It’s hard to believe, but Florida’s prog-power titans Crimson Glory are indeed releasing a new studio album after more than 26 years. Sure, the irreplaceable Midnight passed away in 2009 and then original lead guitarist Jon Drenning left in 2013, but the rest of the line-up from those genius Eighties’ albums are here: Jeff Lords..
Helstar – The Devil’s Masquerade (Massacre Records)
True legends of the Texas metal scene, Helstar have been around for 44 years now, although with several periods of inactivity. Guitar maestro Larry Barragán and the unique vocalist James Rivera have been there from the start, drummer Michael Lewis joining fifteen years ago, Garrick Smith playing the bass since 2014 and Alan DeLeon Jr...
Vicious Rumors – The Devil’s Asylum (Steamhammer / SPV)
Another album and another new vocalist from Vicious Rumors. Sounds familiar? Well, for better or worse, almost every new album since the tragic loss of Carl Albert thirty years ago, has been recorded with a different front-man. The good news this time is that despite a brief absence, Geoff Thorpe’s long-time partner behind the drums..
Lethal X – 90 Tons Of Thunder (Metallic Blue Records)
The fans of guitar-oriented hard rock and metal among our readers obviously know well the name Racer X. This was a band formed exactly four decades ago by Paul Gilbert (guitars), John Alderete (bass) and Jeff Martin (vocals), releasing the classic Street Lethal album in 1986, followed by various line-up changes and four more studio..
Riot – Mean Streets (Reigning Phoenix Music)
Riot, even if considered a legendary name nowadays, have always been more or less the underdogs of the US metal scene. The tremendous amount of bad luck and personal tragedy didn’t stop these guys from releasing some of the stone-cold classics of the Eighties with Fire Down Under, Born In America and Thundersteel being absolutely..
Vicious Rumors – The Atlantic Years (Dissonance Productions)
The good people at Dissonance Productions are once again preparing a great package of out of print classic metal, reissued for new life and possibly – new fans. This time, on September 30th, we have the two undisputed best albums by US metal veterans Vicious Rumors – their eponymous one from 1990 and Welcome To..