A “best of” collection from 11 albums, Essentials 2003-2011 has enough licks and leads to satisfy many a rock guitar fan, particularly those who revere the art of shredding. Pastor Brad’s release is...

Heavyweights War of Ages have brought the heavy back in a big way with their fifth release, Return to Life. The ten-track album was recorded with and engineered by Zeuss, who, along with...

Brace for the hit. This may cause bleeding. With an aptly-titled album, You’re All Gonna Die, the ghoulish-looking dudes in Grave Robber are back with hooks that kill. Guitarist turned producer, Tim Bushong...

TFK is known as everyone’s guilty pleasure. I had some moderate expectations for The End Is Where We Begin, but the first track is titled “The Introduction,” while the last track sports the...

Abandon Kansas, due to the name, reminds me of the movie, The Wizard of Oz. That being said, because of word association, Abandon Kansas should also bring to mind the band, Toto. Fortunately,...

Abandon Kansas, due to the name, reminds me of the movie, The Wizard of Oz. That being said, because of word association, Abandon Kansas should also bring to mind the band, Toto. Fortunately,...