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EP600 – Hitting 600 Well damn, we actually hit our 600th episode. That doesn’t include all the special editions we did during Covid. We’ve had some pretty cool 100th episodes
Continue readingRolling Into Episode 600 With Some Low Key Discussion on Some Current Topics
Episode 473 – Even The Devil Believes So this week we start off with some chat about drive in concert events and the new Rust in Peace book but we
Episode 436 – Another State of Ten Michael Sweet just put out his latest solo release “Ten” via Rat Pak Records. This is probably his heaviest effort yet and loaded
Continue readingEP 346 – Michael Sweet & Ricky Warwick on This Weeks Focus on Metal
Episode 377 – The Rise of LA Thrash Metal At long last Bob Nalbandian and the crew at Metal Rock Films ( MetalRockFilms.com ) have finished the LA metal documentary
Continue readingEP 377 – Carl Alvarez From Inside Metal on This Weeks Focus on Metal
Episode 372 – God Damn Fearless Double shot of metal goodness once again as we bring not one but two great chats this week. First up we talk with guitarist
Continue readingEP 372 – Gus G & Michael Sweet Guest on This Weeks Focus on Metal
Episode 360 – Unified I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve had Michael Sweet on the show but this week, you can another appearance to his total. Sweet &
Continue readingEP 360 – Michael Sweet Guests Once Again on This Weeks Focus on Metal
Episode 346 – Projected Sevendust & Projected guitarist John Connolly joins us this week to talk all about the new release from Projected “Ignite My Insanity” which was released via
Episode 297 – Michael Sweet Our annual summer break is upon us but before we take a few weeks off Michael Sweet returns to the show once again this week
Continue readingEP 297 – Michael Sweet Returns Once Again to Focus on Metal This Week
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
Continue readingEP 291 – Mike Portnoy on This Weeks Focus on Metal
In what promises to be Stryper front-man Michael Sweet’s most intense solo release to date, “One Sided War” showcases a full plate of hard rock & classic metal riffs from
Continue readingRPR set to release Michael Sweet (Stryper) “One Sided War”
Episode 256 – Fallen Not sure at this point how many times the prolific Michael Sweet ( http://www.michaelsweet.com/ ) has appeared on Focus on Metal but he’s back again this
Boy are this band busy these days. In the last couple of years they have released a covers album, a selection of re-records from their earlier catalogue, a back
Continue readingReview – Stryper- Live At The Whiskey (Frontiers Records)
I couldn’t make Mike Tramp’s acoustic set so can’t comment on it. He was meeting people at the merch booth and signing stuff when I got there. The line was pretty
Continue readingReview – Stryper at Hampton Beach Casino 7/12/2013
Anyone who heard me on episode 130 knows that I am not a fan of re-record cds. I understand that they are done for economic reasons, the label ponies
Continue readingReview – Stryper- Second Coming (Frontiers Records)
RE-RECORDED COLLECTION “SECOND COMING” DUE OUT IN MARCH Frontiers Recordsis proud to announce the signing of iconic Christian rockers Stryper to a multi-album deal. The first release due out will
Continue readingICONIC CHRISTIAN ROCKERS STRYPER SIGN TO FRONTIERS RECORDS FOR MULTI-ALBUM DEAL
