"…Recording in a new studio have new dimensions to the bands' sound," reads a matter of fact statement from the bands' latest press release. No sooner was the thought in my head as the combustive "Death In Fire" began blowing through the speakers - "Man, there's one of the few...

"Been a while since we last heard the name "Animal" bellowed about as the follow up project for W.A.S.P.'s Randy Piper in the wake of his less than ceremonial departure from said Shock-Rockers a decade and a half ago. If I recall it was somewhere around the late '80s that...

The name has lay buried in the bowels of Black Metal past for the late great kings of the earliest Nordic uprising all those years ago. And concurrently, with the seeming resurrection of Black Mark, the one time rulers of Scandinavian dark, Bathory rises again from a decade long dormancy...

Their first album of new material since "Walk-ing On" back in '95, their sixth overall finds the former Arena Rock innovators in a contemplative though thoroughly non-"corporate" mood. Yes folks, it seems every so often, say, six or seven cycles around the sun, the timeless flying Fender's got to touch...

Throughout the years Covenant's remained a benchmark talent as Electronic music makers worldwide. Recognized as slightly less polished yet still on an equal footing as such legendary acts as Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy, Kraftwerk or Front 242 types, the progressively pared Swedish trio continues to create instilling audio imagery...

"Heathen Radio" takes everything that was ever cool about Punk in the first place, rolls it up, chews and spits it out over pasty-faced Pop posers guised as bottom rung bad boys. That is to say, they're a modern day original that don't flash the fashion, and considering how classic...

Demon Hunter, as the name suggests, seeks and finds solace in spirituality while musically exorcising the beast within. The cover booklet is cleverly designed in "testament" like layout and table of contents as if for a not so subtle reminder that we are onto a new "contractual" obligation with a...

“Two Angels and A Dream” is the debut album from Geffen recording artists and California natives Depswa. Destined for stores in late April, the band has already been touring for months in preparation for the release, hitting the road with bands like Mudvayne, Taproot, and most recently the Trust Company/Blindside...

I love these guys, I mean, they are the voice of, well, discontent. They throw this playful jive at ya, splattering oil soaked lyrics fresh from the local garage and screaming about the world around 'em, stretching a C, D, and E chord progression for every last breath and the...

You have to hand it to Trent Gardner for bringing together another stellar cast of musicians for his second "Explorer's Club" effort, titled, "Raising the Mammoth." Between this project, and the "Leonardo -- The Absolute Man" album he helmed last year, Gardner has been busy with these side projects, but...