Jeremy Lukens

2 months ago | glidemagazine.com | Jeremy Lukens

Progressive metal powerhouse Dream Theater is back with a new album of epic, expertly crafted melodic metal. With Parasomnia, the Boston rockers that helped pioneer the prog-metal scene reunite its best lineup for the first time since 2009. Founding drummer Mike Portnoy returns alongside founding guitarist John Petrucci, founding bassist John Myung, and James LaBrie, who’s provided the vocals since the second album in 1992.

Oct 24, 2024 | glidemagazine.com | Jeremy Lukens

Under the name Soccer Mommy, Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison has built a following with honest, introspective lyrics, a soft croon, and a DIY aesthetic. On 2022’s Sometimes, Forever, she experimented with her production, creating a more polished pop sound with synthesizers and thick arrangements. The new Soccer Mommy album, Evergreen, returns to the rawer feel of her first two albums and often sounds like her early Bandcamp music.

Oct 15, 2024 | glidemagazine.com | Jeremy Lukens

After the surprisingly warm and soft Brighten in 2021, Jerry Cantrell returns to what he does best with I Want Blood. The alt-rock pioneer has always experimented with his sound, such as mainly going acoustic on Alice in Chains’ Jar of Flies, adding a bit of twang on Degradation Trip, and playing with various vocal harmony techniques throughout his Alice in Chains career. But throughout all that, his most recognizable music carries some core elements — it’s heavy, sludgy, and bleak.

Oct 7, 2024 | glidemagazine.com | Jeremy Lukens

With Hurricane Milton bearing down on the gulf coast of Florida a little more than a week after the destruction of Hurricane Helene, fans of old-school rock and roll took a break from storm prep and packed into The Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg to see The Black Crowes. Nashville rockers The Sedonas kicked off the night. They were without bassist Adrian Martin, who couldn’t make it due to the weather, but the band sounded good even as a bass-less trio.

Oct 5, 2024 | glidemagazine.com | Jeremy Lukens

Norwegian rock was the flavor of the night in Orlando as Leprous played The Plaza Live. The doors opened an hour late but didn’t hinder the moderate crowd’s excitement for the night’s eclectic rock mix. Norwegian metal band Fight the Fight kicked things off with a 30-minute set of high-octane songs that would be the heaviest of the night. Though the band occasionally dipped into slow, sludgy sounds, most of the set consisted of mid-tempo alternative metal or rapid-fire metalcore.