Forget BABYMETAL. Crystal Lake is the Japanese metal band that you need to know of. These guys make American hardcore look like your Grandpa's doo-wop record. Coming out on February 15, Helix begins with a robotic spoken into, and immediately dives into "Aeon", which is kind of how I imagine ...

    Helix is one of the greatest classic hard rock groups to emerge from Canada in the 1980s. Despite numerous lineup changes and a number of tragedies and obstacles along the way, this is a band that has persevered and remains active to this day, with frontman Brian Vollmer ...

  The time as come, the end of another solid year of rock and roll in Sin City. This is the first in what I hope will be an annual series of the best (and worst!) shows and albums of the year, giving credit where credit is due. The rock ...

  One of the leading journalists/reviewers in the world of music is Martin Popoff. Having been active for many decades, this is a man whose work has appeared in no shortage of publications. Furthermore, Popoff himself has published a number of books over the years, putting his knowledge and views ...

  Canada’s Helix first came into the national spotlight upon being signed to a major label in the early 1980s. Albums like No Rest for the Wicked, Walkin’ the Razor’s Edge, and Wild in the Streets stand as true classics to fans of hard rock and heavy metal, with classic ...