The Flower Kings Announces New Album, Tour Details; Premieres Album’s Lead Single

Feb. 28 — The Flower Kings will tentatively release its latest album this spring. The band announced Friday through a news release, plans to release its next album, How Can You Leave Us Now!? May 2 through InsideOut Music. The album’s pending release will come more than a year after the release of the band’s then latest album, Look At You Now. In anticipation …

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‘Parasomnia’ Is One Of Dream Theater’s Best Albums And One Of 2025’s Best Hard Rock, Metal Albums

The new year is officially underway, and with it being almost two months in already, hard rock and metal fans already have a lot to be happy about.  Grave Digger recently released its latest album and  new albums are coming from the likes of Arch Enemy and Warbringer, What’s more, Meshuggah and Udo Dirkschneider each have re-issues coming out soon, …

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Sinner’s Blood Delivers A “Bright” New Offering In Its New LP, ‘Dark Horizons’

Late last month, metal outfit Sinner’s Blood released its sophomore album, Dark Horizons, through Frontiers Music s.r.l.  Having come just shy of four years after the release of the band’s debut album, The Mirror Star (2020), the band’s new record proves an interesting follow-up to that album in part through its featured musical arrangements, which will be discussed shortly.  The lyrical themes that …

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Sinner’s Blood Premieres New Album’s Latest Single, Video

Aug. 19 — Late next month, prog-metal outfit Sinner’s Blood will tentatively release its sophomore album, Dark Horizons. In anticipation of its release, the band unveiled a new preview of the album Monday in the form of the album’s new title track and its companion video. The song is a heavy composition that immediately conjures thoughts of some of Dream Theater’s heaviest works alongside …

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Sinner’s Blood Premieres New Album’s Latest Single, Video

Aug. 19 — Late next month, prog-metal outfit Sinner’s Blood will tentatively release its sophomore album, Dark Horizons. In anticipation of its release, the band unveiled a new preview of the album Monday in the form of the album’s new title track and its companion video. The song is a heavy composition that immediately conjures thoughts of some of Dream Theater’s heaviest works alongside …

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Marty Friedman Offers Audiences One Of 2024’s Top New Albums On His New LP

Marty Friedman is among the most influential and important guitarists in the modern history of rock.  He has proven that time and again with the work that he has done with the likes of Megadeth, Cacophony, Ayreon, and so many others, as well as through his own solo catalog, which reaches all the way back to 1988 and his solo …

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Evergrey Debuts Video For New Album’s Second Single

May 7 — A month after giving audiences their first preview of its new album, Theories of Emptiness, Evergrey has unveiled the record’s second single and video. The band unveiled, Tuesday, the video for the album’s second single, ‘Say.’ It follows the premiere of the album’s lead single, ‘Falling From The Sun.’ The musical arrangement featured in ‘Say’ is distinctly different from that …

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Jordan Rudess Announces New Record Deal, Album Details

Feb. 2 — Jordan Rudess has a new record deal and album on the way. Officials with InsideOut Music announced Friday, the Dream Theater keyboardist has signed a new record deal with the label and will release his next, as yet untitled album through the label this year. The new record, which is expected for release in September — with an …

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The Advent Equation Debuts New Album’s Lead Single, Video

July 28 — Independent progressive metal outfit The Advent Equation is set to release its next album in 2024, but the band is not wasting time getting audiences excited about the as yet untitled record. The band debuted the album’s lead single, ‘A Sudden Perception‘ and the song’s video Friday. The song’s musical arrangement is easily comparable to works from the likes …

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Dream Theater, Animals As Leaders, Devin Townsend+Photos+Review-07-12-2023-Oshkosh-Arena-Oshkosh-07-12-2023- Photographed By: Jeremy Smith

 After a long rainy day, the rain let up just in time for the fans to line up outside of Oshkosh Arena. A long line stretched from the front door and around the corner of the building all the way to the back side. Once fans made their way in, a large stage was set up in what is usually …

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