Ozzy Osbourne- Ordinary Man (Epic Records)
Mad, iron, miracle, vertical and now ordinary man. Ozzy has seen, done, snorted and drank it all in a life that so far has been extraordinary. The stories are
EP 449 -House of Lords & Autograph Guitarist Jimi Bell Guests on This Weeks Focus on Metal
Episode 449 – Jimi Bell Returns Guitarist Jimi Bell returns this week to talk about everything he’s got going on. He’ll give us some insight into the upcoming House of
JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE 50 HEAVY METAL YEARS TOUR 2020
One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the US in the fall. The 50 Heavy
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Black Swan- Shake The World (Frontiers Records)
I interviewed bassist Jeff Pilson last year and he told me Frontiers Records had asked him to put together and produce some of their newer projects. Black Swan
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Magnum- The Serpent Rings (SPV)
The Serpent Rings is Magnum’s 21st studio album and they’ve hit a late career purple patch recently with their newer releases. When I say “they” I really mean
EP 448 – Andreas Kisser & John Wiederhorn Guest on This Weeks Focus on Metal
Episode 448 – Raising Hell Two guests this week. First we talk with author John Wiederhorn about his new metal volume “Raising Hell” Backstage Tales From Metal Legends. Definitely a
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EP 447 – Brian Tichy Returns on This Weeks Focus on Metal
Episode 447 – A Farewell To Kings And we’re back… Ok maybe we’re a week later than planned but shit happens. The important thing is we’re back and we’ve got
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Sons Of Apollo- MMXX (Inside Out Music)
Mike Portnoy is one busy dude. He was definitely one of the first guys to feature on multiple albums from different projects especially after his high profile split
Dirty Shirley- Dirty Shirley (Frontiers Records)
If ever the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” applied to anything then this is it. The album cover is godawful and whoever at the label thought
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Revolution Saints- Rise (Frontiers Records)
Revolution Saints are another Frontiers project put together from a brainstorming (don’t you love that word, the label uses it a lot) session featuring Deen Castronovo on drums/vocals,
Raising Hell: Backstage Tales From The Lives Of Metal Legends- Jon Wiederhorn (Diversion Books)
An interesting concept this one, try to round up as many musicians as possible to reveal all that happens behind the curtain. The stuff you can’t capture on
