by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — November 22, 2013 at Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. Progressive metal icons, Fates Warning, is currently on tour to support their 11th studio album and first new release […]
by John Kindred – Publisher — Seven-string guitar virtuoso Michael Abdow returns with his sophomore instrumental solo effort titled Life Symbolic. At this stage of his career, Abdow offers 10 instrumental songs that were written […]
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — The debut release from Brits Cage The Gods is a diverse mix of American-style hard rock. This four-piece consist of members from all four corners of Great Britain, with […]
by Matt Downy – Guest Columnist — November 9, 2013 at House Of Rock in White Marsh, MD. L.A. rockers, Edge Of Paradise took over the House Of Rock stage, as they commanded attention of […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Apparently not content with simply having released 2013’s best album (Infestissumam), Papa Emeritus II and his band of Nameless Ghouls is back with another unholy offering. Alongside […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — It’s been nearly 30 years since the debut album from Danish cult heavy metal act Witch Cross was released, but the newly reformed band is finally back […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — November 25, 2013 at The Black Heart in London, United Kingdom — You don’t have to be a nostalgia nut to dig this band. Frontwoman Colleen Rennison may […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — November 24, 2013 at House of Blues in Hollywood, CA. One of the most recognizable Japanese metal bands to date, Dir En Grey made their way to Hollywood […]
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — The Science-Fiction melodic metal fanatics from Norway, Keldian, are back with their third studio effort, Outbound. Albeit they took half a decade off between their second and third […]
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — Massachusetts metalcore forebearers Killswitch Engage are currently well into a tour of North America alongside Huntress and Lamb of God. Earlier this year, the band also released their […]
by Elsie Roymans – Photojournalist — November 20, 2013 at Biebob in Vosselaar in Belgium BLACK STAR RIDERS are currently on tour through Europe through December 15th. In 2012, the touring members of THIN LIZZY […]
by Elsie Roymans – Photojournalist — November 6, 2013 at Biebob in Vosselaar in Belgium L.A. rockers BUCKCHERRY and Swedish hard rock bad boys HARDCORE SUPERSTAR are currently out on the road co-headlining shows throughout […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — The more you have to say, the less notes you play. Aleks Sever proves this adage with knowing elegance on her debut instrumental album released last September. Each […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Symphonies of the Night marks the triumphant return of Leaves’ Eyes to the symphonic metal arena. Take everything about Leaves’ Eyes and magnify it – this means bigger […]
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — November 17, 2013 at Webster Theater in Hartford, Conn. Kentucky boys, Beyond The Shore is currently touring with Nonpoint in support of their first full-length album Ghostwatcher. Mixing […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — November 16, 2013 at Vamp’d in Las Vegas, NV. Hot off the heels of performing in LA, Black N’ Blue made a special stop in Las Vegas performing […]
by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — October 31, 2013 at Trix in Antwerp, Belgium The Answer continue their 40 date European tour through October and November 2013. The band is touring in support of their […]
by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — November 13, 2013 at jeugdcentrum Rondpunt 26 in Genk, Belgium Silverthorn Over Europe tour with Kamelot 2013 Kamelot, one of the most influential, exciting and innovative Metal acts in […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Joe Duplantier: “We are not a rock’n’roll band. We don’t get on stage drunk and we are not here to party.” I am catching Gojira’s frontman Joe Duplantier […]
by Ron Higgins – Columnist — After taking a three year hiatus and losing founding member and band namesake Michael Eden, Eden’s Curse are back with an impressive melodic metal masterpiece for their 4th full-length […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Danish melodic/progressive metal band Royal Hunt is back with a new album, their 12th overall, titled A Life To Die For. The band has been busy of […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Long running, Texas-based traditional heavy metal band Aska is back after a six-year absence with a new album, their sixth full-length, titled Fire Eater. The band may […]
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Now Or Never’s self-titled debut finds a group of musicians, already masters of their craft through various stints in other bands, joining forces to fuse hard rock and heavy […]
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — November 9th, 2013 at the Wolf Den in Uncasville, CT. — Every so often a band performs for a crowd and you can feel how much they enjoy […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Live footage of this recently hatched supergroup performing in Tilburg, Holland has been shot with unpretentious good taste. And it transparently shows that Steve Morse remains this outfit’s […]
by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Masters of Disguise is a newer band formed by ex-Savage Grace touring members, Nuedi, Kalli Coldsmith, Roger Dequis, and Mario Lang. The vocals are done by Alexx Stahl who […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Anabel Dflux had the opportunity to sit down and chat with William Francis of William Control about his inspirations, literary opinions, and upcoming album. ::: Listen to the […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Anabel Dflux had a moment to chat with Drew Willnough and Laurence Beveridge of British band Fearless Vampire Killers, and although pleasantly interested by their dapper accents, they […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — November 7th, 2013 at the Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA. — Get ready and get set for a new kind of British incursion to hit the states. London locals […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — November 7th, 2013 at the Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA. — The suave, dapper, and oh-so dark, William Control blew the minds of music enthusiasts on November 7th, at […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — There is a new generation of female singers sweeping the nation. Benedictum featuring Veronica Freeman is gearing up for the release of Obey via Frontiers on Dec. 3 […]
by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Founded in 2006 by Adam Calderbank and Rob Urquhart, Element has released their forthcoming third album, WTF Happened to Journalism. The band has been working hard to produce the […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — The book which became an instant classic when first published in 2006 now comes out in a new edition with a global distribution deal. Fans of Debra Devi’s […]
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — New Jersey thrash pioneers Overkill are currently destroying North America with their German brothers-in-arms Kreator and Californian upstarts Warbringer as part of the Legends of Thrash tour. Never […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — November 7th, 2013 at the Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA. — They’re back… Davey Suicide, hometown Hollywood heroes, are back to the Sunset Strip for yet another show. Taking […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Anabel Dflux spent some time with Ash, Nikki, and Anthony of Hollywood band New Years Day, chatting about their Whisky a Go Go show, the formation of the […]
