Music Reviews

Metal Church has not had the easiest go of things in the past couple of years or so.  In 2021, the band’s then front man Mike Howe – who had fronted the band for a total of 13 years from 1988-’95 and then again...

Late this past June, Pyramaze released its latest album, Bloodlines to the masses, ending a three-year wait for new music from the veteran metal outfit.  The band’s seventh album, it proves itself worth hearing at least once.  That is due in part to its featured musical...

Fans of L.A. Guns are going to get a double dose of new music from the band this year.  The lineup led by drummer Steve Riley – known as Riley’s L.A. Guns -- is reportedly set to release its new album, Darkhorse, sometime this...

Sixty years is a major milestone for anybody to reach.  That includes not only individuals, but groups, too.  Reaching sixty years means someone has been doing something right for quite a while.  And last year, the musical collective known as The Las Vegas Boneheads...

Early last month, pianist Eric Reed released his latest album, Black, Brown, and Blue through Smoke Sessions Records.  The 13-song collection is an intriguing presentation that is worth hearing at least once.  That is due in part to its featured covers, which will be discussed shortly. ...

Dream Evil fans have dreamed (yes, bad pun intended right off the top) for the past seven years for new music from the band, and last weekend, the band made those dreams become reality when it released its latest album, Metal Gods.  The band’s seventh...

This Friday, independent rock band Bluphoria is scheduled to release its self-titled major label debut album through Edgeout Records /Universal Music Group.  The 11-song record is a presentation that audiences will find interesting and worth hearing at least once.  That is due in part...

For almost 60 years (yes, that long) Deep Purple has been entertaining audiences with its music.  That makes the band, which first formed way back in 1968, one of the longest-running acts in rock history alongside very elite company, such as The Rolling Stones...

The new year is officially here and with the new year here, it will not be long before the first new music of the year drops.  Next Friday, Jan. 17, Grave Digger will release its latest album, Bone Collector.  The band’s 22nd (yes, 22nd) full-length studio...

Napalm Records label mates Accept and KKs Priest are set to hit the road together this summer, each in support of its own new album.  The announcement was made early this month.  Set to kick off Aug. 31 in Los Angeles, CA and to...