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PROBOT II? DREAM WIDOW -  DREAM WIDOW Fans of Dave Grohl's (metal) work have been clamoring for a second Probot album since the star-studded self-titled album dropped eighteen years ago. The Foo Fighters had been dabbling in various "side projects" these past few years, like the Dee Gees'  Hail Satin  album. At the time I thought, this is cool, but man I'd love to hear the Foos do something heavier. The last great album released by the band in my opinion was 2011's  Wasting Light . There has been good music released by them since, but not quite on the same level. Once they announced their horror movie,  Studio 666  would be released alongside an album that would fit the mood of the project, I began to hope. Would we finally get something closer to the Probot album? Let me take you back and mention some clickbait-worthy headlines some sites tried to cash in on a few years back. When Ozzy Osbourne was recording his 2001 studio album  Down To Earth , Sony broug...

GHOST IS BACK WITH ALBUM NUMBER FIVE GHOST -  IMPERA Whenever a band becomes big, you will always have a segment of their fans that will gravitate to the first thing they heard by the band. For those that doubt this statement, check out how many people online prefer the first two Iron Maiden albums to anything Bruce Dickinson has done with the band. For Ghost, a lot of people point to Meliora as being the best thing they're released. But I think if you look at the albums objectively, Tobias Forge has progressed with each album and pushed the band further with each release. For my money, Prequelle was their best album top to bottom, until Impera . Impera is that pivotal album that could bring Ghost to the masses. It is one of those albums where certain hard rock and metal fans have to look to see who is around before professing their love for the album. You know the popular opinion is to hate it, but they blast the album and sing along to it when no one else is around. ...