CHEAP TRICK IS “Alright!”
I’ve long neglected writing about one of my favorite bands of all-time. They were one of my earliest hard rock […]
VINNY APPICE Says RONNIE JAMES DIO ‘Would Be Pissed Off’
Vinny Appice says that Ronnie James Dio would be “pissed off” if he was alive to see Gene Simmons attempt […]
FAITH NO MORE – THE REAL THING (essential metal)
Originally posted on Heavy Metal Messenger & Deano:
Forgotten? Under-rated? Unappreciated? …Or “Epic?” I vote for “Epic.” It’s been a couple years since I’d…
AC/DC “Rock or Bust.” Best AC/DC Album Since For Those About To Rock?
Originally posted on Heavy Metal Messenger & Deano:
Firstly, Shame, shame, shame on all of you Hard Rock and Metal fans that haven’t bought…
METALLICA’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct Spurs the Return of Heavy Metal Messenger
After a long dormancy, one release has brought Heavy Metal Messenger back to the blogosphere: METALLICA’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. I am […]
Top 20 Reasons Top 20 Lists ROCK!
Number One: THEY’RE FUN! Right. Reading why someone else thinks Led Zeppelin is the greatest hard rock band of all-time and agreeing […]
The Iron Maidens Orchestrate Iron Maiden Takeover At House Of Blues Anaheim
By Andrew Bansal September 3rd 2015, House Of Blues, Anaheim CA:In the modern era of the music industry, album releases […]
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA New Album and Tour!
2015 Winter Tour Announcement + New Album! Dear TSO Fans, We are thrilled to announce that the 2015 Winter Tour […]
15 TRACKS THAT RUIN PERFECT ALBUMS. WRONG!
15 Terrible Songs That Ruin Supposedly Perfect Albums By Frank Donovan The Beatles’ Abbey Road, Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the […]
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HMM & Deano Welcome Comedian Tim Gaither (Our First Big Time Interview)
Heavy Metal Messenger & Deano recently talked with national touring comedian and regular at the Los Angeles’s The Laugh Factory, […]
HMM & DEANO Ep. 23 – “Local musician Mark Pariso Joins Us for a chat about the Local Music Scene and NO TRACKS ALLOWED.”
Mark Pariso spends the hour talking about the local music scene, his influences, and what it’s like playing out in 2022. […]
HMM & DEANO Ep. 22 – “An Evening with Slaughter, or what’s that ringing?”
HMM & Deano talk about seeing Slaughter live in concert, upcoming local rock concerts with big names like Queensryche, Quiet […]
HMM & DEANO – EP. 16 – Meatloaf and a Bad Podcast? “
Meatloaf and Louis Anderson. Deanos’ Motorcycle Hill Climb story. Heavy Metal Messenger’s broken nose story. An ambulance patient that Deano […]
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PUBLIC MEMORIAL FOR MIKE STARR TO BE HELD SUNDAY, MARCH, 20TH.
The official public gathering for former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr‘s memorial will be held on Sunday, March 20 […]