by Alper | May 17, 2024 | Rock/Metal News
Wow… so, this happened! On October 25, 2023, Dream Theater announced that founding member and drummer Mike Portnoy had returned to the band! I don’t know about you, but I didn’t see that coming. Yes, there were signs of warming relationships, but you...
by Alper | May 2, 2024 | Album Reviews, Rock/Metal News
Opinions about Judas Priest have been divided ever since K.K. Downing left the band. A part of me understands that as K.K. is a founding member of the band and significantly contributed to what we now know as the “Judas Priest sound”. But I hold a different opinion....
by Alper | Mar 1, 2023 | Opinion Piece, Rock/Metal News
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about Pantera coming back to play some live shows. There are conflicting reports about what the future may hold, but Pantera is now active again. This was controversial, to say the least. I’ve been thinking a lot about it and I wanted to...
by Alper | Feb 8, 2022 | Gear Talk, Guitar Talk
As you all know, I try to cover gear-related topics on this site too. I play guitars myself and, in the last few years, I’ve gotten into home recording as well. One tradition I’ve started a while back, and am continuing with this post, is an annual summary of the gear...
by Alper | Nov 25, 2021 | Album Reviews
Roger Taylor is, of course, best known as the drummer, and the occasional lead singer, of Queen. I consider him an underrated drummer. He seldom went for complicated fills – though, he’s most certainly capable of them as evidenced by all the live footage – but he...
