Carl Verheyen | Mustang Run – CD Review
Over the course of over 40 years, guitarist Carl Verheyen has enjoyed a wildly successful, multi-faceted career. A member of Supertramp since 1985, he’s been one of LA’s elite...
Various Artists | A Prog Rock Christmas – CD Review
A Prog Rock Christmas features members of Yes, Renaissance, Deep Purple,Utopia, Focus, Curved Air, Hawkwind, and a special guest performance by actor Malcolm McDowell. This collection runs around some holiday classics in...
Kansas | The Absence Of Presence – CD Review
A vintage Kansas sound is certainly present on Kansas' 16th studio album The Absence Of Presence. This is the band's foruth studio album without founding member lead vocalist, keyboardist Steve...
Judas Priest | Firepower – CD Review
Heavy metal continues to thrive as one of the genre's pioneers recently demonstrated. Firepower, Judas Priest's 18th studio album, debuted at #5 on Billboard’s 200 — their highest charting...
Black Country Communion | V – New Studio Release Review
From the outset, Black Country Communion seemed like a one-off supergroup. The group’s four members were all involved in other projects and would return to those after their 2011...
The Winery Dogs | III – New Studio Release Review
Album number three (i.e., III) from the Winery Dogs (vocalist and guitarist Richie Kotzen, drummer Mike Portnoy and bassist Billy Sheehan) is built around the monster trio’s ability to...
Jethro Tull | Curious Ruminant – New Studio Release Review
There doesn’t really seem to be any stopping Ian Anderson. Although diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the flute-playing frontman of one of the world’s most iconic rock...
AC/DC | Power Up – New Studio Release Review
What else could we possibly need more in these ‘new nothing-but normal’ times than AC/DC?! The long road this band has hoed between releasing Rock Or Bust in 2014 and 2020’s...
Gary Moore | Bad For You Baby – CD Review
There aren’t many guitar players around with a pedigree like Gary Moore’s.
He's a devotee of old guard guys like Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green, while his rock resume features
stints with...
Joe Satriani | Shockwave Supernova – CD Review
There was a time when super guitarist Joe Satriani stepped up and sang on his records. He did a decent job on 1991's Flying In A Blue Dream, but...