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Metal Church is not one of those bands you’d call “political,” at least not outright. But if you go back to songs like “Deafening Hypocrisy,” “Ivory Towers,” “More […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Columnist — Forward: Anabel Dflux hung out backstage with Jill Janus of Huntress, talking about her past, her future, and the band itself. Touring in support of their second album […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Dario Lorina has been turning heads on the guitar aficionado circuits for years. First as an awkward, but technically brilliant teenage virtuoso with amateur clips on YouTube, then […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Punk princess Avril Lavigne returns to the scene with her fifth self-titled studio release. The album finds Avril collaborating with Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger. The self-titled release features […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — November 9th, 2013 at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, CA. — Hollywood band New Years Day, although Anaheim locals, rocked the Whisky a Go Go on […]
by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — October 25, 2013 at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium Alter Bridge return to Europe for a sixteen-date tour that began in October and wraps up in November. The upcoming […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — November 7th, 2013 at the Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA. — One of the hottest new bands to hit the Hollywood scene, In White Noise played their debut show […]
by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — From Adelaide, Australia the hard-rocking young three-piece band known as Tracer have released their second full-length album titled El Pistolero. Produced by Kevin Shirley who has worked with Led […]
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — Legendary metal pioneers Sepultura have recently released a new record entitled The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart on Nuclear Blast. The album is produced […]
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — There are becoming more and more 80s’ influenced hard rock bands entering the scene as of late; a resurgence of one of the best decades that there has ever […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Welcome to the new era of blues guitar. Since Sister Rosetta Tharpe we haven’t had a female guitarist of Joanne Shaw Taylor’s spirit and drive, and since SRV […]
by John Kindred – Publisher — Fans of Richie Blackmore who relish his return to his Neo-classical hard rock roots may not find a future Rainbow album on the horizon. But you can leave it […]
by Alex Barbieri – Senior Columnist — Three Decades of Metal Mayhem: It’s Friday night and it’s mayhem in the studio. Metal Mayhem, that is. About a half hour north of New York City in […]
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — Andrzej Citowicz, the Polish guitarist Hardrock Haven readers should already be quite familiar with, is striking back again – this time, with a bit of Christmas spirit. A smart […]
by Craig Newman – Columnist — When you think of Ireland and Britain, you often envision green pastures, mountains, lakes, rivers, castles, pubs, the people (Celtic, Anglo-Saxons, Norseman and others), mythology, fables and more than […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Here is one of the best releases of 2013: an old obscure record by a little-known metal band with some even more obscure bonus tracks featuring Cliff Burton. […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — You might not be familiar with the band Edge of Paradise yet, but if their new EP is any indication then they will be making a major splash […]
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — If you’re a fan of female-fronted modern hard rock, then hearing a band described as “Halestorm meets Evanescence” probably makes you drool like an insane asylum inmate jacked […]
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Anabel Dflux caught up with Davey again to inquire about his newest ventures as a band. ::: Listen to the interview ::: Your browser does not support this […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — These days when rock is losing its Dionysian steam and ditches its earnest romanticism, other genres lure in those looking for some back-to-the-basics essentials. The Stimulators may not […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — November 2, 2013 at Vamp’d in Las Vegas, NV. — On any given night there are numerous musical choices to celebrate the weekend. One surefire hit is to […]
by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — This month kicks off a North American tour for Japan’s top doom metal band, Church of Misery. On select dates, the tour will feature bands Bloody Hammers, Against the […]
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — Sweeney and Voss are back! Their “pakk” again comprises a good few of the most respectable names in hard rock and metal – this time the list includes the […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — San Diego based band Benedictum is gearing up for their fourth studio release Obey on Frontiers Records in North America on Dec. 3. Benedictum was first discovered by […]
by Steve Patrick – Columnist — German power metal legends Helloween recently completed a fall tour of North America in support of their latest album Straight Out of Hell. Hardrock Haven was fortunate enough to […]
by John Kindred – Publisher — Start @ One is the last release from Killer Dwarfs. The legendary Canadian band has reformed to support the release of this “lost” studio album. Start @ One was […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — During the heyday of thrash metal in L.A., one band that gained a lot of attention was Heretic. In the ‘80s Heretic performed with many great metal bands […]
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Once again, Billy Sherwood of Yes fame has assembled a group of some of the biggest names in progressive rock under the moniker of The Prog Collective. The […]
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Sooner or later there was bound to be a band that looked at Rhapsody and Hammerfall and said “yeah, we can be even cheesier than that.” That […]
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — October 26, 2013 at Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, CT. — Huntress opened the night with vengeance. Their debut album, Spell Eater, hit the shelves in April of 2012 […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield and CSN fame teams up with fellow classic rock vet Barry Goldberg and young guitar gun Kenny Wayne Shepherd to refresh some vintage […]
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Female fronted pop punk and rock bands have always existed, but it seems that since Paramore exploded onto the scene nearly ten years ago now, this formula for success […]
by Marija Brettle – Columnist — October 26, 2013 at the Bodega Venue, Nottingham — Influenced by the 70’s classic rock ‘retro era’, South Wales rock outfit BUFFALO SUMMER could well be the next in, […]
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — A summer in London resembles one big never-ending music festival: several A-listers playing on the same night at different venues, not to mention B-listers, C-listers, various up-and-comers, chancers, […]
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — October 25, 2013 at The Joint in Las Vegas, NV. — It has been five months since metal lost one of its guitar heroes Jeff Hanneman of Slayer […]
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