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EP529 – Giant Time Shift Who would have thought that in 2022 we would have a new Giant album that sonically recalls their sound of their first two albums. Well
Continue readingDrummer David Huff Joins Us This Week on Episode 529 of Focus on Metal
EP514 – Still Leaning Back in the spring of 1991 Mr. Big unleashed “Lean Into It’ their second studio album onto the world. Spawning four singles including the album combated
Continue readingWe Finish Our Chat on “Lean Into It” With Eric Martin on This Weeks Focus on Metal.
EP 513 – Lean Into It Back in the spring of 1991 Mr. Big unleashed “Lean Into It’ their second studio album onto the world. Spawning four singles including the
Continue readingEric Martin Joins Us Once Again This Week as We Look at 30 Years of “Lean Into It”
Episode 453 SE – Eric Martin Special Edition We live in crazy fucking times but if we can do our part to make it better we’re gonna give it a
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There have been seemingly countless “Greatest Rock Guitarists” lists assembled over the years – for articles or books. But…what about bassists? In ‘The 100 Greatest Rock Bassists,’ author/journalist Greg Prato
Episode 361 – Sons of Apollo We’re ending 2017 with a double header. First up we bring you Jeff Scott Soto discussing “Psychotic Symphony” the debut release from Sons of
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Episode 342 – Billy Sheehan & Oli Brown Bassist extraordinaire Billy Sheehan graces us with his presence this week as he calls in to talk about the latest from Mr
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Episode 339 – Defying Gravity Mr. Big just set loose their latest upon the world with “Defying Gravity”. This week Richie sits down with Pat Torpey to discuss the new
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Episode 291 – Mike Portnoy After several missed connections we FINALLY were able to get an interview with the always busy Mike Portnoy.The guys currently in six bands so we
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MADAME MAYHEM RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘LEFT FOR DEAD,’ ANNOUNCES DATES WITH DORO Past Focus on Metal guest Madame Mayhem is one of the most striking rock performers to come
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Episode 257 – Whip & Mayhem So this week we have two great guests on tap. First up is Madame Mayhem, a great metal vocalist from NYC. She just released
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Love and Scars is the long awaited sophomore release from legendary King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill and is by far his best work to date! Featuring Billy Sheehan, Phil
Madame Mayhem is certainly a commanding and unforgettable figure – all you have to do is check out the new video for the song “Monster” for the proof. But dig
Continue readingMADAME MAYHEM ENLISTS ROCKS TOP NAMES FOR NEW STUDIO ALBUM
I was new to the venue and couldn’t believe how small it was. I stood at the very back, right near the front. The stage would have challenged Mike Portnoy’s drum
Continue readingThe Winery Dogs- Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH, 5/6/14
We got to interview Richie Kotzen last week and he seemed a nice enough guy. I couldn’t help but feel in some way sorry for him through no fault of
Continue readingReview – The Winery Dogs (Loud and Proud Records)
