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EP579 – Mega Metal Grab Bag II Lotsa stuff going on in the world of metal lately. Some good, some bad and some just a whole heap of WTF. With
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EP574 – Counting Off… Another discussion episode this week as Richie springs an oddball survey of the top twenty TRENDING drummers on Google. The results are surprising in some cases
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Episode 450 – Sons of Morbid This week we talk with Jeff Scott Soto about the latest Sons of Apollo release MMXX plus everything else he’s got going. After that
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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
Ok, I’m not the biggest fan of live albums. Wait, let me clarify that, I’m not a huge fan of recent live albums. Bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest,
Continue readingSons Of Apollo- Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony (Inside Out Music)
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 335 – We The People Adrenaline Mob just released their third full lengther ”We The People” and this week we have none other than guitarist Mike Orlando on the
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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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METAL ALLEGIANCE have announced they will release a special EP, entitled »Fallen Heroes«, on August 12, 2016. The band united to pay homage to the 3 legends –Lemmy Kilmister, David Bowie, and Glenn
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Arizona-based all-female rock quartet DOLL SKIN to support METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT on FOUR intimate West Coast shows w/ CAGE, to start off 2016. The West Coast run starts
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Episode 249 – Metal Defiance A packed episode this week. First up we have Alex Skolnick giving us the latest on Metal Allegiance ( http://www.metalallegiance.com/ ) then we have Shawn
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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)
Want to get into new bands? I don’t mean ankle deep, I mean up to your neck in them. Buy the cds, go to the shows, meet the band
