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As I Lay Dying, 'The Powerless Rise' (Metal Blade): 'The Powerless Rise' is another solid outing for Christian soul rescuers As I Lay Dying. It's teeth-bared metalcore with shreddy riffing and more breakdowns than the shoulder of a major interstate and a smattering of clean …

Even though Rush was never a band to toss televisions out of windows or do strange things to groupies with fish, film directors Sam Dunn and Scott McFadyen manage to tell an engaging story in the documentary 'Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage,' which screens worldwide on June 10...

Prog rock fans, rejoice! There's a new Coheed and Cambria record in stores called 'Year of the Black Rainbow.' Like all of Coheed's previous efforts, 'Black Rainbow' is a concept record that serves as a prequel to frontman Claudio Sanchez's 'Amory Wars' s…

Perhaps in an effort to catch up with drummer Dave Witte, who goes through side projects the way most rockers go through girlfriends, Municipal Waste guitarist Ryan Waste is playing bass in the new band Volture, which also features vocalist Brent Hubbard, guitarist Nick Poulos and drummer Barry Cove…

It's no secret that Texas legends Pantera started out as a good time glam metal band and self-released four albums -- 1983's 'Metal Magic,' 1984's 'Projects in the Jungle,' 1985's 'I am the Night' and 1988's 'Power Metal' -- before fin…

The status of Ozzfest may be up in the air right now, but the formerly annual tour was a breeding ground and one-stop shop for the best, brightest and oftentimes most fleeting acts in metal. The fest's alumni list reads like a 'Who's Who' of hard rock, with everyone from Black Sabbath to Queens of t…

Imagine Brann Dailor leaving Mastodon to join My Chemical Romance. Unthinkable, right? Now imagine the kind of reaction dear Brann would get from the 'Don's fans. Well, when Chris Pennie left technical metal act Dillinger Escape Plan a few years back to join the sci fi-leaning progressive …

If you've ever loved Rush, Queensrÿche, Iron Maiden, Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd, then you can understand the extreme admiration people have for Coheed and Cambria. For me the band -- with their hearty, retro guitar solos and progressive song structure -- has always been a tribute to the gr…

Delilah's, tucked in the Lakeview neighborhood in northern Chicago, is a 16-year-old watering hole, established by owner Mike Miller to deliver the "anti-boring." On the first Tuesday of each month, Delilah's offers The Metal Shop, the city's longest-running DJ event, hosted and produced b…

Black Breath, 'Heavy Breathing' (Southern Lord): The Catholics say deliver us from evil in the Lord's prayer, but Seattle's Black Breath deliver us some evil with 'Heavy Breathing,' a fast slab of garage-metal and crusted-over punk that'll leave you with a case of …