I’m Going To Throw This Out There
A lot of folks are going to think I am bonkers for what I am going to write next. Jimmy Page has never fulfilled his potential. I realize that
Is He Crazy or What?
I see Tom Gabriel Fischer has revealed that Celtic Frost was offered $140,000 to play one show at Wacken this year. Turned them down too. So what do you think, admirable
Musings
Some random thoughts: 1. Mick Mars on That Metal Show last Saturday night saying that Motley Crue were retiring while still at the top of their game. Said with a
What’s Rocking My World Recently
Here’s what I’m listening to recently: I thought this band were done after Portnoy left but am glad to have been proven wrong. This album plays to the band’s
Some Random Thoughts On Stuff
1. Listening a lot to Mike Tramp’s latest cd Cobblestone Street. All acoustic and not metal but just because it’s plugged in doesn’t mean it’s good. This is good, really
Nice Start To The Day
My first interview of 2014 today and I’m in total fan boy mode. It’s with Ty Tabor from Kings X and a discussion about all their studio releases in
Red Hot Chilli Fakers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have confirmed online speculation that the band mimed their appearance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show at the weekend. Bassist Flea has accepted they broke
Ripper
I was in Newbury Comics yesterday to pick up the new Michael Schenker cd and stumbled across Tim Ripper Owens Play My Game solo album from a couple of years
Review – Varga “Enter The Metal” (Vargantuan Music 2013)
Surprises are usually pretty cool. Pregnancy surprises not so much but metal surprises are damn awesome. In this case the metal surprise came in a CD mailer from one of
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Review – Primal Fear “Delivering The Black” (Frontiers)
This January metal powerhouse Primal Fear is set to release their tenth studio album “Delivering The Black” on Frontiers. Primal Fear is among the bands that I will automatically purchase
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Review – Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock – Bridge The Gap (inakustik 2013)
Two words describe “Bridge The Gap” the latest from Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock, baffling and brilliant. Schenker has assembled a stellar cast of characters for this release. This lineup
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Oh No…………
Red Dragon Cartel played their first show the other night at the Whiskey A Go-Go in Hollywood, CA. It marked the return of Jake E. Lee after many years
My Albums of 2013
We are not doing a best of show this year for 2 reasons. One: we did one last year and they are kinda redundant cause everyone does one, two:
Megadeth, Fear Factory, Non-Point at the House of Blues Boston, MA 12/1/13
Can’t comment on Non-Point as I didn’t get to see them. Fear Factory were playing Shock which was the second song of their eight song set when I arrived.
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Albums Released This Year That I Like……But Thought Would Be Better
I’m a big Paul Shortino fan and love the album he did with Quiet Riot in the late 80’s. That period is when I discovered metal and went further
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