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INSANIA - The Great Apocalypse - album cover. The image depicts anruined city, with no human life in sight. Ons small plant breaks throught the pavement, as life returns to the city. Central to the image is a Doe and her fawn.
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INSANIA – The Great Apocalypse

June 16, 2025 Bryce Van Patten 0

From humble beginnings in Stockholm in the early ’90s, Insania carved a name for themselves with a blend of melodic power metal influenced by genre titans like Helloween and Iron Maiden. What began as a …READ MORE

A strange landscape with an old pocket watch on one side and an hourglass on the other, with misty snippets of Chris Caffery album covers in between.
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CHRIS CAFFERY – 20 Years Of The Music Man

June 6, 2025 Bryce Van Patten 0

When you’ve played pivotal roles in both Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, your solo work has some major shoes to fill. Fortunately, Chris Caffery has never been one to shy away from a challenge. With …READ MORE

photograph of guitarist Chris Caffery on stage playing guitar.
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CHRIS CAFFERY (SAVATAGE): “[PAUL O’NEILL] Tried To Get The SCORPIONS To Do [“Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)”]”

May 27, 2025 Bryce Van Patten 0

Guitar virtuoso Chris Caffery, known for his work with Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, is celebrating two decades of his solo career with a powerful new compilation titled 20 Years of the Music Man, dropping …READ MORE

Robin McAuley - Soulbound album art
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ROBIN MCAULEY – Soulbound

March 12, 2025 Bryce Van Patten 0

Legendary hard rock vocalist Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker group, Black Swan) is a busy man. Fronting Black Swan keeps him busy, but not too busy to keep him from putting out an excellent solo album: …READ MORE

Dirkschneider - Balls To The Wall Reloaded artwork.
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DIRKSCHNEIDER – Balls To The Wall RELOADED

February 25, 2025 Bryce Van Patten 0

Udo Dirkschneider has done a very cool thing and recreated the classic Accept album Balls to the Wall to celebrate it’s 40th anniversary with the help of some excellent friends, and it’s pretty damn amazing. …READ MORE

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DYNAZTY – Game of Faces

February 24, 2025 Bryce Van Patten 0

Melodic metal powerhouse Dynazty has just released their 9th studio album: Dynazty – Game of Faces on Nuclear Blast Records, and it’s a strong follow-up to 2022’s Final Advent. Formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 2007, …READ MORE

RIGORIOUS - Kingdom Unfold album cover art.
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RIGORIOUS – Kingdom Unfold

January 23, 2025 Bryce Van Patten 0

This young band out of Germany has just released their 3rd studio effort, as a follow up to 2023’s full length Night of Retribution:  Rigorious – Kingdom Unfold. The band hit the ground running and …READ MORE

Walter Giardino of Rata Blanca.
Live Reviews

RATA BLANCA (Live)

December 21, 2024 Bryce Van Patten 0

It’s an odd thing in music that bands who don’t release albums in English can often be overlooked, even when they are the biggest band in their country/continent for their style. Rata Blanca is a …READ MORE

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HELLOWEEN – Live at Budokan

December 11, 2024 Bryce Van Patten 0

Few bands have the longevity and power to keep their music coming at in-your-face levels for over 40 years, and the mighty Helloween is one of those bands. Since they added Michael Kiske and Kai …READ MORE

Seven Kingdoms on stage - 2024
Audio Interviews

CAMDEN CRUZ (SEVEN KINGDOMS): “The Band Can’t Survive If You Start With A Negative From The Recording Costs”

November 23, 2024 Bryce Van Patten 0

Since their inception in 2007, Florida’s excellent power metal quartet Seven Kingdoms have been forging their own path through successful use of crowd funding, and building their own fan base. With the release of their …READ MORE

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