Blaze Bayley has been around for a while. Lead singer of both Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden in the past, he has carved out a heavy rock and metal career that has produced some excellent, if underrated, solo albums. He rarely…
German rockers Accept are back with a new album, but does it live up to our very high expectations? Read on and find out. Without being impolite, Accept have been around for roughly 45 years. Still in the top tier…
Formed in 2012 as a covers band, Hearts and Hand Grenades is one of those groups that has taken a while to be noticed, but was worth the wait. They spent ten years building a reputation as one of upstate…
Ok, I admit it, I’m useless. I hadn’t heard of ICED EARTH, the album or the group. I know, I’m a failure. However, after hearing this album I am going to go through the whole back catalogue and look into…
Once upon a time, Paul McCartney was a member of a band called the Beatles. Apparently they were quite famous. However, since then he has been in Wings and has now also done many a solo album. This is his…
Following the decade that brought us world changing music acts, the likes of which had never been experienced before, such as The Beatles, The Stones and… well there are far too many to mention. Many bands have tried to recreate…
It’s alive! Progressive metal is still going strong and kicking ass. While most of us believers already knew that, it’s nice to have it confirmed with the release of this second album from the convergence that we now know as…
Once upon a time there was a band called L.A. Guns that merged with a band called Hollywood Rose and formed a band called Guns ‘n Roses. The original lineup of that band was composed of Axl Rose, Tracii Guns,…
Gama Bomb is a band from Newry and Dublin, Ireland and was formed in 2002. They are Metal with a capital “M”. Thrash styling with a tuneful vocal range and a bloody great drummer. Actually he’s new to the line-up…
Leaves Eyes, if you didn’t know, are a symphonic Viking metal band, with great vocals, soaring guitar solos and a mix that wants you to let your brain disengage and just listen. Honestly, if I was still able, I would…