Tag Archive: KISS

Mar 11

CD Review: AVATAR ~ Black Waltz

Avatar – Black Waltz (eOne) Release Date: February 14, 2012 If one were to dismember Alice Cooper, KISS, Rammstein and In Flames and throw them back together with the blood of Charles or even Marilyn Manson for glue, the resultant abomination might sound something like Avatar‘s Black Waltz. The Swedish melodic death metal troupe has returned with …

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Sep 28

Artist Q&A With Jeremy Edge of CANDLELIGHT RED

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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 …

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Sep 25

JUDAS PRIEST Set To Destroy U.S. Soil and Unleash The Chosen Few

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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, …

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Mar 20

Q&A With Olavi Mikkonen of Amon Amarth ~ Brutal As They Wanna Be

Viking Karaoke??? I kid you not! Veteran Nordic metal masters, Amon Amarth are set to release their 8th studio album later this month, with a spring tour across the U.S. to follow. In honor of their new album, Surtur Rising, Amon Amarth will play two complete sets each night. One will feature the entire Surtur …

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Sep 23

October Artist of the Month ~ KISS

BOOYAH’S SMASH HIT SOCIAL APP NIGHTCLUB CITY AND ICONIC ROCK BAND KISS JOIN FORCES TO BRING FANS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND LIVE CONCERT KISS brings traditional media and new media together to broadcast ‘The Hottest Show on Earth’ (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Sept. 22, 2010 – In a music event that will mark the first time a band …

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May 01

May Artist of the Month ~ AC/DC

Certain bands and artists seem to cross all genre boundaries, appealing to just about everyone with an ear for music. Others create a style and sound so unique that they perhaps define their own subgenre. One band that has managed both of these feats is Australia’s greatest garage band, AC/DC. After more than 35 years, …

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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 …

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Feb 28

Rock Sugar interview ~ Pop Metal for music lovers with A.D.D.

Rock Sugar has done something new with something old and classic. They are taking hit pop music and blending it with riff driven metal anthems. Some call them mash-ups, others will call it a gimmick, and most will simply enjoy. Around the music industry other musicians are kicking themselves in the asses for not thinking …

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Jan 23

January Artist of the Month ~ Cheap Trick

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Illinois based pop-rockers, Cheap Trick, may just be the hardest working band in America. Since picking up the torch The Beatles laid down almost 40 years ago, Cheap Trick have toured and recorded constantly. The band has released over 25 albums, and their brand of melody-driven rock music and pop sensibility has long been likened …

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