Initial Mass is a Los Angeles based power/progressive trio composed of guitarist/singer Mark Baldwin, drummer Kevin Robertson, and bassist Scott Smith. Having released "Time and Measure" (2016) and "Tidal Force" (2018), the band are now seasoned musicians as they look forward to the release of their third album. "Bending Light" consists of nine tracks likely [...]
If you are like me, you stay abreast of new rock and metal but when the cards are down you revert back to your favorites of yore. Give me Iron Maiden any day over much of the new detuned sludge dredged out these days. That's not saying all these new bands are inferior, it's just [...]
Since arriving in the United States in the early nineties Bjorn Englen has made his mark with such prominent acts as Quiet Riot, Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth, and Tony MacAlpine. This is in addition to his own bands Soul Sign, Foundry, and his current band Dio Disciples. Bjorn joins us to discuss his recent [...]
Multi-Instrumentalist Tara Lynch (A.K.A. Gui-Tara) may have been relatively unknown to the wide world prior releasing her debut album Evil Enough, but she was no stranger to those in the know. When it came time to finally put her skills on display she had no problem enlisting friends and colleagues to add their flavors to [...]
I wore out my cassette tape of Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon back in high school. To me, guitarist Jake E. Lee had the fire, a hint of the blues, and just the right amount of sinister in his playing. Later on, Jake's band Badlands released two of the most perfect hard rock albums [...]