By Greg Maki After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped away touring—the lifeblood of any legitimate rock band—for more than a year, “Back from the Dead” feels like a restatement of purpose for Halestorm. It sees the band tossing aside its dalliances with pop and country music and finding its way back to its hard-rocking roots. While... Continue Reading →
Skid Row's classic and previously hard-to-find releases will reissued Dec. 3, 2021, in the "SKID ROW: The Atlantic Years 1989-1996" LP and CD box set. Pre-order any of the multiple formats here. Skid Row was one of the most successful acts of the era. Its self-titled debut, released in 1989, achieved five times platinum certification in... Continue Reading →
Classic thrash band Overkill will release the box set "The Atlantic Years 1986-1994" on Oct. 29, 2021. Pre-orders are available here. An integral part of the early-'80s thrash metal movement that spawned acts like Metallica and Anthrax, New Jersey's Overkill garnered a reputation for brutal, pounding speed and technique. Taking its moniker from the 1979... Continue Reading →
Fight the Fury is the new metal project from Skillet frontman and bassist John Cooper. The band, which also features Skillet guitarist Seth Morrison, along with drummer Jared Ward and guitarist John Panzer III, will release its debut EP via Atlantic Records later this year, with full details to be announced in the coming weeks. "I am so pumped about the release of Fight the... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki ----- Ladies and gentlemen, Halestorm is back. Technically, the band fronted by Lzzy Hale never went away, releasing its third album, “Into the Wild Life,” in 2015, touring heavily ever since and building its fan base all the while. But that record took a sharp detour from the ballsy hard rock... Continue Reading →
Halestorm will release its fourth full-length studio album, "Vicious," on July 27 through Atlantic Records. The lead single, "Uncomfortable," is available now, and the music video, directed by Evan Brace (Phantogram, Taking Back Sunday), can be seen below. Recorded earlier this year at Nashville, Tennessee’s Rock Falcon recording studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters,... Continue Reading →
