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After attending a concert with the Christmas-themed Trans-Siberian Orchestra, former Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider was therefore impressed he decided the rock-orchestra format would have to be put on his favorite holiday, Halloween. Snider mixed a six-piece choir, a six-piece string section, and a five-piece rock-band and called it Truck …

A hard-hitting metallic quartet from Bethel, Connecticut, Sacred Oath pull from a deep well of metallic tradition, giving up a compelling amalgam of thrash, NWOBHM, and power metallic. Created in 1985 by Rob Thorne and Pete Altieri, both of whom had been in senior high school, the group lost short …

Produced in 1999, Shadowkeep documented their initial demo 3 weeks later. At that time, their lineup contains Rogue M., Nicki Robson, and Chris Allen. Adam Daley and Dave Edwards became a member of the group soon after that. The group agreed upon to German label Limb in the entire year …

Italian rock guitarist Luca Turilli is fairly an anomaly. Blessed in Trieste, Italy on March 5, 1972, Turilli is certainly right within the Gen-X demographic but is very untouched by choice metal trends from the ‘90s and 2000s. Turilli’s area of expertise is ‘70s/’80s-design fantasy steel with a solid progressive …

Even though they’re an American band, Virgin Steele gradually became a Western metallic phenomenon. The group — led by vocalist/keyboardist David DeFeis since its inception in nov 1981 — skillfully assimilates traditional affects into its passionate, symphonic-based sound. Virgin Steele started humbly with two self-released albums that, after becoming found …

Among numerous musical tasks spearheaded by indefatigable guitarist David T. Chastain, the rock music group that bears his name is a fixture in America’s underground steel picture for over 2 decades, but offers hardly ever reared its mind aboveground. First created in 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Chastain was instantly authorized …