Category Archives: Reviews

Effective May 5th Mojo Radio is closing its doors to concentrate on other endeavors

For all our Hard Rock and Metal fans, and bands, please go to Metalholic.com. Metalholic Radio will be taking the airwaves later this month. Related Reading: Adele 19 Traditional Gospel Hymns 2012 GRAMMY Nominees Good Fight Music Free Sampler Duets … Continue reading

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CD Review: SEPTEMBER MOURNING ~ Melancholia

September Mourning – Melancholia Label: Repo Records Release Date : May 18 , 2012 A good concept album is one in a million. Not only does an artist have to write music and lyrics, as with any traditional album, but they … Continue reading

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CD Review: PHILM ~ Harmonic

Philm – Harmonic (Ipecac) Release Date: May 15, 2012 Any preconceptions one might have entering into the sonic fray that is Philm‘s Harmonic, will likely be crushed. The band’s conflux of unique talents generate a vibe one can barely put … Continue reading

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CD Review: FLYING COLORS ~ Flying Colors

Flying Colors – S/T (Mascot/MTR) Release Date: March 27, 2012 Mike Portnoy has been a busy bastard since stepping away from Avenged Sevenfold and Dream Theater. Earlier this month his band, Adrenaline Mob released its dynamic debut, Omerta. This week … Continue reading

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CD Review: SHINEDOWN ~ Amaryllis

Shinedown haven’t slowed down since releasing Sound of madness in 2008. Amaryllis, though different, is no less brilliant. Continue reading

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CD Review: CHRISTIAN MISTRESS ~ Possession

Christian Mistress – Possession (Relapse) Release Date: February 28, 2012 In 2010, Olympia, Washington’s Christian Mistress became one of the year’s quiet metal gems. The band’s classic New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) sound enamored the quintet to fans … Continue reading

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CD Review: AVATAR ~ Black Waltz

Avatar – Black Waltz (eOne) Release Date: February 14, 2012 If one were to dismember Alice Cooper, KISS, Rammstein and In Flames and throw them back together with the blood of Charles or even Marilyn Manson for glue, the resultant abomination might … Continue reading

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CD Review: DONNIE VIE – Wrapped Around My Middle Finger

Donnie Vie – Wrapped Around My Middle Finger (Livewire/Cargo) Release Date: February 27, 2012 (EU) March 5, 2012 (US) Former glam metal icon and Enuff Z’Nuff frontman Donnie Vie is a consummate songwriter of classic rock melodies that endure. His … Continue reading

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CD Review: LILLIAN AXE ~ XI The Days Before Tomorrow

Lillian Axe ~ XI: The Days Before Tomorrow  (AFM/CME) Release date: February 14, 2012 (US) In the intervening years since Lillian Axe first broke onto the scene in the mid-80s as another generic hair metal band, something strange has happened: They have become a … Continue reading

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CD Review: SCORPIONS – Comeblack

Scorpions ~ Comeblack (Sony) Release date: January 24, 2012 The Scorpions, now over four-and-a-half decades into its dynamic career are currently on a lengthy farewell tour, in support of the band’s final studio album, Sting In The Tail. However, like so … Continue reading

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CD Review: HALESTORM – Hello, Its Mz Hyde EP

Halestorm – Hello, It’s Mz Hyde (Atlantic) Release Date: January 24, 2012 In the three years Halestorm has been tearing up the hard rock and metal circuit, I have yet to find anything not to like, nay, love about this … Continue reading

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CD Review: ROYAL BLISS ~ Waiting Out The Storm

Royal Bliss – Waiting Out The Storm Release date: January 24, 2012 Salt Lake City hard rock troupe, Royal Bliss have slimmed down for the band’s first album on its own Air Castle records, Waiting Out The Storm. Guitarist Chris Harding … Continue reading

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