D'espairsRay, the Japanese Visual Kei metal rock band, has released their new single, Horizon. The latest single has three songs of very different styles and substance. D'espairsRay has continued to grow as a band and garnered strong and increasing following not just in Japan, but also in Europe and the USA. Their latest participation in the Tour of Chaos in the US was a huge success and they have since returned to their country to produce more songs and material for their growing fa... Read Full Story

D.A.D is back with Monster Philosophy and it is a rock album masterpiece. Many fans will not have realised the band is still around but they are and back even bigger. Monster Philosophy contains a whopping 13 tracks of new material that showcases the D.A.D formula and philosophy. Their rock is harder than before and bound to get your rocks off in every way imaginable.Highlights of Monster Philosophy by D.A.D includes Revolution, Too Deep For Me, Milk and Honey, You Had A Head and nine more ex... Read Full Story

Hizaki Grace Project has a great album in Dignity of Crest. It is a classic visual kei symphonic metal album from the Japanese artiste and band that metal fans of the genre will take to. Dignity of Crest is also a rare and hard to find album so fans of Hizaki Grace Project will be delighted with this. There are a total of 10 tracks on Dignity of Crest and each one has great tempo with slabs of melodic metal riffs blended well together to make coherent songs. There is also some experimentation... Read Full Story

Galneryus Reincarnation never ceases to amaze fans and musicians alike as their 2008 new release is a stormer of a symphonic metal masterpiece. There are 12 heartstopping tracks that Galneryus has written for Reincarnation, and when you have heard them, you will agree that the band is in top form. Each song is a creation of mindnumbing symphonic metal riffs played at breakneck speed but without sacrificing the melody.Reincarnation is not the first album of Galneryus nor will it be the last. B... Read Full Story

Candiria has a new album Kiss The Lie which is a return to top form for the hardcore metal band. There is no jazz or hip hop tracks here to distract the purists but Candiria does not disappoint on Kiss The Lie. If there is anything bad to say about this album, it is that there are not enough tracks. Yes, Kiss The Lie is that good that it leaves you wanting more at the end of it. There is just not enough of Candiria at the moment and they could do better by having a greater output of music. Bu... Read Full Story

Dragonforce has released their latest hit album Ultra Beatdown which is a showcase of the best in symphonic metal. Billed as the fastest band in metal and possibly in history, Dragonforce has completed Ultra Beatdown after being made even more famous by their previous songs featured on the Guitar Hero soundtrack. With this new Dragonforce album, Ultra Beatdown is sure to invade the mainstream even more and bring symphonic metal to a larger and wider audience.Ultra Beatdown by Dragonforce feat... Read Full Story

Kreator will be releasing their new album Hordes of Chaos soon and it is a bonecrushing new slab of extreme thrash metal. Everybody should know Kreator by now as the legendary death thrash metal band that has released classic after classic. And Hordes of Chaos their new 2009 album will soon be regarded as one due to the many massive anthems that permeate the whole LP. It is another return to top form by the German metal band and Kreator does not seem to let up with each release after their co... Read Full Story

Arch Enemy Tyrants of the Rising Sun Live in Japan is a quality recording of the melodic death metal band's flawless performance in Japan earlier this year. The bands go through a double disc set of timeless classics and newer songs, from Blood On Your Hands, Ravenous, Burning Angel, to Snowbound. Angela Gossow continues to be on top form on vocals, while the brothers Michael and Christopher Amott both display guitar chops that are out of this world.The rest of the band are also in top fo... Read Full Story

Becoming The Archetype have released their latest album, Dichotomy and it is a bone crushing display of metallic power. Death metal and hardcore very well mixed and balanced, with fans of both genres bound to enjoy the release. Becoming The Archetype have filled Dichotomy with beautiful melodies juxtaposed with pummeling riffs that will crash into your consciousness and drive them deep. There is no possibility that you will forget the tunes once you stop listening, and be branded into memory ... Read Full Story

Asia'H Epperson was meant to be in American Idol, and perhaps to win it. Unfortunately, the girl with the million hairstyles and loud gravelly voice could not pull it off and broke the hearts of millions when she was eliminated in an earlier round. While Asia'H Epperson is no longer in the show, there are still many who hope that one day she will achieve her dreams as a recording artiste, for someone as brightly talented as she was.Sweet Asia'H Epperson is an 18 year old waitress ... Read Full Story