A soon-to-be graduate student of musicology, Daniel holds a strong knowledge of both modern and art music in addition to performing and avid listening. He specializes in metal and can be reached at millarddster@gmail.com.
Swedish metal phenoms Lost Horizon have only been semi-active since the release of 2003's “A Flame to the Ground Beneath”. In recent months, however, the band has leaked...
Station Four in St. Paul has again filled its calender with metal artists for the first part of 2010. Below is a listing of upcoming shows through April, 2010.
Saturday, January 23rd- NILE with Immolation, Krisiun, Abigail Williams, and Dreaming...
Power Quest, a U.K- based band that is in some ways a bastard cousin of power/speed metal giants Dragonforce (for those unaware, Power Quest's keyboard player, driving force, and only permanent member is Steve Williams, a...
The budding progressive death metal act Barren Earth (featuring former members of Finnish eclectic metal giants Amorphis, as well as current members of Kreator, Moonsorrow, and Swallow the Sun) has released a trailer on their official web site to promote...
Katatonia is offering up their newest slice of metal, arriving in the United States on November 10th. Typically falling into the doom metal genre, albeit with a progressive streak, their new album has been categorized as “depressive rock&rdquo...
If you're acquainted with California's Cage, you'll know that they're a point of debate in the world of metal. Many people have heralded them as “saviors” of U.S styled...
Brainstorm's third full length release since their inception in 1989, “Ambiguity” is something of a departure from many of the power metal bands that frequent the European scene. In both sound and attitude, this release and...
Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy has released a new live video for their song “Dark Insanity”, which was originally featured on their 2008 live album Tyrants of the Rising Sun:Live in Japan. The video can be...
I first ran into Excalion on Pandora.com, and I was very taken with a couple of their songs, which led to my eventually biting the bullet and purchasing a copy of "Waterlines" for full retail price. Rarely...
Folk metalists Ensiferum's “Summer of Slaughter” tour has concluded its run through North America, and is now on to Europe. Recently, however, the band has announced their intentions to return to North America to support their new...