Back in the 60’s and 70’s, rock music was presented with a new breed that pushed the envelope just a little bit further, with bands like Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Deep Purple, RUSH and others forming a posse that would later be termed as proto-metal, meaning rock music that set the tone for what metal [...]
1. The Acacia Strain - Continent (2008)
You know how I spend a lot of time discussing my distaste for many a deathcore band? Well, consider this band one of those outlaws who contend for the title of most distasteful. Continent is full of uninspired, monotone growls on top of a bit more crunchy metalcore [...]
Well, for those who were wondering if Chinese Democracy, the sixth studio album from Guns N Roses, would ever be released in our lifetimes, the answer is yes after 10 years of waiting. Having not released original material since the early 90’s, not touring for nearly 7 years after that, and finally not containing any [...]
Before becoming one of the greatest modern rock guitarists of our time, Zakk Wylde was involved in a little country and blues inspired metal outfit by the name of Pride & Glory. Combining traditional country rhythms with hard hitting riffs that would later show up in Wylde’s Black Label Society, PnG was truly a demonstration [...]
To say that Black Tide are merely an immature band capitalizing on their age like so many underage artists do these days would be criminal. Combining traditional metal riffs and vocals, and Trivium level production values with crisp drums and solos, the only thing odd about Black Tide is the fact that they don’t play [...]
If you are into power metal, the name Avantasia should immediately ring true. Hailed as one of the premiere metal side projects, Tobias Sammet’s (singer of Edguy) outlet for his works outside of Edguy have truly shown his ability to create music outside of his Edguy sphere. Putting together a slew of melodic vocalists to [...]
Tiles, a Detroit based prog group, takes the route less traveled amongst American prog metal. It seems these days bands either attempt to take the route closer to the likes of power metal, or they go in a more assertive direction ala Between the Buried and Me. In fact, one could say that calling Tiles’ [...]
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Album: The Scarecrow
Label: Nuclear Blast
Year: 2008
Hard rockers Black Tide will embark on a U.S. tour with metalcore favorites All That Remains. The trek will kick off in late February in San Francisco and conclude in New Jersey at the famed Starland Ballroom.
Black Tide will release their debut album, Light From Above, March 18th on Interscope Records.
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Black Tide, retro heavy metallers from Florida who recently signed with Interscope Records and have been touring with Avenged Sevenfold, have released the cover art for their debut album Light From Above. You can also check out the band’s sounds at their Myspace page here. I am really digging these guys and can’t wait for [...]
