Review: Mentalist – Empires Falling Pride & Joy Music (September 16th, 2022) Reviewer: David Pearce Mentalist, a German Melodic Metal band, consist of singer Rob Lundgren, guitarists Peter Moog and Kai Stringer and drummer Thomen Stauch. For this album they have been joined by Oliver Palotai on keyboards and Mike LePond on bass. They had […]

Fast rising German Power Metal group MENTALIST have announced September 16th, 2022 as release date for their 3rd full-length album ‘Empires Falling‘. Once again, the band teams up with German label Pride & Joy Music for this release. The first of of seven singles in total will come on May 13th on all digital platforms and on Youtube as a comic […]

Elevate Records are happy to announce that the first two Elegacy albums, that until now were not available, will be released on Elevate Records, for the first time on digital support and on all specialized platforms. Released in 2005 by Northwind, ‘Impressions‘ will be released in the Metal Relics series in early 2021 while the second […]

Italian progressive metal band, Last Union, featuring Mike LePond (Symphony X) on bass, Uli Kusch (ex-Helloween, ex-Masterplan) on drums, and as guest James LaBrie (Dream Theater) on vocals, have announced the release of their debut album ‘Twelve‘ on December 21, 2018 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The effort was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren, […]

New York / New Jersey based female fronted melodic power metal band Flames Of Fury is seeking a permanent bassist to join the band and perform on future tours. Currently the band is performing with bassist Mike LePond (Symphony X / Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins). Vocalist Angelica Valkyrie has checked in with the following comments: “While […]