Swedish punkers fresh off 20th anniversary shows and looking back on their career. The Melancholy Connection is a compilation of rare, unreleased tracks.
Garagey rock, recorded in Detroit, vocals that start mirror-staring introspection and wind up howling catchily over swaggering guitar and thumping beats.
Finnish power metal mainstays Sonata Arctica have toured the world with everyone from Iron Maiden to Dragonforce and almost had a video game based on an album.
The Amazing Spider-Man doesn’t have the same zany cast of characters or liveliness of Shattered Dimensions, but it has Spidey’s addictive web-slinging antics.
This September, the Devin Townsend Project and Katatonia will team-up for the “Epic Kings & Idols Tour”, in North American with Paradise Lost and Stolen Babies.
Two brothers from Brazil who include some punk rock showmanship, some ’80s new wave smooth vocals, with samba and synths and ol’ timey rock’n’roll thrown in.
Skinny Puppy are as wild and weird as ever on their 14th album. The big beats of “Village” stand on their own, but they’re just one of many puzzle pieces.