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Album Review: Kerry King – From Hell I Rise

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Raging riffs and solos reign through the tracks of From Hell I Rise, Kerry King’s first album release to follow Slayer’s farewell show on November 30th, 2019. A lucky 13 tracks represent King’s solo full-length, showcasing his new personal brand of metal, produced by Josh Wilbur.  King opens the album with some memorable riffing on the instrumental “Diablo”, accompanied by his new solo band lineup, comprised of fellow guitar legend Phil Demmel (Machine Head), Thrash drumming icon Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testament), and “Bass Beater” Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah) holding down the low end, before leading with a whammy-induced transition into “Where […]

Album Review: Kansas – The Absence of Presence

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The iconic level of musicianship associated with the name Kansas has never wavered, and the band has evolved with the times as they produce their latest album that fits the Progressive Rock idiom while venturing into modern Hard Rock elements. Vocalist Ronnie Platt has said that “The Absence of Presence shows the band firing on all cylinders”, and there’s no mistaking the truth of that statement from the very first song.  The title track opens the album, and its verse and chorus has Platt delivering the message of “reaching for connection to break the silence”, noting that “The Absence of […]

Album Review: Jim Crean – Insatiable

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Not too long ago, I reviewed a Northeastern stop of the Appice Drum Wars series of shows, one which took place to promote the recent release from the Appice Brothers, Sinister. In light of this new album being the first officially recorded collaboration between Vinny and Carmine, much of the attention was on these drummer brothers. But now, it’s time to focus entirely on the singer whose powerful vocals fronted that very Drum Wars show, not to mention his role as a featured vocalist on Sinister following a long history with the Appices, plus his own far-reaching solo career – […]

Album Review: Letters From The Fire – Worth The Pain

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Letters From The Fire is a band that brings something new to the table while wearing their influences on their sleeves, and while those may be cliched expressions, they prove to be true in this case – drawing comparisons to other female-fronted rock bands such as Evanescence and Paramore, the band lives up to that role while adding their own undeniable personal touch. Formed in 2012 by guitarist Mike Keller, the Bay Area band has undergone a few lineup changes, but upon settling in to one fronted by singer Alexa Kabazie, they recently headed into the studio to record their […]

Album Review: Bad Omens 

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  The self-titled debut album of Bad Omens is set to be released on Friday, August 19th. The LA-based band whose lineup consists of vocalist Noah Sebastian, guitarists Nicholas Ryan and Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson, Vincent Riquier on bass, and Nick Folio on drums, got their start in 2014 and soon after signed to Sumerian Records in 2015. After a year of hard work and several singles, the release of their full-length album is on the horizon. The album itself is not Bad Omens’ debut in the Metal world or on the Metalcore scene, as they’ve been touring since their Sumerian […]