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Tag Archive: 2011
Nov 27
CD Review: RIOT ~ Immortal Soul
Riot ~ Immortal Soul (Steamhammer/SPV) Release date: November 22, 2011 Difficult to imagine that guitarist Mark Reale started Riot over 35 years ago. At the time, the hard rock influenced group from New York were attempting to define the band’s sound at a time that commercial rock and disco owned the airwaves. If not for …
Nov 24
Concrete Blonde Makes Rare Concert Appearance at Fundraiser
Concrete Blonde Makes a Rare Concert Appearance to Help Raise Funds for the Rock School Scholarship Fund Recently reformed alt rockers Concrete Blonde made this an especially exciting Thanksgiving week for music fans. The band made a rare, surprise appearance, billed as Johnette Napolitano, at Soundbite Studios in Los Angeles to help raise funds for the Rock …
Nov 04
CD Review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH ~ American Capitalist
Five Finger Death Punch ~ American Capitalist (Prospect Park/Universal) Release date: October 11, 2011 The Five Finger guys may have reached that precipice of hard rock/metal massiveness. That point where they are on the verge of becoming a modern version of Nickelback meets Metallica, in the sense that American Capitalist is the album which may …
Nov 04
CD Review: MASTODON ~ The Hunter
Mastodon ~ The Hunter (Reprise/Roadrunner) Release date: September 26, 2011 (EU), September 27, 2011 (U.S.) “Boundaries? We don’t need no stinking boundaries.” This seems to be the mindset from Atlanta’s sludge metal outfit, Mastodon. The quartet’s newest opus, The Hunter, continues the band’s tradition of being, well, non-traditional. These guys simply do whatever the hell …
Oct 02
October 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Indigo Girls
For the past twenty-four years, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been making wonderful music together as the Indigo Girls. The two met in junior high, in an Atlanta suburb. They formed a friendship based on their love of music, but were never sure where that love would take them. In 1986, the two recorded …
Sep 28
Artist Q&A With Jeremy Edge of CANDLELIGHT RED
This week Pennsylvania rockers, Candlelight Red released their debut album, The Wreckage, on Imagen Records. Their first single, “Closer” is already creating quite a radio buzz. The album was helmed by Grammy nominated producer David Ivory who has also produced Halestorm, Silvertide and many others. So who are Candlelight Red? The four guys who make up …
Sep 26
CD Review: THE PARLOR MOB ~ Dogs
The Parlor Mob ~ Dogs (Roadrunner Records) Release Date: October 11, 2011 In a world where most bands can be pigeonholed in to categories such as punk, metal, hard rock, blues, and so on, it’s refreshing to see a band like New Jersey’s Parlor Mob come along. The band’s follow-up to 2008′s And You Were …
Sep 25
JUDAS PRIEST Set To Destroy U.S. Soil and Unleash The Chosen Few
On October 11th, Judas Priest will release a new album to coincide with the start of its U.S. Epitaph Tour. Many fans are up in arms that this is simply a money making opportunity. There are no new tracks, no re-mixed or recorded tracks, just classic Priest songs. A greatest hits package if you will, …
Sep 24
In Depth Conversation With 9 CHAMBERS Frontman GREG HAMPTON
Everything old is new again! When vocalist/guitarist Greg Hampton (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford) and guitarist Ed Mundell (Monster Magnet) began hanging out together the guys just wanted to jam. They picked up their guitars and went old school, culling inspiration from the likes of Tommy Bolin, Deep Purple, Mahogany Rush, and Led Zeppelin, and more …
Sep 23
CD Review: OPETH ~ Heritage
Opeth ~ Heritage (Roadrunner Records) Release date: September 20, 2011 A sure sign that a band has made a distinct and enduring mark in music is when other artists are compared to that band’s style and sound. In the world of extreme metal, and in particular, progressive metal, perhaps no other artist is more referenced …
Sep 19
CD Review: NIGHT RANGER ~ Somewhere in California
Night Ranger ~ Somewhere in California (Frontiers) Release Date: June 21, 2011 California hard rockers, Night Ranger caught something of a bad wrap back in the big hair 80′s heyday. With the monster success of their 1983 ballad, “Sister Christian”, guitarist Brad Gillis saw his worst fears realized when the band’s hard rock credibility took …
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- Video: METALLICA Drummer Talks 'Through The Never' Movie At CANNES FILM FESTIVALMETALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was at the Cannes Film Festival last week to promote the band's upcoming IMAX 3D movie, "Metallica Through The Never". […]
- DREAMSHADE: 'Your Voice' Video Released"Your Voice", the new video from Swiss modern melodic death metallers DREAMSHADE, can be seen below. […]
- HEAVEN'S BASEMENT: 'Fire, Fire' Video Released"Fire, Fire", the new video from U.K. […]
- CRADLE OF FILTH: 'The Manticore & Other Horrors - Extended Claws' Now AvailableCRADLE OF FILTH's new video for the song "For Your Vulgar Delectation", taken from the British extreme metal band's latest album, "The Manticore And Other Horrors", is now available exclusively on iTunes as part of "The Manticore & Other Horrors - Extended Claws". […]
- HATEBREED: 'Honor Never Dies' Video Released"Honor Never Dies", the new video from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, can be seen below. […]
