From the mind of Curran Reynolds and the efforts of several collaborators comes Body Stuff, a NYC-based hard rock project spanning several regions of sonic territory. When I listen to the new song, “Sacrifice,” a plethora of reminders come to me, from the proto- and early… Read More »Video Premiere: Body Stuff – “Sacrifice”
– June 16th, 2026 – New Video/Single Now Playing + Pre-Orders Available Watch/stream NORTH SEA ECHOES’ “Enjoy The View” HERE NORTH SEA ECHOES – featuring progressive metal pioneers singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos of Fates Warning – are back with a new studio… Read More »North Sea Echoes, Featuring Ray Alder and Jim Matheos of Fates Warning, to Release “How to Cast a Shadow” Full-Length July 24th on Metal Blade Records
On the heels of the release of their fourth full-length, Sons of the Abandoned, we gave Spanish melodic death metal quintet Bloodhunter the opportunity to take us track-by-track through their new album, which was issued by ROAR (a division of Reigning Phoenix Music) on June 12.… Read More »Track-by-Track: Bloodhunter –Sons of the Abandoned
It’s hard to find a dose of heavy metal more pure and true than what you’ll hear on Eternal Dagger, the new album from German outfit Iron Kobra. Formed in 2008, Iron Kobra have maintained a steady stream of releases, honing their approach for the third… Read More »Full Album Stream: Iron Kobra – “Eternal Dagger”
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »KARA: A Career In Song Ratings