Shinedown interview On March 27, Jacksonville, Florida rockers Shinedown released their fourth studio album, Amaryllis and immediately got back out on the road with the 2012 Avalanche tour. The show which also features Adelitas Way and Art of Dying has been a sold-out raucous event in every city it hits. The new album, Amaryllis finds vocalist Brent …
Tag Archive: Halestorm
Feb 01
CD Review: ROYAL BLISS ~ Waiting Out The Storm
Royal Bliss – Waiting Out The Storm Release date: January 24, 2012 Salt Lake City hard rock troupe, Royal Bliss have slimmed down for the band’s first album on its own Air Castle records, Waiting Out The Storm. Guitarist Chris Harding and bassist Tommy Mortensen have left the band, with new bassist Dwayne Crawford entering the …
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 …
Jul 22
CD Review: BLACK STONE CHERRY ~ Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Black Stone Cherry ~ Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (Roadrunner Records) Release Date: May 31, 2010 When using the comparison of a modern band to such an iconic symbol as Lynyrd Skynyrd, one must tread carefully. That being said, I’m going to employ that with these four Kentucky rockers. Those are some …
Mar 20
CD Review: Halestorm ~ ReAniMate: The CoVeRs eP
Halestorm ~ ReAniMate: The CoVeRs eP (Atlantic) Release date: March 22, 2011 My birthday arrived this month, and while I’m happy to dismiss them at this point in my life, I’m happy to accept this gift from Halestorm as my present. Their latest offering, the 6-track-tide-us-over-till-they-get back-in-the -studio-treat, ReAniMate, is a delicious concoction of cover …
Mar 08
Halestorm Serve Up ReAnimate EP As Thank You To Fans
Halestorm‘s brilliant self-titled debut took the hard rock and metal world, well, by storm, upon its 2009 release. Since that time the band has been relentlessly touring the world with little down time– much to the joy and enduring patience of their loyal following. This winter the band released their Live In Philly CD to …
Aug 01
August Artist of the Month ~ Halestorm
Halestorm is one of those unassuming bands that come along every so often that set themselves apart from everyone else without really trying. Their sound is a bridge between classic hard rock and modern melodic metal, accessible to pop fans as well as headbanging rockers. They could share the stage with Journey or Metallica and …
Jul 27
Q & A with Jake Scherer of New Medicine
Nothing speaks louder or with more impact for a band or artist than critical praise from fellow musicians. Last week when Halestorm, Adelitas Way and Since October rolled through town, I spent a few moments with members of each band, and one question kept recurring from the those I spoke with–have you heard/checked out New …
Jul 20
Concert review: Halestorm Strikes Pacific Northwest
Last week was a busy one for Halestorm. They started the week in Boise, flew to New York to shoot Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and were back in Spokane on Friday. Below are reviews from both shows: A Familiar Taste of Halestorm in Boise by Rustyn Rose There is a reason that bands and …
Mar 08
CD review: RATT ~ Infestation
For years fans of 80′s metal have been waiting for the sound they loved so much to return. Time after time, year after year and album by album, we’ve been disappointed by records that left us wanting. We can only blame the Seattle grunge scene so much, before we face the fact that in many …


