Evanescence’s New Single, “Afterlife”

Evanescence’s New Single, “Afterlife”

Evanescence have released “Afterlife.” The track will be heard in the adult animated action series “Devil May Cry.” Based on the Japanese video game franchise “Devil May Cry” it’s scheduled for release on April 3rd on Netflix. The song was co-written by songwriter/musician Alex Seaver, professionally known as Mako, and Evanescence’s frontwoman Amy Lee (pictured) who composed the lyrics after watching the series….

April Album Releases: Ghost, L.A. Guns, Epica, Machine Head & Smith/Kotzen

April Album Releases: Ghost, L.A. Guns, Epica, Machine Head & Smith/Kotzen

Smith/Kotzen: Black Light/White Noise Release Date: 4/4 The album by guitarists Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs) features the lead single “White Noise.” “The song is about the rise of social media, how people get addicted to it,” explained Smith. For “Black Light” Smith wanted a song “inspired by some of my old…

Ten Years After

Ten Years After

Remember “Woodstock,” the film chronicling a few hundred thousand people wallowing in the mud to hear the cream of late ’60s Rock. The fest had a lot of talent on stage but by day three there was a ton of filler. Before Jimi Hendrix hit the stage toward the end, the only Rock act for…

Lynch Mob Wrap It Up

Lynch Mob Wrap It Up

Lynch Mob formed by guitarist George Lynch, played its “final” concert on Saturday in Medina, MN. “We played Medina Entertainment Center in Minnesota which we’ve played many, many times,” noted Lynch. “It was a wonderful sold-out show and everyone in the house was aware of the gravity and finality of the performance.” George Lynch formed Lynch Mob…

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath

When the term “Heavy Metal” (taken from the William Burroughs novel “Soft Machine”) was coined in the late-60s it was used to describe loud, earth-shaking guitar-oriented Rock. Black Sabbath may not have entirely embraced the term and all its loutish connotations, but their ominous songs that dwelled on the sinister, occult and macabre defined the…