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PANTERA Gets Mentioned At ACADEMY AWARDS

PANTERA got a shoutout during Sunday's 88th Academy Awards before the film "The Big Short" took home the Oscar for "Best Adapted Screenplay". Christian Bale, who has earned a reputation for being an incredibly...
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No Means of Escape – NAZARETH

Watching Scottish rock-legends NAZARETH punch through a set in modern times leaves a whirligig of emotions, no doubt felt by the band's founding bassist, Pete Agnew. Agnew must have immense pride with his son L...
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Forever and a Day – SCORPIONS

They're back, as if there was any doubt. If KISS taught us anything, it's that farewell in the rock 'n' roll lexicon is just another way of saying “see ya soon.” Germany's finest export, along with ...
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Hellelujah – DROWNING POOL

DROWNING POOL, as a band, has worked hard to maintain its identity following the 2002 death of original singer Dave Williams. Following stints by Jason Jones and Ryan McCombs, DROWNING POOL appears to have main...
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Dead Dawn – ENTOMBED A.D.

Life after death — or death metal, if you will — has become ENTOMBED A.D.'s totem. After grinding it out in court over legal battles to the band's moniker, Lars-Goran Petrov, Olle Dahlstedt, Nico El...
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Anvil is Anvil – ANVIL

God bless ANVIL. Like RAVEN, GRAVE DIGGER, U.D.O. and EXCITER, under-the-radar bands, ANVIL continues to spread its ball-busting metal legacy, and cultivate its devoted cult audience. They all just won't die, ...
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Deliverance & Damnation – OPETH

A lot has happened to Swedish death prog virtuosos OPETH since 2002. That year two of their most pivotal albums "Deliverance" and "Damnation" were released, separately, instead of as one body of work as origina...
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Bottom of the Morning – PINKISH BLACK

Texas synth dirge duo PINKISH BLACK (once known as the trio THE GREAT TYRANT, prior to the suicide of bassist Tommy Wayne Atkins) release its third album "Bottom of the Morning". It's the band's first for Relap...
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Anything That Moves – BOBAFLEX

Virginia rockers BOBAFLEX might've been the first in line at their local sneak preview of "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" as they beat the film, release date-wise, to the punch by dialing up their si...