Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 31, 2020
The one good thing about being stuck in isolation, it gives plenty of time to collect our thoughts and brainstorm what we want to work on next. With that said, Edguy and Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet has provided an update on both projects. Unfortunately, it looks like Edguy will go on an extended hiatus […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 13, 2018
Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project has announced the new album Moonglow will be released on February 1, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2016’s Ghostlights features a number of guest musicians including the return of Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), Jørn Lande (Masterplan), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Michael Kiske (Helloween), Bob […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 26, 2017
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Well, we knew this might happen. Inevitably, when an artist dies, their sales increase. Old fans that grew up on a band’s music pick up the album that meant so much to them that […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 14, 2017
We can finally celebrate 25 years of Edguy with the release of Monuments out today via Nuclear Blast. With that said, it’s been a week of determination, consisting of Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody determined to return to the stage next month and Kid Rock being serious about becoming the senator of Michigan. While […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on July 14, 2017
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a new Punk Goes Pop album, and new music from Silverstein and Edguy. If you would like to check out last week’s New & Noteworthy, can do so here. You can also check […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 7, 2017
Another week has flown by and this time around, we are greeted with the Melvins’ new album and a brutal Decapitated. Additionally, we have seen a few time warp occurrences including Foo Fighter’s collaborating with a member of Boyz II Men and seeing footage of Nirvana’s 1988 RadioShack recording surface. However, we were also reminded […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 30, 2017
One can consider it has been one meaty week, especially with KFC chicken and juicy social media beefs. We can finally kick back and have a nice glass of gin and In Flames while envisioning a wild side version of American Idol. We can hear the new Cellar Darling project, featuring former-Eluveitie members and get […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 13, 2017
It is time to celebrate the 25th Anniversary for German power metallers Edguy and the 20-year Anniversary of their 1997 debut Kingdom of Madness. It wasn’t too long ago when frontman Tobias Sammet hinted at this while reflecting on his Avantasia project. Today, the band unveiled the upcoming monstrous release of Monuments, out July 14. The […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 1, 2017
2016 was a big year for Tobias Sammet’s project Avantasia. The German supergroup released one of the best albums of 2016 with Ghostlights and performed for the first time in North America. Those that have been there since 2001’s The Metal Opera, know how important it was to attend their selected worldwide tour dates. After […]
