George Dionne interviews guitarist ROLAND GRAPOW of MASTERPLAN for KNAC.COM. Together they discuss the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with ROLAND GRAPOW of MASTERPLAN
Vinyl Unboxing: U.D.O. – Touchdown
U.D.O. - Touchdown (Atomic Fire Records, 2023) Limited Edition Clear, Blue & White Splatter 2LP Vinyl
KNAC.COM Exclusive: Interview with CLÉMENTINE DELAUNEY OF EXIT EDEN
George Dionne interviews vocalist CLÉMENTINE DELAUNEY of EXIT EDEN about their latest album Femmes Fatales for KNAC.COM.
Review: SEVENDUSTÂ – Seven of Sevendust (2023)
BMG recently released an extensive box set by Heavy Metal mainstays SEVENDUST. Seven of Sevendust comes in two configurations; a 7-CD set and a 9-LP set. This collection covers the band's studio work from 2005-2015...
KNAC.COM: DANGEROUS TOYS, BAD MARRIAGE, & ALL SINNERS live in MA
The second night of a back-to-back weekend of concerts for me at The Vault in New Bedford, MA was billed as the "Hellacious Halloween Party" and featured a triple bill of bands...
Review: U.D.O. – Touchdown (2023)
Touchdown is the eighteenth studio album by German Heavy Metal mainstays U.D.O. Vocalist Udo Dirkschneider is flanked by his son Sven Dirkschnider on drums, Andrey Smirnov & Fabian Dee Dammers on guitar, and ex-ACCEPT bandmate Peter Baltes on bass. Baltes has worked with Dirkschneider in the past in different capacities, but his membership in U.D.O. is now official...
Review: BLAZE BAYLEYÂ – Damaged Strange Different And Live (2023)
In 2021, the album War Within Me brought me back to BLAZE BAYLEY. I hadn't heard an album by the one-time IRON MAIDEN frontman since Tenth Dimension in 2002. It wasn't because I didn't like BLAZE BAILEY, but likely because there were other artists I liked more. We're talking pre-streaming here, so you had to pick and choose your music back in my day kiddos...
Review: JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13Â – Crash of Life (2023)
Guitarist extraordinaire Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) is back with Crash of Life, his third studio album under the JOEL HOEKSTRA'S 13 banner. Joining Hoekstra once again...
Review: GLORYHAMMERÂ Return To The Kingdom Of Fife (2023)
Hailing from the no-so-distance Kingdom of Fife, the mighty GLORYHAMMER have returned with another album loaded with power, majesty, and adventure. Return to the Kingdom of Fife is the band's fourth studio album, and a call back to their decade old debut album Kingdom of The Fife (2013)...
Review: OVERKILLÂ – Scorched (2023)
On April 14, 2023, legendary Thrash Metal act OVERKILL will release their 20th studio album. 20th! The New Jersey 5-piece have shown no signs of slowing down in their 40+ years of existence. ..
