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15th March 2015

Therapy? – Disquiet

Last year marked 20-year anniversary of Troublegum, Therapy?’s breakthrough album and the biggest commercial success to date. Band marked this by playing the album in its entirety on number of shows. The experience apparently left […]

20th January 2015

Sweet & Lynch – Only to Rise

On a paper this alliance between two of 80’s hard rock profiles seems like a good idea, nonetheless because artist whose hay-day was in that era are not as represented among the otherwise huge number […]

29th September 2014

Paul Gilbert – Stone Pushing Uphill Man

If you don’t know Paul Gilbert by now, then you don’t even deserve an introduction. Ok I’m kidding, but yeah, if you are even partly into guitar driven instrumental music and if you’ve been alive […]

11th August 2014

Malrun – Two Thrones

I remember giving a Malrun’s debut a spin some five years ago and thinking – wow this is good. The band had good songs combined with an approach that perfectly blended the catchy melodies with […]

18th April 2014

Sebastian Bach – Give ‘Em Hell

Back in 2007, more than a decade since he parted ways with Skid Row, Sebastian Bach released his first studio album Angel Down. The album was much as you’d expect from Bach, meaning that it […]

1st April 2014

Fake Idols – Fake Idols

Members of few lesser known bands decided to join forces in a brand new band in order to create something fresh – we’ve heard that before. Results are often not that different from their original […]

15th October 2013

Monster Magnet – Last Patrol

It’s been almost a quarter of a century since foundation of Monster Magnet and after band’s guitarist Ed Mundell left the band in 2010, shortly after the release of their previous album Mastermind, band’s main […]

1st October 2013

Flying Colors – Live In Europe

Another one of those Mike Portnoy led super-groups released their debut album in 2012 and while this in many ways might be typical prog-rock super-group, there is more to Flying Colors then so. The project […]

6th September 2013

Ashes of Ares – Ashes Of Ares

It’s a debut, but it’s most definitely a debut that bears a mark of big experience and expertise. Ashes of Ares is a band consisting of former Iced Earth and Nevemore members and as such […]

2nd September 2013

Haken – The Mountain

Prog has become something of an in-label during the past decade. Not in in YouTube mainstream matter, but more as a label that was pinned to almost any guitar-bas-drums band that had at least one […]

23rd June 2013

Queensrÿche – Queensrÿche

The bizarre split between the band and the singer Geoff Tate was extremely well publicized so going into details is basically unnecessary. What’s important to mention is that as of now Tate is on one […]

10th June 2013

Black Sabbath – 13

Let’s start with the facts; it’s been almost two decades since the last studio album from Black Sabbath and it has been 35 years since the last Sabbath record to feature Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. […]

10th May 2013

Leprous – Coal

Whether jamming alongside Ihsahn (both on stage and in studio) or performing their own off-kilter brand of playfully progressive metal, the Norwegian foursome known as Leprous have been steadily turning heads, increasing their fanbase, and […]

23rd April 2013

Queensrÿche – Frequency Unknown

It has been over three decades since the formation of Queensrÿche and next year it will be just as long since the release of their debut album. That’s a long time and a lot has […]

15th April 2013

Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones – Part 2

Half a year ago Stone Sour released first part of the conceptual double release entitled House of Gold & Bones. Now the second part is ready and much like they always do, the band has […]

28th November 2018

Shinedown, 27th November 2018, Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark

Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Shinedown has been one of the bigger newer rock bands in US for a while now, while it took them bit longer to break in Europe. They did that in fairly similar […]

28th November 2018

Sigh – Heir to Despair (絶望を受け継ぐもの)

Few things in life are certain. One has to be that Sigh will surprise you with each new record, and another one that each next Sigh album will not disappoint. Heir to Despair is the […]

27th November 2018

Slegest – Introvert

Slegest is a Norwegian band playing an addictive blend of black metal and classic heavy rock. Recently they unveiled their new album, entitled Introvert (a person who is predominantly interested in their own inner experiences). […]

26th November 2018

P.O.D. – Circles

For some reason, it doesn’t seem like P.O.D. have been around for more than a quarter of a century, but nevertheless that is the case and Circles marks their tenth album. The new album is […]

22nd November 2018

Unendlich – Misanthropic Sedition

Unendlich is, despite the clearly German name (it means ‘infinite’, in case anyone was wondering) actually a US-based duo, one that has been playing and performing together under said German moniker for four years now. […]

21st November 2018

Vandenberg’s Moonkings – Rugged and Unplugged

Adrian Vandenberg might be best known from his time in Whitesnake, but the Dutch guitarist has over the decades released numerous albums as a solo artist as well as a part of different bands. Rugged […]

16th November 2018

Circle Story – Uncovered Fears

Circle Story is a French Melodic Rock band founded around a year ago as far as I have been able to gather. Since that time, they have honed their skills and their performance, finally culminating […]

15th November 2018

Art Against Agony – Shiva Appreciation Society

Art Against Agony is a self-styled ‘musical collective’ that first saw the light of day eight years ago and consists of twelve members apparently scattered around the globe (the band seems very secretive about many […]

15th November 2018

Aeternus – Heathen

Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Aeternus are veteran dark metal act founded in 1993. They’ve continually been delivering ever since and Heathen is their long-awaited eight full-length. Heathen, which marks the band’s 25th anniversary, comes after […]

15th November 2018

Outloud – Virtual Hero Society

The international hard-rock sensation, Outloud is back with their new album Virtual Hero Society. The band is fronted by the amazing singer Chandler Mogel and the mighty Bob Katsionis (Firewind), who is doing an excellent […]