JON LORD DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has released the following statement via his official web site, JonLord.org: “I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know […]

SHOULDA’ BEEN BIGGER (LOVE/HATE)

LOVE! These guys! Have all their albums and cannot believe that they didn’t explode. Brilliant, subversive, socially, and musically relevant with a sound that nobody has ever duplicated I think […]

RETRO-REPLAY: FIRST METAL SONG EVER?

    RETRO-REPLAY is a new feature suggested by my talented and creative brother-in-metal and my son, Eric. Thanks man! You rock. RETRO-REPLAY will be a regular feature that will […]

CONTENDER TO FIRST METAL SONG EVER?

In my initial RETRO-REPLAY post I followed the conventional wisdom that IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA from IRON BUTTERFLY is the very first metal song. This week I’d like to argue for contender #1: […]