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Ozzy goes disco?

The power metal vets are in peak form.

'We absolutely DO NOT condone nor do we support riots or the acts of violence that the rioters were involved in,' state the group.

Every August, the lakefronts and shorelines of America swell to the bursting point with sun-crazed vacationeers, plenty of them in black T-shirts. Unfortunately, for some reason the default soundtrack at beaches everywhere seems to be a washed-up flotsam of brain-dead pop hits, lame Jimmy Buffett songs, and useless reggae ...

During the past 25 years, Blind Guardian has solidified their status as one of the most important groups within the power metal community. Formed in Germany in the mid-'80s, Blind Guardian's nine studio albums and countless world tours have helped influence everyone from Kamelot and Hammerfall to younger acts like Turisas...

Every time power metal starts to get a bit stale, a band like Solar Fragment comes along and gives the entire genre a kick in its rear end. Led by a gifted vocalist named Robert Leger, the European combo's dynamic songwriting recalls the best work of Symphony X and Sonata Arctica...

Power metal mavens Blind Guardian will release their next album, 'At the Edge of Time,' in late summer or early fall. It'll be the German band's first album since 2006, and it follows up 'A Twist in the Myth.' Blind Guardian are known for doing everything in a larger-than-life, room-filling fashion -- and for carefully crafting galloping metal madrigals that could have been birthed expressly for K

The high pitch scream is as synonymous with heavy metal as Dio's "metal horns." Throughout the 80s, approximately two out of five metal bands employed a singer who rocked the high-pitched delivery and wasn't afraid to use it. The next decade was especially rough for acts who favored this singing style...