Archive for June 2021

If there’s any band since Guns N’ Roses that’s kept the spirit of SoCal hard rock alive, it’s unquestionably Buckcherry. A few throwback-flavoured acts like Dirty Honey and Greta Van Fleet from the Midwest have popped up in recent years, but in terms of channeling a recognizable sound and scene and being cut from that…

One of the most enduring and prolific bands to effectively straddle the line between prog and pop rock, Styx were a defining factor in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s rock world with records like The Grand Illusion (1977) Pieces of Eight (1978) and Paradise Theater (1981) and still maintain a solid listenership and concert…

The future of Fear Factory has hung in the balance for quite some time. Their last album Genexus was released 6 years ago, and since then the band almost ended due to a lawsuit involving former members and Burton C. Bell quit the band last year. Their follow-up to Genexus was rumoured to come out…

It’s finally here. After 6 years of hard work, the world gets to hear Wolfgang Van Halen on his own after serving as Michael Anthony’s replacement for the past 15 years. The lead-up to the debut of Mammoth WVH has been especially high after the passing of Eddie Van Halen, leaving scores of fans wondering…

Does the song “Miss Murder” sound familiar? How about “Girl’s Not Grey” or “Silver and Cold”? These are the commercial highlights people remember from the aughts when AFI comes up in conversation; a band that at the time fit neatly into the same box as mainstream emo bands and Three Days Grace-type post grunge acts…

Flotsam & Jetsam have been a revolving door of band members over the last seven years- longtime member Kelly Smith was replaced by Jason Bittner 7 years ago, then Bittner was traded out for current drummer Ken Mary 3 years later, then a mere 8 months ago Bill Bodily replaced Michael Spencer on the bass.…

Sweden, like many Scandinavian countries has a rich history in metal. At The Gates, Opeth and Amon Amarth are just a few of the Swedish bands that have definitively influenced the genre, and power metal act Bloodbound, while not being nearly as recognized as the aforementioned names is another band of reasonable note. Now 17…