Every few years Steel Panther return and remind us how deprived we’ve actually been from the world of real heavy metal and this year is no exception as they’ve returned with Heavy Metal Rules, which obliterates everything your earholes have heard this year.  “Zebraman” opens the...

23 years since the release of their debut self-titled record, Skillet are still running stronger than ever with the unveiling of their 10th studio album- Victorious– a record that meshes almost every sound of Skillet’s career into one cohesive sonic attack that appeals to every corner...

While a band’s debut record is important for many reasons, their sophomore release is even more important on so many levels. If their debut is strong, it puts them on the map and raises expectations for the follow-up, which can raise their stock or completely break their career and make fans...

Bands who had their biggest hits in the 80’s can be hit and miss when it comes to new albums and new music in 2019. Often times, either fans don’t care or the record feels like the band is just grasping at straws to regain the sound that once made them great. This isn’t the case with...

The Hÿss’ latest record- Sound- is one that’s guaranteed to appeal to stoner metal fans around the world.  With distorted guitars in the vein of Sleep and Clutch, the songs on Sound flow together well and no two songs sound the same. The tracks have the same style but each has their own...

An album or EP doesn’t have to be long to be powerful and that’s the case with Burial Party’s Please, Electric Move Slow. The EP- four tracks-long- is loaded with aggression, emotion, honesty and energy, all pulled into one, as well as punk and hardcore combined and it’s a pure...

Punk is alive and well in the form of Plastic, who’s latest EP- Drink Sensibly– personifies everything the genre lives and breathes to be.  Clocking in at just under 12 minutes, this punk throwback shows singer Matthew Awbery stating, “Drink Sensibly takes on the subjects of...

Almost 3 years removed from The Damaged Ones, 9Electric has unleashed sophomore effort- Megalith and it’s the first record without Micah Electric and Casey Mahoney, who departed in 2017.  While a strong debut is important, an even better sophomore record is almost more vital as it can make...

Back for the first time since 2014’s Until We Meet EP, Black Dawn have returned with On Blackened Wings, and this five-track EP isn’t only a strong continuation of their previous work but also a nod to bands that have come before them.  “Help Me” kicks it off with killer riffs pounds...

Caleb Johnson is back and sounds as phenomenal as ever on his second album Born From Southern Ground. This album blew me away from start to finish as Johnson has one of the best voices for rock and roll but shows just how versatile he can really be on this album. It’s apparent that he has...

Often times a third record is what makes a band. The first two are important but the third is where we see how the band has grown and if they have what it takes to make the leap from opener to headline status.  With Beasto Blanco’s third offering- We Are– they’ve done just that and...

A band’s debut album is more important than a lot of people realize. Not only does it set the stage for the rest of their career, but it’s the telling point for whether fans will want to come to the shows and, if a band doesn’t have a strong debut record, there’s zero chance fans will...

Shallow Side set the rock world on fire a few years back with their cover of Styx’ “Renegade,” which set the stage for their first full length- Origins, which just released last year. Fast forward just eight months and they’re back again with Saints & Sinners. Normally, when a...

It’s been over three years since Dream Theater’s last release: the highly divisive and sprawling The Astonishing. Fans have been desperate for some classic Dream Theater since that album came out. For this record, the band secluded themselves in a studio in New York to write and record....

While She Sleeps is a metalcore band from the UK that has started to break into the scene over the last three to four years. The band has been around since 2006 and is preparing to release their fourth full length studio album So What? One of the highlights of So What? comes at the very end of...