Reviewed: October, 2021 Released: 2021, Rat Pak Records Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Manos X Ok not sure how many of you were waiting for something like this to happen. Todd La Torre has been the vocalist for prog metal titans Queensryche for almost a decade after having a short stint for…
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QUEENSRŸCHE To Release Deluxe Editions of EMPIRE and OPERATION MINDCRIME On June 25th
Operation: Mindcrime is regarded as one of the greatest concept metal albums of all time. The band’s third album, originally released May 3rd 1988, is based around Nikki, a recovering drug addict, who becomes disillusioned with a corrupt society and joins a revolutionary group to assassinate political leaders. Operation:…
QUEENSRŸCHE FRONTMAN TODD LA TORRE RELEASES DEBUT SOLO SINGLE “DARKENED MAJESTY”
As the world is still processing the recent news that Queensrÿche vocalist Todd La Torre is releasing his debut solo album in February, Todd and Rat Pak Records have released the first piece of music from the upcoming album Rejoice In The Suffering. “Darkened Majesty” is a driving metal song…
QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Todd La Torre To Release Solo Album
As global touring came to a sudden and unexpected halt earlier this year, Queensrÿche frontman Todd La Torre has been using his recent pandemic downtime to put the finishing touches on his debut solo album Rejoice In The Suffering. The idea for a solo album was always in the cards for…
Fates Warning – Long Day Good Night
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020, Metal Blade Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite I don’t even know where to start with this one. An impressive force in progressive metal for over 35 years, Fates Warning return to the scene with their longest and most epic album yet: Long Day Good Night. Compared…
QUEENSRŸCHE’s TODD LA TORRE Says ‘F**k This Place’ As Florida Breaks Record With 11,458 New COVID-19 Cases
QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has expressed his frustration with his home state of Florida after The Florida Department of Health announced more than 11,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, breaking the state’s one-day record of 10,109, set just two days prior. Earlier today, Todd tweeted: “More winning!!!! NEW:…
Queensryche – The Verdict
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Century Media Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Believe or not this is the first Queensryche studio album I have reviewed. This seems strange to me because I have been a fan of Queensryche since 1984 and writing for Metal-Rules.com since 2001, which covers seven or eight…
Best of 2019
Top 20 Metal Albums of 2019 As always, the top albums of the year are for full albums (no EP’s or demos) released in 2019. They are new studio albums for the year, not re-recordings, re-releases, cover songs, or live albums. Below the combined top 20 you will find links…
GEOFF TATE’S OPERATION MINDCRIME announces 2020 Australian east coast shows
Limited early bird and meet & greet tickets on sale this Friday 6 September @ 10am AEST only at www.hardlinemedia.net Hardline Media proudly presents GEOFF TATE’S OPERATION MINDCRIME. The legendary frontman returns to Australia with his band to perform the classic concept album “Operation Mindcrime” in its entirety and much…
Bloodstock Festival 2019 @ Catton Hall
Bloodstock 2019 @ Catton Hall, Derby Review by Johnny Wolf Photography By Rebecca Bush Videos by Michal Lipinski
Avantasia Moonglow World Tour, Metro Theatre, Sydney Australia 12 May 2019
When I saw that Avantasia was promoting a Moonglow world tour, I was expecting Australia to be added to the itinerary. After all, you can’t call it a world tour unless every continent has been included. Plus, after a couple of successful tours in Australia with Edguy, Tobias Sammet would…
QUEENSRYCHE RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BLOOD OF THE LEVANT”
Queensrÿche release their new music video for “Blood Of The Levant” today. Check out the music video below. The track is off of the band’s forthcoming album The Verdict out March 1st via Century Media Records. “We are very excited to unveil our new video ‘Blood of the Levant’ from…
FATES WARNING Signs Worldwide Deal With Metal Blade Records; Band To Kick Off US Tour With Queensrÿche Next Month
Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome FATES WARNING to its worldwide roster. FATES WARNING began in the early 1980s playing a traditional style of heavy metal. However, they quickly began to adopt a more technically proficient style and are considered by many to be the first true prog metal…
Avantasia – Moonglow
Avantasia – Moonglow Label: Nuclear Blast Released: 2019 Reviewer: Brat Rating: 4.5/5 Have your ears ready as soon as you press play otherwise you could miss the start of the first, lengthy song which consists of a number of movements. “Ghost in the Moon” doesn’t waste time with overtures or…
Queensryche : Scott Rockenfield has not quit the band
Queensryche released the statement regarding the status of the drummer Scott Rockenfield “For those asking again about Scott and whether he has quit the band – he has not quit the band. He told us he’s taking time off and we have no time frame on when he will return.…