I was given the opportunity last week to listen to Bigelf’s new CD Cheat the Gallows, and I absolutely love this band. While most of their songs wouldn’t be considered “metal”, one of their jams, titled “The Evils of Rock and Roll” is featured on Revolver Magazine’s free 21 song Metal Mayhem Compilation, which is the first song I heard by the group.

As part of the Progressive Nation Tour, Bigelf is currently touring with Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa and Scale the Summit. Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy says:
Los Angeles’ Bigelf are my personal favorite new band to come along in …read more

The Number 12 Looks Like You? I hope their tunes are better than their name. Someone enlighten me, please. Scale The Summit are heading out with Protest The Hero to support their latest release Carving Desert Canyons. If you haven’t checked that out yet, do so. Also check out their last album Monument, which is a killer instrumental album by the band. I’m not sure who’s opening for who. It also looks like Misery Signals will be a part of this tour too.

2/27 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live (Cd Release Party)
4/17 – Denver, CO – The Marquis Theater
4/18 …read more

10 years ago every “Real” metal-head was criticizing 7 string guitar players because of the nu-metal movement. Hell, even these days people look down at them for it. In the past year or so musicians have stepped it up, saying; “If you don’t like 7 strings…here’s one more.”.  Let’s look at a few things in the current metal scene with more than 6 strings.

Since I’m all kissing on the ass of Prosthetic records with my last few posts, I figured why not keep it going. Here are a few free downloads from the Prosthetic Records site. You’ll find a link at the bottom if you want to see what else they have available for free download. Enjoy.

Kylesa – Said And Done from their upcoming Static Tensions. Preorder it. 
Scale The Summit – Sargasso Sea from Carving Desert Canyons Buy It.
Hollow Corp – Sabbat from Cloister Of Radiance Buy It.

Go to Prosthetic Records Multimedia Page to download more Free MP3’s from their roster. …read more

It’s not often that I come across a an instrumental album that really holds me to it and keeps me interested after one listen. Marty Friedman and maybe Joe Satriani are exceptions but guitar virtuoso’s like Steve Vai just don’t do it for me. Don’t get me wrong, Steve Vai is a great guitar player but every album it feels more like he’s showing off and it grows very stale, very fast. I love what he does…but only once or twice. The three bands I’m about to review are different from each other and have their own quality that …read more

Repost From Prosthetic Records Newsletter:

THE ACACIA STRAIN
No current shows.
ALL THAT REMAINS
(with Chimaira, Divine Heresy)
2/15 Denver, CO – Gothic
2/16 Salt Lake City, UT – The Avalon
2/17 Boise, ID – Big Easy Concert House
2/18 Spokane, WA – Big Easy Concert House
2/19 Vancouver, BC – Croatian Cultural Centre
(with Chimaira, Light This City)
2/21 San Francisco, CA – Slims
2/22 San Diego, CA – SOMA
2/23 Las Vegas, NV – Jillian’s
2/25 Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues
2/26 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
2/28 Dallas, TX – The Door
2/29 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
3/01 Houston, TX – Meridian
3/03 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
3/04 Atlanta, GA – The …read more