krieger was meant to release his ninth solo album, the first since the 2010s Grammy-nominated "Singularity."...
REVIEW: Blowtorch – Hangoverdose
Amidst a pile of semi-recent releases, "Hangoverdose" by BLOWTORCH caught my ear. I'm always up for a good hard rock record and the particularly...
REVIEW: Deep Purple – Whoosh!
Having an extensive history in some of the best hard rock and heavy metal anthems on their plate, legendary rock act DEEP PURPLE recently...
REVIEW: Samer Elnahhal – Supernova Kill Road (Musicalypse Archive)
Does humor belong in heavy metal music? While some metal and hard-rock artists might give out the impression of being stoic party-poopers with absolutely...
REVIEW: In/Vertigo – EP: Love, Sex & Chaos (Musicalypse Archive)
In the mid-1980s, there was a commercial peak for a specific type of loud, aggressive rock that was layered with hair-spray, singing more or...
REVIEW: Carnal Agony – Back from the Grave (Musicalypse Archive)
Every once in a while one hears a single that's so outlandish that you need to listen to the whole album. This was very...
REVIEW: Smackbound – 20/20 (Musicalypse Archive)
The inescapable truth is that a classically trained voice is a genuine stairway-to-heaven of an instrument when the vocal cords are harnessed to convey...
FEATURED SINGLE: Smackbound – Those Who Burn
With the release of their debut album, “20/20,” right around the corner, Finnish metal band SMACKBOUND have released yet another killer single on YouTube,...