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EP590 – Roads To Madness This week we are joined by author and frequent FoM collaborator Brian J Heaton to discuss his upcoming book “Roads To Madness” The Touring History
EP584 – Diamond Dave This week we welcome author and podcast host Darren Paltrowitz to the show. Darren just published “DLR Book- How David Lee Roth Changed The World” (Backbeat
EP580 – Merry Metal Xmas I teased a few episodes back about a voice from the past making a reappearance and this is the week. It’s only been over 10
LONGVIEW, Wash. – NW Metalworx Music will release Roads to Madness: The Touring History of Queensrÿche (1981-1997) in March 2024. The book is a deep dive into all the concert dates featuring
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EP544 – Hear In The Now Frontier I was REALLY tempted to call this one “Deaf In The New Frontier”… March of 1997 Queensryche released their sixth studio album, “Hear
EP536 – Legacies What’s the value of a bands legacy and is it worth protecting? Do bands even care? Do some trade the legacy for a payday? Are there bands
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EP522- Building An Empire Change of plans this week. We had the opportunity to sit down with author and FoM contributor Brian Heaton to discuss “Building An Empire: The Story
EP520 – Skygazer This week we sit down for the first of two weeks of talk with guitarist Craig Goldy. Craig is out promoting the latest Resurrection Kings release “Skygazer”
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TACOMA, WASHINGTON — NW Metalworx Music will release Building An Empire: The Story of Queensrÿche, this coming October. After 40 years, Queensrÿche’s career-spanning story will finally be told, covering the band’s
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EP 492 – Rusted Metal In the fall of last year an epic tome on the northwest metal scene was published. Rusted Metal: A Guide To Heavy Metal And Hard
Queensryche vocalist Todd La Torre has just released his solo outing “Rejoice in The Suffering” via our friends at Rat Pak Records.This week we welcome Todd on board to give
Episode 445 – Q2K Breakdown On September 14, 1999 Queensryche released their seventh studio effort Q2K. This was the first album by the band without Chris DeGarmo and the only
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Episode 432 – 10 Years of American Soldier On March 31, 2009 Queensryche released their eleventh studio album “American Soldier”. Producer and co-writer of the album Jason Slater, our guest
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Episode 427 – Fight Like A Band This week we welcome vocalist Ron Keel to the show. The Ron Keel Band just released “Fight Like A Band” an album with
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Episode 376 – SlaterRyche II Producer Jason Slater (jason-slater.com) returns this week to wrap up the discussion of his years working for Queensryche. We also get an extra bit of
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