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SHADRANE – Temporal

October 10, 2008 Scott Jeslis Leave a comment

Shadrane is the band project of keyboardist Vivien Lalu (Lalu, Hubi Meisel), Dutch guitar virtuoso Joop Wolters and the legendary rhythm section of the brothers Bissonette, Matt and Gregg, whose names appear on great works …READ MORE

DEVIL’S SLINGSHOT – Clinophobia

August 19, 2008 George Fustos Leave a comment

There is one of two things that go through one’s mind when he/she hears the words super-trio or super-group. These being, “oh no here we go again” or, “cool I can’t wait to hear what …READ MORE

COSMICS – The Cosmic Year

April 18, 2008 Scott Jeslis Leave a comment

The multi-faceted Daniele Liverani (Twinspirits, Genius, Khymera), accomplished guitarist and keyboardist, is back with a new project aptly named “Cosmics.” Liverani has managed to corral the up-and-coming guitar hero Tommy Ermolli (Twinspirits, Khymera), bassist Rufus …READ MORE

JOOP WALTERS – Out Of Order

June 15, 2007 Scott Jeslis Leave a comment

Releasing his first solo instrumental release in 2003 on the Lion Music label and then following it up with another in 2004 might have provoked some into taking a serious look at Dutch guitarist Joop …READ MORE

PLANET X – Quantum

May 21, 2007 Frode Leirvik Leave a comment

It is safe to say that Planet X has established themselves on the Progressive scene. Eight years after the debut, which was supposed to be just a one-off project, four studio albums and one live …READ MORE

RING OF FIRE – Dreamtower

March 25, 2003 Guest Writer Leave a comment

It’s amazing to hear how much Mark Boals vocals have improved since his work on Yngwie Malsteen’s Trilogy. While Boals sounded fair on “You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget” and better on “Fire,” the song …READ MORE