To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the passing of the great rock vocalist, Ronnie James Dio, his widow and manager, Wendy Dio of Niji Entertainment Group has joined forces with Bertelsmann Music Group [BMG] to reissue the last four studio albums recorded by the mighty Dio.
Swiss and Dutch metal band Burning Witches started out weathering the usual barbs of gimmickry that gets levelled at all-girl bands. However, they’ve persevered and whilst their imagery is undoubtedly calculated, the songs and ability are present in both recorded form and in their growing live performance reputation. Some line-up changes generated inevitable delays but now with a solid crew intact, their third album titled Dance with the Devil, is receiving more positive attention.
Supports: Darker Half and TemtrisManning Bar, Sydney UniversityFriday, 31st of January, 2020 American rock singer and ex-Queensrÿche front man Geoff Tate continues to enjoy a good following in Australia. Last here in 2019 for two shows as one many guest vocalists with Avantasia, he recently returned to Australia for a three date run of shows
Progressive Rock musician Neal Morse is truly prolific. His discography is not only vast and varied but he has worked with some incredible musicians in a variety of styles to produce and create an array of projects. This includes groups such as Transatlantic which still continues to this day, when schedules permit. Having left his
Power metal is something of a curious beast within the world of heavy metal sub-genres. Generally appreciated across the board for rigidly sticking to a true path of classic heavy metal’s natural extrapolation into a more intense and bombastic delivery, the power metal scene has evolved from dragons and sorcery themed onslaughts into neoclassical displays
American metal band Stryper, have endured both setbacks and barbs from image obsessed critics over the years to succeed where others of their era have faltered. Their perseverance in a music industry climate that seemingly makes it difficult for veteran artists to retain an active career, let alone those with a lyrical focus on evangelising
Combining traditional classical musical forms such as orchestral styles, symphonic offshoots, and chamber music plus choral arrangements with the uncompromising ferocity of death metal may sound implausible. However, for Italian band Fleshgod Apocalypse, who seemingly identify loosely as symphonic death metal, that challenge has been met, explored and pushed into the realms of musical extremities with a fair degree of success.
British progressive rock band, The Pineapple Thief, have always produced high quality music but they are most certainly improving with age and are currently experiencing a notable, well-earned upwards career trajectory.
Italian musician and composer Luca Turilli has created a huge back catalogue of great symphonic and power metal music over a good couple of decades. Initially, the band that became better known as Rhapsody of Fire released a slew of fantasy based metal music that was globally praised and influential on many a musician. About
Swedish symphonic metal band Therion is the lifework of guitarist Christofer Johnsson and with thirty years in the business, he has embarked on the most ambitious project of his career. Beloved Antichrist is a sprawling rock opera based on Russian philosopher and poet Vladímir Soloviov’s story A Short Tale of the Antichrist. Johnsson’s three act masterpiece contains 30 different characters and is a truly epic undertaking such that many a rock opera will pale by comparison as far as sheer complexity is concerned.