Although it is their sixth studio album,Dark Passion Play marks the beginning of a new era for Finnish symphonic metal masters Nightwish. With new vocalist Annette Olzon onboard, Nightwish returns with their most accessible material to date. Firmly rooted in their trademark symphonic sounds featuring elaborate keyboard and guitar parts blended seamlessly with intricate string and choir sections, …
Cradle Of Filth first burst into the sanguine-drenched spotlight in the early 90s. Smarter, more ambitious & more fiendishly creative than any of their Norse metal counterparts, Cradle Of Filth emerged in 1991with a fully-formed & multifaceted sound; a cunning amalgam of venomous black metal & high gothic drama that immediately elevated them above their peers & …
The idea was a simple one: songs for the piano and voice, recorded in one week in a bedroom, just to get them down on tape. But like all things surrounding the Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer-a one-woman machine who is a rock musician, artist, writer, yoga enthusiast, political activist and more-simplicity is not an easy thing to come …
Ever since taking up arms in mid-2000, the ber-dynamic duo of Amanda Palmer (Piano/Vox) and Brian Viglione (Drums) has been selling out clubs in Boston, New York and beyond. Palmer accompanies her confessional story-songs with a thunderous and shimmering piano style that rests on the shoulders of Jerry Lee Lewis, Kurt Weill and Nina Simone. Viglione’s jazz and …
The continued buzz -and a fanbase that grows exponentially as the band tours- is setting the stage for sheer Doll-Mania when their sophomore album Yes, Virginia is unleashed on the public. While the instrumentation lives up to that of their debut, the band took more of a rock approach to the recording process this time around. On this …
While the band’s last record,Folklore and Superstition, was a compelling tribute to brotherhood and history, the new album is the summation of a year in the life of the band – every emotion, triumph, loss, romance and everything in between – it’s all here on Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.First single “White Trash Millionaire,” pairs …
Breaking The Fourth Wall (Live From The Boston Opera House) [Blu-ray]
DREAM THEATER–Grammy-nominated progressive metal titans–have announced the release of BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL (LIVE FROM THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE), a live Blu-Ray / DVD set of the band s one-of-a-kind performance from the Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014. Produced by the band s own John Petrucci, filmed and directed by Pierre and François Lamoureux, and mixed …