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 inspirations and their drummer Bun E. Carlos was the second […]
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 to trademark the so-called “devil’s horns” hand gesture. The late […]
FAITH NO MORE – THE REAL THING (essential metal)
Forgotten? Under-rated? Unappreciated? …Or “Epic?” I vote for “Epic.” It’s been a couple years since I’d given FAITH NO MORE any thought or ear time. A few weeks ago I…
AC/DC “Rock or Bust.” Best AC/DC Album Since For Those About To Rock?
Firstly, Shame, shame, shame on all of you Hard Rock and Metal fans that haven’t bought this album yet! Secondly, HOLY CRAP is this album good. This is easily the…
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 on my fourth listen and I am beginning to get headbangers […]
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 with them is killer! Even better sometimes, is when you […]
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 are nowhere near as highly anticipated as they once were, […]
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 will feature the live debut of ‘The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve‘! TSO […]
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 Key of Life, Nirvana’s Nevermind–Even the most iconic and highly-regarded […]
DEF LEPPARD’S Phil Collen Pens New Tune For TESLA.
The guys in DEF LEPPARD have always had a close camaraderie with TESLA since they met in Amsterdam back in 1987, and now for the first time ever, TESLA is […]
HEY SIS, FEEL THE YEARS! IT’S THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE OF REO SPEEDWAGON’S HI INFIDELITY.
Reading that REO SPEEDWAGON’S Hi Infidelity was getting a 30th Anniversary release this week made me think immediately of my baby sister. How she used drive my brother John and…
Gary Richrath, REO Speedwagon Guitarist Dead at 65.
REO Speedwagon is, in my opinion, one the best classic rock/hard rock outfits of the 70’s and early 80’s. I really enjoyed the Hi Infidelity album when it came out […]
LYNCH MOB’S “REBEL,” IS WICKED GOOD.
I’ve been a fan of Lynch Mob for a long time now. They’ve had their ups, “Wicked Sensation,” their downs, everything following “Lynch Mob,” and have re-emerged as a naturally […]
IRON MAIDEN AND THE BOOK OF SOULS GO JUMBO ON MASSIVE 2016 WORLD TOUR
IRON MAIDEN AND THE BOOK OF SOULS GO JUMBO ON MASSIVE 2016 WORLD TOUR Published: Aug 25, 2015 VOCALIST BRUCE DICKINSON TO CAPTAIN AND PILOT A BOEING 747-400 JUMBO […]
25 HOTTEST HARD ROCK CHICKS, ALICE COOPER CHART POSITION, ANTHRAX “WORSHIP MUSIC” CHART POSITION
EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee will grace the cover of Revolver magazine’s “Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock” issue. The magazine won’t be on newsstands until October 11, but you are welcome…
Penelope Spheeris “Decline of Western Civilization,” Films to Get BOX Treatment
The highly celebrated and long-awaited trilogy known as “The Decline Of Western Civilization” will receive a deluxe box set release on June 30 from Shout! Factory. The four-disc set will […]
Hot Video Cover of Allanah Myles “Black Velvet.”
Known for supporting legendary bands KISS and DEF LEPPARD on KISS‘s massive 40th-anniversary North American tour last summer, Canada’s explosive hard rockers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS will soon release a […]
