Spirits of Fire are an intense new Heavy Metal supergroup featuring the brilliance of Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra Guitarist Chris Caffery, Testament/Death Bassist Steve Di Giorgio, ex-Fates Warning/Warlord Drummer Mark Zonder, and ex-Judas Priest Vocalist, the great Tim "Ripper" Owens. One of several new Metal albums this year, Spirits...
Between leaving Iron Maiden in 1993, then returning in 1999, Bruce Dickinson embarked on a solo career. Well, kind of. He started up a short-lived band called Skunkworks, with the intention of debuting with a self-titled album. The man got to experiment with his Rock...
Going strong for nearly four decades, Iron Maiden are perhaps the most important band in Heavy Metal history. A very bold statement, there is no denying the facts, and looking at the past the Brits have forged you would be hard-pressed to find a more...
There are few names in the world of Heavy Metal music as iconic as that of Bruce Dickinson. The man who helped embed Iron Maiden forever into the hearts of millions, known as the Air Raid Siren, once found himself on the outside of that titanic institution,...
“Somebody please tell me that I’m dreaming, it’s not easy to stop from screamin’, but words escape me when I try to speak!” So sang Iron Maiden Frontman Bruce Dickinson. Now 35 years after he laid down that defiant verse, his words could be a...
Sometimes the end of one road begins the journey along an entirely new one filled with endless possibilities. Such is the story for UK based As Lions, a relatively new Hard Rock band forged out of the ashes of Heavy Metallers Rise to Remain. A new...
Breaking boundaries and building their own, it seems as though As Lions are in a constant state of tenacity. Although just under a year does not sound like nearly enough time to construct and define a future worth striving for, the impossible is not always...
There are concerts and then there are life-events. When Iron Maiden rolls into town, as they did on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016, time stands still for their legions of devoted fans. It has been four long years since Iron Maiden played the New York City...
In the tangled, cyclical, world of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, fan and critic alike would be hard-pressed to think of another musical entity as vital and magical as Iron Maiden. They personified a movement known as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, exploding...
