Articles by Dan Skiba

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Dan Skiba
Dan is a reviewer at Metal Express Radio. Based out of Indianapolis, USA he was first turned on to Hard Rock music in the mid-1970s when he purchased Deep Purple's Machine Head as his first album. He was immediately enthralled with the powerful guitar sound and pronounced drumbeat, and had to get more! His collection quickly expanded to include as many of Heavy Rock bands of the time that he could get his hands on, such as Ted Nugent, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath, to name just a few.
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TRASHCAN DARLINGS – Tunes From The Trashcan

April 1, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Trashcan Darlings are a unique band formed in 1995 from Norway whose style can best be described as Punk Metal. Their sound has all of the quirky genius of The Ramones, all of the festive …READ MORE

ANVIL – Back To Basics

March 29, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

The line “Hurts So Good” was coined and made famous by John Cougar Mellancamp, but nothing describes better Anvil’s latest release Back To Basics. Make no mistake about it; this is “ugly” music in its …READ MORE

BILLY BUTCHER – Penny Dreadful

March 25, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Billy Butcher is a trio hailing from East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is comprised of Pete Parker manhandling the axe and microphone, Rick Thulin assaulting the bass strings, and Rick Fedyk knocking out the …READ MORE

HUBI MEISEL – EmOcean

March 24, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Germany has oftentimes produced refreshingly unique musical styles since the 1970’s: the space age, eclectic Krautrock period (bands such as Guru Guru), followed by heavily synthesized music during the Technorock phase (bands such as Kraftwerk), …READ MORE

VICIOUS – Vile, Vicious & Victorious

March 22, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Forming in 1999, the Swedish Thrash/Death Metal band Vicious has released its debut full-length album called Vile, Vicious & Victorious under the Sound Riot Records label. The album contains 9 tracks, elapsing all of 35 …READ MORE

SPASTIC INK – Ink Compatible

March 21, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Spastic Ink is a band from San Antonio, Texas, USA (remember the Alamo!) whose style of music can best be labeled “Technical Metal,” which involves instrument patterns played in an information processing mode – complete …READ MORE

INNERWISH – Silent Faces

March 15, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

InnerWish is a Classic Style Heavy Metal band from Athens, Greece, and Silent Faces is their long awaited full-length follow up album to Waiting For The Dawn, which was released way back in 1998. A …READ MORE

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION – Here Come The Brides

March 9, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Brides of Destruction (BoD) is a new quartet with an almost all-star lineup: Nikki Sixx – Bass Guitar (Motley Crue), Tracii Guns – Guitar (L.A. Guns and founding member of Guns ‘N’ Roses), Scot Coogan …READ MORE

FAHRENHEIT – Chain Reaction

March 2, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Fahrenheit is a band comprised of 4 musicians from Chile and a vocalist originally from England; all combined boasting an average age of 22 years old. The band, initially started in 2001, morphed its line …READ MORE

SIRENIA – An Elixir For Existence

February 23, 2004 Dan Skiba 0

Sirenia has mastered a sound and song pattern that is uniquely simple, yet somewhat ingenious in their new album entitled An Elixir for Existence. Stylistically, Sirenia toys with elements of Gothic, Death, and Power Metal …READ MORE