Ironsword – Servants of Steel
Portugese purveyors of epic, Ironsword, return with their fifth album, Servants of Steel. The appropriately titled album checks all the boxes of what an epic […]
Mark Farner at the Arcada Theatre (1/25/2020)
Where I’m from (Chicago), January is a slow month for shows. Everyone is getting over the holiday season. Once that passes, it’s the never ending […]
Passion – Passion
The 2010s saw a large resurgence in AOR and melodic hard rock. Veteran acts returned to reclaim their throne while new bands formed to keep […]
Revolution Saints – Rise
They say “Third time’s the charm.” This is the certainly the case on Revolution Saints’ latest album, Rise. The supergroup, consisting of guitarist Doug Aldrich […]
Dirty Shirley – Dirty Shirley
A wise man once said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” The same could be said about an album…but man is it hard to […]
Midnight – Rebirth by Blasphemy
In 2003, the evil spawn of Motörhead and Venom was born in a filth ridden Cleveland, Ohio alley. The child’s name was Midnight. He wasn’t […]
Sons of Apollo – MMXX
Every year new supergroups form. A promising group of musicians from various respected acts will assemble and put out an album that tends to get […]
Mindless Sinner – Poltergeist
Since their reformation in 2014, Swedish cult heroes Mindless Sinner have stormed the European festival circuit and released an excellent comeback album in The New […]
Magnum – The Serpent Rings
Almost 50 years into their career, British legends Magnum return with their 21st studio album, The Serpent Rings. You read that correctly: 21st studio album. […]
Rage – Wings of Rage
Anybody who knows me knows European power metal is not my cup of tea. Matter of fact, there are very few bands in the genre […]