Beyond The Rage - Burn Me Away

Beyond The Rage, the latest modern metal band we reviewed with their 2012 full length debut Burn Me Away). Labeling Beyond The Rage modern metal might be somewhat one-dimensional.

Nona - Steps of Truth

It starts with how Nona are not afraid to branch out and also embrace symphonic, epic and thrash metal while mixing in occasional progressive and neo-classical overtones. Yes, a multiform approach, but the group proves successful as a result of sidestepping style limitations to create a sound uniquely its own.

Teramaze signs with Nightmare Records

Anhedonia, new album from Australia based group, to be released on April 25, 2012:

Press Release: Teramaze might be Australia's best kept secret... but that won't last long. As this band is ready to burst out of their home country and make a well-deserved worldwide impact with their metallic alloy brand.

Jaguar Blaze, new eighties metal project from Ian Keith Hafner

Press Release: Blending hard rock with the blues, Ian's guitar playing evokes a sense of realism in a world drowned in drama. Refusing to follow the current trends, Ian chooses to write songs that hearken back to the guitar driven rock of the 80's.

News Briefs

• Update Regarding the new Driver album (from vocalist Rob Rock's Facebook page - February 17, 2012): "Final tweaks for the new Driver CD called Countdown going on this week. We also have contributions from singer Mark Boals, bassist Ray Burke, and Daniel Cordova. The CD is coming out great! Vintage style production and killer songs, and Maor Appelbaum mastering."

• R-Existence, the new album from Boarders, will be released on February 29, 2012. Look for it to be available as a free download at the group's website: www.boarders.it. R-Existence track-listing: "The Agony of Lying", "Sings of Resistance", Vengeance is Yours", "4th Reich", "Pure Gold", "Lightbringer", "Sixth Out of Five", "Cause of Life", "Meet, my Heart", "To My Father".

• David Benson will be re-issuing his 1994 debut album Holy Psychotherapy on March 30, 2012 (from the artists Facebook page - February 18, 2012): "Just thought you might like to know that the official release of Holy Psychotherapy Extended Re-Master will be March 30, 2012. This will include 3 new songs as bonus tracks! With each order of this album you will receive a free Holy Psychotherapy 11 x 17 poster! This will be a limited offer only. So be sure to get ready to pick up your copy of this re-master that started it all!" Please note that
  Premonition of Doom, the artist's third album from 1997, will be re-issued on Retroactive Records later in the year.

Amaziah - Straigth Talker

The best way to describe Amaziah would be "loud cranking hard rock with aggressive guitars coupled with power synths and organ" (as taken from Ken Scott's Archivist 4th Edition). Yes, the group brings a heavy seventies hard rock influence but also mix in some classic rock and progressive rock leanings and the occasional mellower (almost ballad-like) moment.

The Exkursions - The Exkursions

The Exkursions are the most recent group to join the Born Twice roster. A power trio that came out of Chicago in the late sixties, The Exkursions established itself as one of the first evangelistic rack bands and played a foundational role in the growing Contemporary Christian Music scene of the time.