In this episode #205, Nik, Keefy, and guest host Don De Leuamont of Southeast of Heaven and Talking the Talk with Don review Foreigner’s second album, Double Vision!Continue reading
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ALBUM REVIEW: Manic Abraxas – Skinformation
Exploding out of some cyberpunk world, Bangor, Maine Hard Rock three-piece Manic Abraxas have got their engines firing at full throttle, and on fourth album, Skinformation (Self-released), a petrol-fueled cloud of dirty Rock n’ Roll and skuzzy, mind-warped Metal sees the trio blasting a hole through the fabric of this universe into dimensions unknown.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Enterprise Earth – Death: An Anthology
The sign of a confident album is when the guest appearances bolster rather than salvage the work put in by the primary artists. Thus, Enterprise Earth’s Death: An Anthology (MNRK Heavy) is a certified scorcher in which the 11 featured tracks stand tall, both independently and as an aggregation of technically aligned Deathcore.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gama Bomb – Bats
Gama Bomb is not just another tribute band to the glory days of Thrash Metal. Bats (Prosthetic Records) does display that while they are students of the era, they are also invested in establishing themselves as a band that walks in the present, while preferring to keep things at a more manic pace.Continue reading
Glacially Musical 147: Cannibal Corpse – “The Bleeding” Reviewed, Disected, and ______ With A ____
GMP continues our series on Cannibal Corpse with “The Bleeding!” A concept album that leaves nothing to the imagination. It’s also a farewell to Chris Barnes and hello to riff machine Rob Barrett!
ALBUM REVIEW: Avenged Sevenfold – Life Is But A Dream…
Avenged Sevenfold are potentially one of the most divisive metal acts out of the US since Metallica. All you need to do is look at their previous two albums, 2013’s Hail To The King & 2016’s The Stage to see the extreme polar oppositions these albums created. The former for how the band wore their Metallica influence on their sleeve, creating their own version of The Black Album, and then the following 2016 release throwing all of their previous influences and sounds up in the air, bringing in outside sources from the likes of Pink Floyd, and creating a wholly new progressive rock/metal experience.
David Lee Roth Shares a New Version of Van Halen’s Classic “Everybody Wants Some” – Live In The Studio
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has released a new version of their classic hit “Everybody Wants Some!” Billed as Roth Lives! David Lee Roth Studio Live. Earlier this year, David shared a brand new song, a Van Halen tribute song, “Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway, featuring John 5 on guitar. Roth has retired from performing but has suggested he will record and release new music from time to time.
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David Lee Roth Shares a New Version of Van Halen’s Classic “Panama” – Live In The Studio
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has released a new version of their classic hit “Panama!” Billed as Roth Lives! David Lee Roth Studio Live, the track information was released by Van Halen News Desk, and the song was only posted to YouTube and shared on the DLR socials. The track does sound like a more recent performance by Dave, with some double tracking at times. Last month David shared a brand new song, a Van Halen tribute song, “Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway, featuring John 5 on guitar. Roth has retired from performing but has suggested he will record and release new music from time to time.
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Watch the New Van Halen Tribute Single and Video from David Lee Roth with John 5 – “Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway”
David Lee Roth has shared a brand new single and video for the song “Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway!” The track is a loving tribute to Roth’s early days in Van Halen. The track features beautiful guitar work from John 5 and was produced by John 5 and Mike Savage. Check out the clip now and stream the song on all DSPs!
ALBUM REVIEW: Ghost – Impera
As one cycle ends, another begins. The flamboyant, dancing Cardinal Copia has been anointed Papa Emeritus IV and the plague-ridden doom of the 14th century is gone. Taking place hundreds of years after Prequelle, Tobias Forge and his band of Nameless Ghouls, otherwise known as psychedelic doom rock popsters Ghost, leave the rats behind as latest chapter Impera (Spinefarm/Loma Vista) tells of new empires built from the ashes of the old.