After years of internal struggle and rather poor releases, front man Geoff Tate finally parted ways with the rest of the band resulting currently in two different versions of Queensrÿche. To be clear, this self-titled release is the one with new vocalist Todd La Torre who joined forces with original members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson and Scott Rockenfield.
When, back in late 2009, LastDayHere's From Pieces Created was to be Graviton Music Services first release, my editor-in-chief (whom knows some of the people working at Graviton, as they used to work for the German offices of Roadrunner...and him working then at the Belgian offices, you know) had me listen to that album a couple of times during our updating sessions of the website, and I remember very distinctly declining the offer to do the review, because I felt the music was a bit too
Degreed is a melodic/hard rock band from Stockholm with band members:
Rubin Ericsson: Bass/ Lead Vocals.
Mats Ericsson: Drums.
Micke Jansson: Keyboards.
Jesper Adefelt: Guitar/ Backing Vocals.
Daniel Johansson: Guitar/ Backing Vocals
After three years they are back with a great melodic rock album. A classic AOR album with a modern touch.
This Vancouver, British Columbia based Canadian band has a bit of an unusual background, and carries positive proof that the negative image a lot of people have about Rock 'n' Roll music being connected to drugs and sex does not always hold! You see, lead singer Amy Arsenault went through several tough deals in life at a young age, which led to severe depressions and drugs and alcohol abuse.
The biggest challenge while writing this review is writing it while listening to the new EP by the Finnish Perikato, as their new album, Kovat Ajat, lasts just a bit more than six minutes.
Kovat Ajat is already their third record and it sounds like banging your head against the wall non-stop. The music goes way too fast and is not even enjoyable to listen to.
GrandExit has a new record and that is something to be overjoyed with. The new one is entitled The Dead Justifies The Means and is full of memorable guitar parts and an impressive song structure. The band, previously known as Vicious, pounds through the album and quickly tries to settle in your ears. This is the first impression you get when starting to listen to the record.
Ladies and gentlemen, Deadlock is back with a new album, which goes by the name of The Arsonist! These melodic metallers from Germany have been making music since 1997 already. It was only with the addition of vocalist Sabine Scherer in 2004 that the band achieved its current status, stepping back a bit from the pure hardcore metal influences and adding some more melodic parts to the music. Sabine's soft voice stands in grand contrast with the brutal male vocals, but this is the best trump the band has.
There are little rules in hardcore, but the only thing that applies for all hardcore bands, is the fact that the music is always straight-forward. The Canadian Counterparts is an exception to that rule.
The Difference Between Hell And Home is their third album and their second for Victory Records. Counterparts stands for melodic hardcore with once in a while a slight reference to the progressive genre as used by bands like Misery Signals.
Artizan is an American five piece melodic power metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. The band was founded by drummer Ty Tammeus in 2008. Singer Tom Braden, guitarist Shamus McConney and Jon Jennings on bass joined him to start this project.
Stoner rock is a subgenre that I don’t play too often I must admit, so it was with a bit of mixed feelings when I noticed this album, the third from these Aussie rockers, had slipped into my batch.
Not being that used to listen to that type of music, I also must admit that it didn’t put me of. I wasn’t overwhelmed by it either, but all in all I was rather pleased by it. OK, you’ve got to get accustomed to the vocals, which remind me a bit of Soundgarden or even CCR. Another band this band reminds me of are the Foo Fighters.
