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Interviews 2012

Alanis Morissette

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Hardrock Haven was chosen to participate in a Teleprint Conference with iconic recording artist Alanis Morissette. Alanis recently released a new album entitled Havoc And Bright Lights. Her […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Psychothermia | Slash & Burn

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — For some hard rock aficionados, the thought of another corporate, cookie-cutter modern rock band is enough to make them grab the nearest axe and go on a murderous […]

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Interviews 2012

Tracii Guns of LA Guns

by Pietro Foresti – Columnist — Tracii Guns is a guitarist that has influenced hard rock since the early ’80s. Originally part of the first Guns ‘n Roses lineup with Axl Rose, he left the […]

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Music Reviews 2012

The Darkness | Hot Cakes

by John Kindred – Publisher — The Darkness arrival in 2003 heralded the return of campy, if not pompous, tongue-in-cheek hard rock wrapped in a visage of decadence, while backed up with serious chops and […]

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Interviews 2012

Liv Kristine of Leaves’ Eyes

by Joe Mis – Columnist — Liv Kristine, the dynamic solo artist and vocalist of the symphonic metal band Leaves’ Eyes, has just released her fourth solo album entitled Libertine to solid reviews. The Norwegian-born […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Queen | Greatest Video Hits

by John Kindred – Publisher — For those who can’t get enough of Queen, Eagle Rock Entertainment delivers a two-disc DVD set of the band’s performance videos. Greatest Video Hits comprises more than three hours […]

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Concert Reviews 2012

LIVE! | Kip Winger

by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — September 14, 2012 at the Borderline in London, UK Kip Winger does those acoustic stripped-down shows once in a while in London – small club gigs where he […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Meldrum | Lifer

by Steve Patrick – Columnist — Anyone familiar with the band Meldrum is most likely also aware of the untimely demise of the band’s namesake and founder, guitarist Michelle Meldrum. The driving force of the […]

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Interviews 2012

Mille Petrozza of Kreator

by Steve Patrick – Columnist — Recently the “Teutonic Terror Attack” tour invaded Columbus and Kreator frontman Mille Petrozza spoke with Hardrock Haven about the possibility of touring the US with some of Kreator’s German […]

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Concert Reviews 2012

LIVE! | Sin City Sinners

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — August 26, 2012 at the Vegas Rocks Magazine Awards After Party at Vinyl in Las Vegas, NV One of the hardest working bands in Las Vegas, The Sin […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Monument | Rock the Night

by John Kindred – Publisher — Monument performs balls-to-the-wall aggressive Traditional British metal that will rip out the cones in your speakers if you hit “Play” with the volume cranked. From the streets of East […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Knock Out Kaine | House of Sins

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — Knock Out Kaine sport enough sonic muscularity and crunchy guitars to put a bruising on your ears. They may be young, but they have done their homework and […]

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Concert Reviews 2012

LIVE! | Gojira

by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — August 12, 2012 at The Studio in Webster Hall in New York City, NY Touring in support of their breakthrough new album L’Enfant Sauvage Gojira have made a […]

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Interviews 2012

Martin Sweet of Crashdiet

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Crashdiet are bringing the vengeance and aggressiveness back with their recent tour of the U.S. Crashdiet made a special return engagement to rocks premier club Vampd in Vegas, […]

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Interviews 2012

Erik Turner of Warrant

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — In this Exclusive interview for Hardrock Haven, Warrant guitarist Erik Turner talks about the release of Warrants new wine I Saw Red – Autographed Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon. […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Ethereal Architect | Monolith

by Joe Mis – Columnist — Texas and progressive metal – an unlikely pairing – but like chocolate and peanut butter these two great tastes go great together. Ethereal Architect is a four-piece technical progressive […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Steve Vai | The Story of Light

by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — The gnawing question of what songwriting direction the ultimate guitar hero has been busy devising for himself for 7 years – while not releasing any new studio material […]

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Off the Rails

Let Me Introduce You To BRUTAI!

by Marija Brettle – Columnist — London-based BRUTAI is four piece thrash metal band. Formed in 2007, they have crafted a sound which incorporates many different sub-genres of metal, whilst remaining mainstream, modern and accessible. […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Eclipse | Bleed & Scream

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — Riding a tsunami of hype comes Bleed & Scream, the latest release from Swedish melodic rockers Eclipse. Visit music forums and read early reviews and you will find […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Cannon | Burning Love

by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Germany has blessed the world with a bevy of Hard Rock/Heavy Metal bands, from the legendary Scorpions, to the born-again Accept, to the slightly less heralded but immeasurably […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Down | Down IV, EP1 (The Purple EP)

by Chris A. – Photojournalist — As the volume on this disc’s opening cut, “Levitation” slowly and almost menacingly rises; the intensity level goes off the scale. It’s a perfect opening song. It sucks you […]

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Music Reviews 2012

In This Moment | Blood

by Cynthia Jo – Columnist — Time and time again, there always will be that band that angst teenage girls will be able to relate to — whether that is Joan Jett, Lita Ford or […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Circus Maximus | Nine

by Ron Higgins – Columnist — Nine is the latest release from prog-metal masters Circus Maximus and all fans of good prog metal and/or kick-in-the-teeth hard rock need to add this to their music library […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Druckfarben | Druckfarben

by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Airy, atmospheric, weird, artful … any and all of those terms apply to the new music being created by a Canadian band with a German name — Druckfarben. […]

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Music Reviews 2012

Christian Muenzner | Timewarp

by John Kindred – Publisher — Timewarp is Christian Muenzner’s first solo studio album. For the uninitiated, Muenzner is known in the death metal communities having worked with the bands like Necrophagist, Defeated Sanity and […]