Author: Damian Cousins

Damian "The Maestro" Cousins is an avowed lover of heavy metal and the band KISS. A die-hard Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Dallas Mavericks fan, you can usually find him watching games with his autistic son, Corey. He is also a 5-time Fantasy Football champion. Damian previously served as Founder and Publisher of Amps and Green Screens. He contributes music reviews to THE ROCK FATHER Magazine.

REVOCATION Raises Hell With ‘New Gods, New Masters’

PERFECTION!Music ReviewsSeptember 29, 2025

Blistering, brutal, and utterly essential — the band proves they’ve still got it. Holee hell on rye bread — REVOCATION are back, and their new...

OVERT ENEMY Unleash a Texas-Sized ‘Insurrection’

TER-RIFF-IC!Music ReviewsSeptember 27, 2025

With crushing riffs and pit-ready anthems, the Lone Star thrashers prove they’re ready to take no prisoners. I’ll admit it — I knew nothing about...

STRYPER’s ‘Against the Law’ at 35 Still Breaks All the Rules

STILL ROCKS!Music ReviewsSeptember 21, 2025

A departure in look, a statement in sound — this classic continues to resonate. Last month, I was watching ESPN and scrolling through my phone....

AMORPHIS Scores Big with ‘Borderland’

FLAWLESS!Music ReviewsSeptember 20, 2025

Finland’s finest unleash an album that’s equal parts beauty and brutality — and THE MAESTRO says it’s flawless. Man, oh man — this new AMORPHIS...

From Buffet to Blood: VITTRA Feast on ‘Intense Indifference’

METAL!Music ReviewsSeptember 17, 2025

Hi there, may I take your order? You want something that’ll bloody your head up, down, and sideways? Stay put — I’ve got just...

LED ZEPPELIN’s ‘Houses of the Holy’: The Album That Defined an Era

LEGENDARY!MusicSeptember 3, 2025

Let’s take a ride back to 1987 by way of 1973. In 1987, I got my first CD player. I had saved up, and...

MOB RULES’ ‘Rise of the Ruler’ Strikes Hard, Hits Fast

METAL!Music ReviewsAugust 29, 2025

I’ve been a MOB RULES fan since their 2018 effort Beast Reborn. When this one hit, I was still walking the track at the...

WARMEN’s ‘Band of Brothers’ Is an Exercise in Fire and Fury

Music ReviewsAugust 24, 2025

WARMEN returns with their second album, Band of Brothers (out now via Reaper Entertainment). For those not up to speed: out of the ashes...

1985’s Riot Still Rages: KISS’s ‘Asylum’ Revisited

THE BEST!Music ReviewsAugust 24, 2025

Revisiting this classic on its 40th anniversary, Gene, Paul, and the band unleash riffs and hooks that still cut like a razor decades later. Oh,...

THREE DAYS GRACE Hits Hard and Heartfelt on ‘ALIENATION’

ROCK!Music ReviewsAugust 21, 2025

Like many people, my first exposure to THREE DAYS GRACE came with their breakout hit, “I Hate Everything About You.” The debut album never did much...