Feature: Marty's Musical Meltdown

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• Music Review: Casket Salesman, Animal Alpha, Hurricane, To-Mera, & Sixx AM

  Hurricane re-releases, Sixx solo, jazz metal, and some indie-tinged rock. What's not to like?

  Review by Marty Dodge — on May 03, 2008

• Music Review: Def Leppard, Diamond Head, NFD, Fish, P.O.D., and Whitesnake

  Cock rock glory, a bit of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal with some goth and classy folk rock.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Apr 27, 2008

• Music Review: Avenging Force, Drive by Argument, Son Lux, Terror, and Michael Bormann

  A bit of a journey this week; from the goth dancefloor, through the CBGB mosh pit to the classy end of hard rock.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Apr 12, 2008

• Music Reviews: Asia, Toto, New Found Glory, The Dreamscapes Project & Kingdom of Sorrow

  Another week and another eclectic collection of rock.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Apr 05, 2008

• Music Reviews: Fish, Lillian Axe, Powerwolf, and a Metallica DVD

  Your lot for the week ranges from the mellowness of Fish to thrash's finest through the quality of Lillian Axe.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Mar 29, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: The Explicits, Blues Company, The Bangkok Five, Larry Carlton, and Seven Mary Three

  A few pleasant shocks for me; a couple of releases in genres I am not keen on.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Mar 22, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Ancara, Crash Romeo, Fires of Babylon, Incrave, and Radamacher

  Marty brings you another round-up of some of today's metal and hard rock releases.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Mar 15, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Bonfire, Powerworld, Tempestt, Pretendo & Sleddogs

  This spring looks to be quite a good one for releases from bands both known and new.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Mar 04, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Furtherdown, Arch Enemy, Airtime, Jaded Sun & Die So Fluid Live

  More metal from Marty, as he checks out the latest CDs, and takes in a show by Die So Fluid.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Feb 23, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Bushwhack, Chop Suicide, Crowning Glory, Die So Fluid, NFD, and Iron Maiden

  A look at some metal and hard rock releases.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Feb 14, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: The Cavaliers, American Speedway, Farewell, Floodgate, and Pestilence

  Another round up of hard rock and metal.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Feb 01, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: The Great Kat, Crown of Glory, Cyclone, Napalm Death & Viron

  An interesting collection of material to review this time around from re-issues to one crazy lady.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Jan 19, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Blackfield, Delain, Eyes of Eden, Indigo Dying, Sandalinas, and Bassinvaders

  Another mad set of metal and hard rock reviews.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Jan 12, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Action, Lana Lane, Lechery, Leverage, and Sonata Artica

  Another week's worth of heavy metal and hard rock reviews!

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Jan 01, 2008

• Music Review: Gary Hughes, Seven Tears, Glyder, Vengeance, Helloween and Tarja

  Marty's Musical Meltdown brings you more metal and hard rock reviews.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Dec 18, 2007

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Pawbox, Carnival of Souls, Gang Green, Carlton Walker & more

  Some of the latest CDs out there.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Nov 28, 2007

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Kiss Loves You, Ben Griffith, RIIR, Empire, & Steve Grimmett Band

  A host of music to please almost anyone.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Nov 23, 2007

• Music Review: Guns and Roses, Rick Wakeman, The 69 Eyes, and Scum

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Nov 04, 2007

• Music Review: Nightwish, Visions of Atlantis, Epica and After Forever

  It's a symphonic metal theme in this Marty's Musical Meltdown.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Oct 28, 2007

• Music Reviews: Baroness, High On Fire, Puddle of Mudd, Amen, Defiance, Quick Change, Znowite and More

  Marty's Musical Meltdown strikes again with another batch of heavy CDs.

  Review by Marty Dodge — on Oct 15, 2007