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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,...