One Eleven Heavy Desire Path

Guitar virtuoso and heavy metal legend Yngwie Malmsteen is not subtle; 15 seconds into Attack!!'s opener, he fires off his first round of six-string artillery like a soldier left for dead, littering the earth with spent cartridges of neo-classical brutality. There's no denying his impressive chops – the instrumental "Baroque & Roll" is a veritable "horned-hand" seminar – but like all lecturers, Malmsteen goes on too long. He provides so much information to his weary students of rock that the unbridled joy of the subject gets lost. Ex-Rainbow vocalist Doogie White – who does a fantastic Ronnie James Dio impersonation – does wonders with Malmsteen's insipid lyrics, utilizing his throaty growl on timeless rockers like "In the Name of God" and the ubiquitous Viking anthem "Valhalla."…

A vibrant issue, with its own CD soundtrack of epic guitar jams (including Dinosaur Jr, Kurt Vile, Big Thief, Ty Segall and others).

Norwegian super-vocalist Jorn Lande is back with a new solo album, titled Heavy Rock Radio. It’s the eleventh (or twelfth, depending on how you count Symphonic) Jorn studio album, and as the title suggests Heavy Rock Radio is a covers album. With two other covers albums to his credit, plus several great covers scattered throughout his other albums, Jorn is no stranger to paying tribute to his influences. Heavy Rock Radio is definitely his most diverse collection of covers, though, and is arguably his most enjoyable one. …

Heavy Metal Anthem is Japanese heavy metal band Anthem's return album, released nearly 8 years since their disbandment in the early 1990s. Most of the former members play on the album, but the original vocalist, Eizo Sakamoto, did not return until the next album (Seven Hills). The album was released on April 21, 2000 and was a joint collaboration between the band and singer Graham Bonnet. Most of the songs are Anthem's older releases, which have been remixed and sung in English by Bonnet…

Debut album from Project Arcadia. The album ranges from almost a classic rock and 80's metal one second to a modern metal and prog metal sound the next. "From The Desert Of Desire" - heavy power metal in its true form, with no pose or false pretence.