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An Interview With: Tobias Sammet (Avantasia)

January 25, 2016 No Comments

At Wacken 2011, Tobias Sammet decided that he would put his metal opera Avantasia to rest after 5 outstanding albums that delivered the very best of power metal talent in a unique musical package. In 2013 Tobias announced that Avantasia is just too special to peter out, proving that with a brilliant new album ‘The Mystery of Time‘ along with a grandiose string of shows. With a brand new album ‘Ghostlights‘ arriving this week, we catch up with Tobias to ask some questions about the album and what Avantasia means to him…

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Album Review : The Mute Gods – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

January 22, 2016 No Comments

Never the front runner in the line of soul, rhythm has always had the mundane task of keeping a beat. Unable to to shock with virtuosity or bathe in melody the likes of a lead section. Deciding to challenge the musical apartheight, Nick Beggs, Marco Minnemann and Roger King have come together to give a voice to the voiceless. The unsung heroes of the musical world unify the back bone of a band and now we see the arrival of The Mute Gods.

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An Interview With: Kev Bower (Hell)

January 22, 2016 No Comments

One would think Hell are a fresh new face to the industry, giving a new brilliant and sharp edge to classic heavy metal paired with entertaining stage theatrics. While the band have spent the last few years gaining legions of fans with their acclaimed debut and sophomore releases, it is a fact that Hell once existed a long time ago in the dark depths of the metal underground. We speak to guitarist and original member Kev Bower who walks us through the absolutely fascinating story of Hell…

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7 Power Metal Tracks to Float in Space To

January 22, 2016 No Comments

Did you know that on this day in 1968, a rocket named Apollo 5 carried the first lunar module into space? Well to commemorate that useless fact, we’ve compiled some power metal tracks about floating around in space. That’s right, power metal isn’t all about dragons, wizards and unicorns! These brave men are breaking musical barriers.

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Listen to Dream Theater’s “Moment Of Betrayal”

January 21, 2016 No Comments

In an exclusive premiere John Petrucci has sat down with Billboard to premiere the world class “Moment of Betrayal“.

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An Interview With : Federico Paulovich and Ralph Salati (Destrage)

January 21, 2016 No Comments

Italian progressive maestros Destrage are among some of the most unclassifiable bands out there. Having released their 2013 album Are You Kidding Me? No. It seems that the time has once again come for the band to undergo a transformation. Whilst supporting Sikth on their December tour we caught up with drummer Federico Paulovich and guitarist Ralph Salati. Speaking of their highlights of 2015, what Destrage as a band stands for now and how they intend to once again rewrite their own handbook on album number four we invite you to expect the unexpected.

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Album Review : Megadeth – Dystopia

January 20, 2016 No Comments

Understanding situations and learning from past experience forcibly led mankind to become adaptable. Leading to advances in all manner of invention war was inevitably one of them. Welcoming the future with open arms Megadeth have kept this modus operandi in mind for their latest release Dystopia.

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Album Review : Abbath – Abbath

January 19, 2016 No Comments

Can a legacy outlast a name? After their recent legal dispute regarding trivial matters everyone’s favourite Black Metal icon Abbath, decided to take the frost bitten high road and go it alone. Enlisting King and the mysterious Creature the man entrenched himself to record his brand new self titled album.