As part of our coverage of the great Dokk’em Festival in the Netherlands, Metal Blast sat down with Trevor Peres, guitar player of the legendary...

"Savatage was never about the money, and neither is JOP...It's about the love of playing and for the people and playing the songs"

When I read about Luca Turilli leaving Rhapsody of Fire (ROF) and starting his own band, I thought that it'd be the end of...

Full Disclosure: I'm not particularly fond of Black Metal. Too often I find it campy, silly and cacophonous. No matter how hard I try,...

"Everyone of us has a different style, so everybody brings their own influence"

Although they released their first work, "Reaching Higher" in 2010, Swedish metalheads Lancer failed to reach a major audience or to score a record deal. Unabashed...

Female-fronted goth bands are a dime a dozen. The early 2000s, with Within Temptation, Nightwish and Epica becoming big names in the genre, inspired...

As it is sometimes the case when reviewing albums, Engel was a challenge. Not only was it hard to classify, but it was also a band...

It's that time of the year again! Yet another metal band has released a cover album, joining the ranks of Hammerfall, Metallica, Iced Earth...

I don't know how it happened, but a few years ago I stumbled upon a copy of "The Butcher's Ballroom", Diablo Swing Orchestra's (DSO)...