It has become hip over the last decade or so for pop stars and rockers to pay homage to the ‘80s, and Provo, Utah-based quartet Neon Trees—comprised of singer/keyboardist Tyler Glenn, drummer/vocalist Elaine Bradley, bassist Branden Campbell and guitarist Chris Allen—play it up to the max. They have the…

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Young Hines, who will be performing in the Tri-State Area with Brendan Benson, sings, whispers, spits and screams the tunes from his debut album, Give Me My Change, in a style best described as Lennon-esque. His speaking voice, however, is low, polite and Southern, which is reminiscent…

Following their 2008 album, Into The Sun, Candlebox returns with a new album and supporting tour for their latest work. Released by Audionest earlier this month, Love Stories & Other Musings showcases the band’s new material alongside new takes of classic songs like “You,” “Far Behind,” “Change,” “Cover Me,”…

Back in 2008, one of North Jersey’s most popular rock acts returned to the stage for the first time in 13 years with its original lineup. At the time, it seemed like many bands from that hair band and glam rock era were making a comeback. So why wouldn’t…

Chances are, if you’ve been paying any attention to music trends and leading influential acts over the past 30 years, you’ve heard of The Melvins. And, if not, I guarantee their inspiration has seeped into an up-and-coming band’s music somewhere along the way. Formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Buzz…

At the forefront of the modern technical death metal movement stands Origin, a quartet who are among the most extreme and precise noise-makers on the planet. The band’s jaw-dropping chops and absurdly heavy compositions have surely discouraged just as many hopeful metal musicians as they have inspired, and they’ve…

There is one band in every generation of metal acts that stands out for creating or popularizing a sound that inspires the music of subsequent artists. Despite being only one album into their career, Periphery is already one of the most influential bands in modern metal. Combining the crushing…

One of the most popular bands to come out of the late ‘90s/early 2000s was Creed, with their catchy guitar riffs and extremely hooky choruses. But perhaps most memorable of all was the vocal tone of singer Scott Stapp. At the time, many would argue that Stapp was nothing…

Doom prevails.

That’s what it does. It prevails. And on their first full-length through influential Canadian imprint Profound Lore, the Little Rock, Arkansas, four-piece Pallbearer show it. Over the course of Sorrow And Extinction’s five extended tracks, Pallbearer craft their own impression of American-styled doom metal—with some vaguely psychedelic…

Being the new singer for a classic metal band is usually a daunting task because of legacy and fan expectations. The twist with Accept frontman Mark Tornillo is that he is the third singer in the band’s long history yet the first lyricist with English being his first language.…