Mark Tremonti—guitar god of Alter Bridge, Creed and Tremonti fame—found a new purpose in life when his daughter Stella was born in March 2021 with Down syndrome. As the first project with his new initiative Take a Chance for Charity, he’s releasing an album titled “Tremonti Sings Sinatra” (May 27, 2022; read Live Metal’s review),... Continue Reading →
Swiss folk-metallers, Eluveitie have launched their own "Corona Talk Campaign." Episode 1 features vocalist Fabienne Erni chatting it up with Lena Scissorhands of Infected Rain. No word from the band on how many episodes there will be but check it out. Eluveitie's latest album, "Ategnatos" was released April 5, 2019, while Infected Rain released "Endorphin"... Continue Reading →
With the coronavirus pandemic engulfing the world, times are tough for almost everyone and especially so for a touring rock band that just released a new album. That’s the predicament The Wild! finds itself in now, having unleashed its third release, “Still Believe in Rock and Roll” (review), on March 20, 2020, and being unable... Continue Reading →
It’s been nearly a year since Stitched Up Heart started releasing songs one by one from its second album, “Darkness.” The strategy, virtually unheard of in the world of rock music, has put the band in the news consistently for almost 12 months straight, embraced the streaming platform that has come to dominate all forms... Continue Reading →
Light the Torch isn’t technically a new band, but it feels like it is. Featuring vocalist Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage), guitarist Francesco Artusato (ex-All Shall Perish) and bassist Ryan Wombacher (Bleeding Through), the band began its existence as Devil You Know. After releasing two albums in two years—”The Beauty of Destruction” (2014) and “They Bleed... Continue Reading →
Three years after the release of its second full-length album “Awaken the Fire”—which spawned the hit singles “Love the Way You Hate Me,” “Wish You Hell” and “Become the Enemy”—Like a Storm has returned with record number three, “Catacombs” (released June 22, 2018, via Red Music). The band originally from Auckland, New Zealand—featuring brothers Chris,... Continue Reading →
With an anthemic, ‘80s-inspired sound and striking, blue-haired image, Diamante has stormed onto the national music scene in 2018. The 21-year-old Mexican-Italian-American’s debut album, “Coming in Hot” (read Live Metal’s review), was released on June 15 via Better Noise Records/Eleven Seven Music, following her duet with Bad Wolves on the song “Hear Me Now,” the... Continue Reading →
From Ashes to New, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, started making a name for itself with its debut album, “Day One” (2016), fusing elements of nu metal with more modern sensibilities. Wholesale lineup changes ensued, however, leaving front man/rapper/programmer Matt Brandyberry as the only original member. The revamped band—which also includes guitarist Lance Dowdle, on board... Continue Reading →
Light This City, a melodic death metal band out of California’s famed Bay Area, was an act on the rise when it suddenly called it quits in 2008. Ten years later, the quintet has reformed and recently released its fifth album, “Terminal Bloom,” through drummer Ben Murray’s label, Creator-Destructor Records. Though none of the band... Continue Reading →
Shimon Moore never wanted to be a solo artist. But it’s been more than three years since the guitarist-singer-songwriter split from Sick Puppies, and he finally decided it was the only way for him to release new music on his own terms. So last month at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio,... Continue Reading →
