Song Of The Week

https://twitter.com/ShadesNoir/status/1765609487853924803 Troy Tennard

Symphonic Metal Spotlight: Tierra Vacia

Tierra Vacia is a new and exciting symphonic metal band based out of Nashville.  To date they has released two original songs. Their debut song Rumble was released in late 2023 and Chosen just recently came out.  The band is planning to release their debut EP, entitled Rumble, later this year.  Based on these two …

Song Of The Week

https://twitter.com/ShadesNoir/status/1743508423281418410?s=20 Troy Tennard

Song Of The Week

https://twitter.com/ShadesNoir/status/1741327464930877722 Troy Tennard

Symphonic Metal Spotlight: Tribulations by Divine Martyr

Divine Martyr is an up and coming American symphonic metal band.  The band was formed in 2016.  Divine Martyr plays a highly melodic brand of symphonic metal that offers broad appeal for fans of melodic metal.  The overall sound of Divine Martyr combines the influence of symphonic metal, power metal,  traditional heavy metal and progressive …

Musical Highlights Of 2021

John Sykes - Dawning Of A Brand New Day Guitar maestro John Sykes immediately let us know that 2021 was going to be a better year than 2020.  On New Year's Day he released the new song Dawning Of A Brand New Day.  What an unexpected surprise and a fantastic way to begin the new …

My Music Highlights From 2020

Kansas -  The Absence Of Presence What an incredible album!  The amazing thing about The Absence Of Presence is the band's presentation of  a fresh take on the classic Kansas sound.  The album effectively melds the sound of the  band's 1970's symphonic progressive rock era with   the mainstream rock driven sound of 1980's/1990's Kansas.   Looking …

Song Of The Week

https://twitter.com/ShadesNoir/status/1261129474269216769?s=20   Troy T.

My Music Highlights From 2019

Brian May - New Horizons It has been far too long since Queen guitarist Brian May has released new music as a solo artist.  The last several years he has kept himself busy touring with Queen + Adam Lambert.  May has also recorded new music and toured with the highly talented singer Kerry Ellis.  Brian …

Xiphea: A New Voice For Symphonic Metal

Xiphea is a Symphonic Metal band out of Germany. Formed in 2011, the band has released three CDs so far: Masquerade (2013), From The Uncharted Island (2014) and Once Upon A Time (2016). They play a melodic, yet heavy, style of Symphonic Metal with hints of Power Metal. The band refers to their brand of …