Darren James Confronts the Monsters in Suits on “Dirty Old Man”
The Cardiff-based songwriter turns predatory power into a snarling rock anthem. “Dirty Old Man” arrives August 28th via Sondar Records A true story wrapped in...
Turnstile have somehow managed to unite Elton John, Hayley Williams, Slayyyter and Dying Fetus and actually make it work. Never Enough: Versions is one of 2026’s boldest and most entertaining releases
In 2021, Metallica brought together a head-spinningly diverse selection of artists to record reimagined cuts from the metal titans' seminal, self-titled 1991 LP, AKA The...
“A catchy, spirited and uplifting reincarnation”: Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo vanquishes his demons on Pure Ecstasy
Beartooth's sixth album sees the quintet shifting from raw, chaotic metalcore with deeply personal, troubled lyrics to polished, electronically tinged rock and a newly determined...
Great new prog tracks from Chimpan A, Polyphia, Dikajee and more in Prog’s brand new Tracks Of The Week
We're back with a brand new Tracks Of The Week! This week we've got another seven new and diverse slices of progressively inclined music for...
“Mike Portnoy said, ‘This is the first thing we’re going to play in 10 years. Guess what it is.’ He started playing. I came in with the wrong song!”: John Petrucci hired ex drummer for his 2020 solo album, but didn’t want him back in Dream Theater
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci started trolls typing when he recruited Mike Portnoy for second solo album Terminal Velocity. It generated speculation that, after Portnoy’s...
Mastodon surmount personal tragedies to deliver stellar ninth album. “Marrow Deep is a defiant album… Not laughing in the face of death, but not crumbling under it either.”
Death shadows few bands like it seems to shadow Mastodon. Several of the Atlanta band’s past albums have been directly and indirectly informed by loss...