Buck Satan & The 666 Shooters – Bikers Welcome Ladies Drink For Free

Let me preface that I’m a huge Al Jourgensen and Ministry fan and I think that Al went out on a high note when he retired on the C-U LaTour. Just a mere two years since Al put Ministry in mothballs that they’re back and have an album coming in the spring of 2012. It sounds like the money has run dry doesn’t it? In addition to the new Ministry album and tour; after nearly 20 years Al has decided More...

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By Ruben Mosqueda On Friday, January 27th, 2012

Scorpions – Comeblack

In 2010 Scorpions announced that they would be disbanding after 46 years in the business. They would embark on a two year farewell tour behind their strongest effort in years, Sting in the Tail. You’d assume More...

By Stephen Thomas Erlewine On Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Korn – The Path Of Totality

Korn remembered who they were just in time to forget it all again on The Path of Totality, an unexpected left turn into dubstep and all manner of dark electronica from the kings of nu metal. Unexpected this move More...

By James Christopher Monger On Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Megadeth – Th1rt3en

Megadeth’s 13th studio album, and first since 2001′s The World Needs a Hero to utilize the talents of bassist/founding member Dave Ellefson, was produced by Johnny K (Staind, Disturbed) and features More...

By Gregory Heaney On Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Steel Panther – Balls Out

Whether or not you’re a fan of Steel Panther’s ridiculously over the top glam metal, you have to appreciate their dedication. For a comedy rock band, they manage to tell a joke with a surprisingly straight More...

By James Christopher Monger On Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Disturbed – The Lost Children

The Lost Children, Disturbed’s first collection of rarities and B-sides, arrived almost two years after Asylum, with which the veteran metal outfit decided to embark on an “indefinite hiatus.” More...

By Eduardo Rivadavia On Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Saxon – Call To Arms

For much of the 2000s, a revitalized Saxon catered to accepting European power metal audiences with a traditionally rooted but thoroughly modern-sounding heavy metal production; but there’s something different More...

By Stephen Thomas Erlewine On Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Alice Cooper may not have had a hit single in two decades but he’s hardly kept quiet during the two decades that separate 1991’s Hey Stoopid and 2011’s Welcome 2 My Nightmare. In addition to his quite good More...

By Greg Prato On Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Anthrax – Worship Music

Anthrax fans have had no choice but to be very patient waiting for the arrival of the group’s tenth studio album overall, 2011′s Worship Music. Doubling as the first Anthrax studio album since 2003′s More...

By Jason Lymangrover On Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Black Veil Brides – Set The World On Fire

For Black Veil Brides’ first outing with Universal Republic, they tone back the emo-punk dramatics, and let their ‘80s hair metal freak flag fly. As their look suggests, Mötley Crüe and Kiss are big influences, More...

By Bret Adams On Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Bad Company: Live At Wembley

The six albums released by the original Bad Company between 1974 and 1982 arguably defined arena rock and, by extension, classic rock. The hard-hitting, no-frills, soulful sound created by vocalist Paul Rodgers More...

By Stephen Thomas Erlewine On Sunday, July 24th, 2011

3 Doors Down – Time Of My Life

Hiring producer Howard Benson, best known for helming heavier acts, for 2011’s Time of My Life is a suggestion that 3 Doors Down realized their eponymous 2008 album was a little anonymous. To be sure, Benson More...