James LaBrie of progressive metal titans Dream Theater sits down to talk about their Grammy-winning track “The Alien” (InsideOutMusic) and more!
The title track for Trivium’s tenth release ‘In The Court Of The Dragon’ is one of the finest songs the metal quartet has ever written – but can the rest of the album live up to it?
It can be an unusual move when an established artist like Insomnium releases an EP; however, rather than being a curiosity to be disregarded, ‘Argent Moon’ (Century Media) feels like essential listening for fans of modern melodic death metal.
Soilwork has always been, in my mind, the overlooked gem in the Swedish melodic death metal crown. That’s not…
Standing ready to light up the UK metal scene, Glow, the second album from melodic death metallers Countless Skies,…
Pensylvannia metallers Toothless talk us through some of the bands and albums that have influenced them and their music. Read their choices here.
On February 22, 2020, progressive metal masters Dream Theater put on a spectacular show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo showcasing Distance Over Time and celebrating Scenes from a Memory.
The latest offering fromm Sons Of Apollo, MMXX (Inside Out Music/Sony), is a fine example of what happens when you get five prog giants in a room and let them loose, and it’s a total winner.
We spoke with Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci about the band’s fourteenth album, Distance Over Time (InsideOut Music), why people think they’re a concept record group, and an assortment of other topics that you likely wouldn’t see covered anywhere else.
Download Festival has announced a further 23 acts including Slayer with their last ever UK show along with many more new additions. Get more details here.
It’s not every day that an author of fiction also plays in a metal band; Prognosis vocalist and guitarist Phil Weller delivers a guest blog detailing the often fine line between writing fiction and lyrics.
Sails of Serenity join us for another Stereo Six to give us five records (and one curveball) that helped shape their most recent release, The Crossing, which dropped August 17th via Famined Records.
This 40th anniversary edition of A Farewell To Kings is the one that Rush die-hard fans have been waiting for.