After 15 years, Demons and Wizards return with a pretty damn good album

When Avantasia first became a thing, nobody really knew what to expect. An ambitious project, as demonstrated by their impressive 2-part debut, The Metal...

New York’s Riot V (formerly known as Riot) have been a part of the heavy metal world since 1975. Surviving numerous lineup changes and...

I first heard Crowhurst with their self-titled album from last year, which (going by the press info for this new album) is now being...

It's not secret that I'm a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, so being a fan of Blind Guardian was simply a natural thing for me. Then again,...

I’m kind of a nerd, so much so that not liking Blind Guardian was never really an option for me. It wasn’t just that...

Heavy metal has become a blanket term for a wide range of sounds, and has broken into countless sub-genres, but at one time the...

Sinbreed have recently become the talk of the metal world, stepping out of relative anonymity. For better or worse, it is not because of their...

There comes a time in a band’s career when they have to part ways with a crucial member who helped develop their trademark sound,...

The focus right now is totally on Iced Earth; there's so much good energy, momentum and feelings behind everything MB:  Less than a week ago...