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If you’re reading this vinyl review, then I’m sure you know the backstory. DREAM THEATER reunited with drummer Mike Portnoy to celebrate their 40th Anniversary with an extensive European & U.S. tour. I should also mention…
JOHN 5 has an impressive 30+ year pedigree that ranges from songwriting to studio work, and from film to live performances. Some of you would be taken aback by some of the songs and full albums that JOHN 5 has written for other artists...
After three independent releases and years of local and national gigging, Massachusetts-based Hard Rock & Metal act ALL SINNERS delivers their first full-length studio album We Own The Night. Freshly signed to Rat Pak Records, the album is set for release on November 14, 2025.
October 3, 2025 will see the release of Babylon, the first full-length album by DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG. I've given this album quite a few spins in recent weeks, and I still can't figure out what Udo Dirkscheider is trying to accomplish here. The music of ACCEPT & U.D.O. is pretty straightforward…
On September 12, 2025, Rhino Records is releasing a 50th anniversary edition of FOGHAT's first platinum selling album Fool For The City. The British blues rockers' 5th studio album gets an upgrade in the audio department, as well as a bonus disc/vinyl of a new, never before heard 1975 live performance at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago...
Most recently, Glenn released two back-to-back albums with the Hard Rock collective THE DEAD DAISIES, and his fifth album with Blues Rock "supergroup" BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION. It has been nine years since Hughes' last solo album Resonate, and the time has come for his 15th (probably) solo album CHOSEN…
German Power Metal legends HELLOWEEN are celebrating 40 years of existence with the release of their 17th studio album Giants & Monsters. As is the case with most bands whose career spans decades, the Heavy Metal titans have seen their share of highs and lows…
Domination is the fifteenth studio album by German Power Metal stalwarts PRIMAL FEAR. Guitarist Magnus Karlsson makes his return to the group as a performer with the departure of Alex Beyrodt for this release. Karlsson alongside band founders…
2022 saw the self-titled debut of the Mark Zonder lead project A-Z. Although Zonder doesn’t like the term ‘project’, A-Z was almost a one-off for the current WARLORD drummer…
Sometime back in the late '90s, there was a batch of "all-star" tribute albums produced and released by Deadline Music (Cleopatra Records). Those releases featured members of the bands I grew up listening to in the '80s. Some of the releases were solid, others not so much...
