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Despite debuting this year, the roots of A Doll’s House actually stretch back much further. In the late 80s, the emerging three-piece developed a local following as part of the Sunset Strip music scene in Los Angeles, California. Life would proceed to take over for the next few decades, and …

Since 2019, Atlanta, Georgia quartet Pistols At Dawn has continued with a revamped lineup and renewed ambition. The band’s current single, a radio edit of their song “Fly,” debuted at number one in the Top Adds category of the SMR Active Rock Chart, while also placing highly in multiple categories …

Rob Equiza is currently touring in support of his latest release, Refugees, having just now completed the second gig of a three-night stint in Calbayog City, Samar. Since debuting in 2006, Equiza’s brand of rough-hewn, melodic indie rock, strewn across a wealth of band, solo, and collaborative efforts, has earned …

Kurt Deimer is a musician and actor from Cincinnati, Ohio. Following three decades of building various businesses, Deimer would make his musical debut at the end of the 2010s. The singer contributed vocals to demos his friend had made, and his persistence eventually led him to two crucial connections – …

Ian Abel has sustained an assiduous drive with the Ian Abel Band. Much has transpired in their career since our last conversation, from headlining multiple iconic venues in Los Angeles to touring with legendary musicians. On top of releasing their latest single, “Why Boston?”, the band was recently nominated for …

Dark Remedy is an emerging hard rock outfit launched by principal songwriters Steven Miller (lead vocals/lead guitar) and Cary Parsons (rhythm guitar/backing vocals). While Miller is an established producer who crafts the band’s material at his studio in Yorktown, Virginia, Parsons has also gained traction as a wrestler under the …

As a follow-up to my review of Max Enix’s latest album, Far From Home, I decided to glean further insight by interviewing the man himself. In the month since its release, the album has earned significant critical acclaim worldwide. This reception is not only based on its scope of creativity …

Max Enix is a singer-songwriter, composer, and producer from Strasbourg, France. Last month, Enix released Far From Home, an ambitious double album complemented by a host of special guests. The album similarly encompasses a wide range of influences, from the more pronounced progressive metal and alternative rock to subtler leanings …

On July 8th, 2009, Florida’s metal scene lost a pivotal vocalist. John Patrick Jr. McDonald, best known as Midnight while fronting the classic lineup of Crimson Glory, would pass away from a brain aneurysm at age 47. Under such circumstances, the chances of newer material surfacing later on is usually …

Bad Marriage is a Boston, Massachusetts-based sextet that formed in 2015. Their first two albums, 2019’s Bad Marriage and its successor, 2021’s Bad Marriage 2, generated much critical acclaim for their combination of nostalgic hard rock riffs with refreshingly modern lyrical cynicism. Up to this point, the band has since …

Liam Horne is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland. As part of a traveling music-loving family, his move to Los Angeles would pay off tremendously. By 2012, the very first song he’d written, “Out of Town Girl,” was given to pop icon Justin Bieber to record. Bieber, whose …

Letrick Olson is a Detroit, Michigan-based five-piece supergroup comprising veteran musicians from the city’s music scene. Back in the early 90s, singer Aaron Letrick and bassist Kevin Chown showcased their distinct prowess in glam metal quartet Pleezer, while guitarist Kenny Olson and keyboardist Jimmie Bones created the Twisted Brown Trucker …