Modern Rock Review 
Buy Damnation Opeth‘s seventh studio album, Damnation released in 2003, was quite a departure from the dedicated death metal sound of their previous work. Co-produced by Steven Wilson, this album took a dedicated prog rock path with melodic vocals, crisp guitars and a generous use of Mellotron on several tracks. In fact, the album is … Read more
Going to the Sun is a rock group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Going to the Sun Video for the song “Hopeful Song” From the 2020 album Letters from the Western Gate Going to the Sun online ~ Â Â Â Going to the Sun website Buy Love Letters from the Western Gate (2020) Buy Going to the … Read more
Minneapolis based American Pleasure Dome is a project spearheaded by songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Hans Schumacher. In November 2019, the self-titled debut album was released, featuring a dozen songs of melodic indie-style rock that Schumacher spent years crafting and recording. Schumacher is a life-long musician and writer of original tunes, who started by playing piano … Read more
Released: May 13, 2019 Produced by: Mitch Dane Track Listing When You Were Mine Eyes On Us Truth and Myth My Best Friends Memories Lovesick Cold War II I Heard Ghost Town Burning Red Hot Area Code Faraway Musicians Merritt Gibson – Lead Vocals, Piano Steve Mason – Guitars Kevin Whitsett – Bass Paul Eckberg … Read more
Released: May 13, 2019 Produced by: Ellie Rose & Bret Alexander Track Listing High up in Heaven For You Black Magic Broken Strings Tell Me the Way to Go Home Condemned Musicians Ellie Rose – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Piano Rob Husty – Electric Guitars Bret Alexander – Guitars, Organ Nyke Van Wyk – Violin, … Read more
Is arena rock dying out? Arena rock enjoyed huge popularity in the 1970s and 1980s and dominated with songs that held immense power, which was described in our previous article ‘Song Power’ as an elusive quality that cannot just simply be replicated. However, arena rock has now largely fallen by the wayside, as pop and … Read more
Buy Anthem of the Peaceful Army This album review is provided by Merry Mercurial, a writer of fiction, essays, reviews, and the “highly subjective” music blog which you can find at her website, The Music According to Merry. ~ With a tambourine, train-howl moans, and that first “Woooooah-mama” from “Highway Tune” on their Black Smoke … Read more
If you’re a fan of classic or hard rock, you’ve no doubt noticed the incredible resurgence Guns N’ Roses has been undergoing for the better part of two years now. And if you haven’t been paying attention, there’s really only one headline you need to read to understand it: as of earlier this year, the … Read more
Paul McCartney has released his 17th solo album and today we have a guest review by Scott Erickson, a professional musician from Central Pennsylvania. Please visit Scott’s website for more info. ~ I’ve listened to Egypt Station a couple of times now, and I’m pretty confident that this is where I stand on the album … Read more