Interviews 2015

Crowd The Airwaves

by Marissa Ann – Photojournalist — Rock band Crowd The Airwaves held their EP album release at Mercury Lounge in New York City Sunday, March 22, 2015 and also celebrating their one year anniversary as […]

Interviews 2015

James McCurley of Vertica

by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — James McCurley of Vertica talks about the band, their latest album The Haunted South and more … Hardrock Haven: First, I’d like to know how Vertica was born? […]

Interviews 2015

Max Hodes of The Wild Beyond

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — The Wild Beyond has a unique sound that is a cross between Prog and Heavy with a touch of Jazz-fusion. The band recently released their debut album on […]

Music Reviews 2015

We Are Harlot | We Are Harlot

by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Through his turbulent yet successful years with British Metalcore hotshots Asking Alexandria, Danny Worsnop never kept it secret of his love for 80s’ classic rock. On AA’s last […]

Music Reviews 2015

All That Remains | The Order of Things

by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Fifteen years ago, All That Remains started out, but it wasn’t until 2006 release The Fall of Ideals that the American bruisers truly arrived to the party. Mixing […]

Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Neal Morse

by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — March 6, 2015 at Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Netherlands — Touring in support of his new album, The Grand Experiment, Neal Morse and company made a stop in Zoetermeer […]

Music Reviews 2015

Uli Jon Roth | Scorpions Revisited

by John Kindred – Publisher — Uli Jon Roth is a guitar legend who continues building on his legacy, this time, revisiting the past and reinventing Classic Rock songs from his days spent with the […]

Music Reviews 2015

Reach | Reach Out To Rock

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — Abundance in cross-genre cover versions is a staple of the music industry nowadays. More than often, the difference between the song’s original version and the contemporary artist’s take […]

Music Reviews 2015

Chastain | The Voice of the Cult

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Originally released in 1988, The Voice of the Cult was the fourth studio album from Chastain, the band formed by guitar wizard David T. Chastain and featuring […]

Interviews 2015

Richie Cavalera of Incite

by Zane Cash – Photojournalist — Hardrock Haven’s Zane Cash spoke with Richie Cavalera, frontman of the metal band Incite and son of metal icon Max Cavalera (ex-Sepultura, Soulfly, Killer be Killed, ex Nailbomb, Cavalera […]

Music Reviews 2015

Legion | Animal Inside

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Animal Inside is the 7th studio release from Legion – the five-piece outfit fronted by Bob Catley’s guitarist Vince O’Regan and the prolific Phil Vincent. These Melodic Hard […]

Music Reviews 2015

Talon | Fourplay

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — Talon’s new single “Holly Would” is illustrated with a sexually charged music video that shows a couple of ladies gyrating suggestively in various stages of undress. While watching […]

The PR Wires

JACE PAWLAK Releases “Perspective”

Singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Jace Pawlak has just released his third solo album, Perspective, via his website www.jacemusic.com. A ten song affair, reaching into the depths of Pawlak’s influences, the album touches on melodic […]

Music Reviews 2015

Swords of Steel Anthology

by John Kindred – Publisher — Sword of Steel is the first publication by DNR Books. The 254-page anthology is a collection of fantasy and horror adventure stories in the tradition of writers such as […]

Off the Rails

DIALTONE PICKUPS HIT STORE SHELVES

Dialtone Pickups have hit retail shelves at JAMS Music in Dublin, Calif., (http://jamsmusicdublin.com/) and Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Mich., (http://www.elderly.com/). Dialtone Pickups’ new, ground-breaking technology allows guitarists to continually adjust tone by using finger-friendly knobs […]

Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Letlive

by Cynthia Jo – Columnist — February 21, 2015 at Southside Ballroom in Dallas, TX. — Letlive needs to be bigger than they are. It has taken them a long 10 years to become bigger […]

Music Reviews 2015

Blind Guardian | Beyond The Red Mirror

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — There’s hardly a thing as solid and imperishable as the Teutonic Metal scene – from the classic Heavy/Speed legends such as Running Wild, Rage or Accept to the […]

Interviews 2015

Neal Morse

by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — Prior to his recent concert performance Boerderij, in Zoetermeer (Holland), Neal Morse took time to talk with Hardrock Haven’s Christophe Pauly. During the interview Morse talks about his […]

Music Reviews 2015

U.D.O. | Decadent

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Beneath one of the ugliest album covers since Warrant’s Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich lies Decadent, the fifteenth studio album from German Heavy Metal institution U.D.O. The […]

Music Reviews 2015

Chastain | The 7th of Never

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Originally released in 1987, The 7th of Never was the third studio album from Chastain, the band formed by guitar wizard David T. Chastain and featuring powerhouse […]

Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | The Dreaming

by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — March 14, 2015 at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA — Local beloved band The Dreaming rocked it out at the Whisky a Go Go on […]

Music Reviews 2015

Sean Baker Orchestra | Game On!!

by John Kindredx – Publisher — Shredguy Records is back, making noise early in 2015 with the release of the labels 27th album. Game On!! heralds the return of Sean Baker Orchestra and offers 13 […]

Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Motionless In White Concert

by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — March 11, 2015 at The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA — Candles, makeup, and Metal… Motionless in White are back, and they’re breaking down all of the barricades […]

Music Reviews 2015

Reload | Hotter Than A Bullet

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — There’s hardly a subgenre of Rock that’s so easy to digest as Melodic Hard Rock/AOR – neat and catchy, relatively plain, with charming melodies and a certain degree […]

Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Fozzy with Dirty Youth & Melrun

by Lisa Billingham – Photojournalist — March 8, 2015 at Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton, U.K. — Chris Jericho’s Fozzy recently performed at the Wolvescivic Civic Center in the Slade Room in Wolverhampton, U.K. Fozzy is […]

Interviews 2015

David Reece of Bonfire

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — For the fans of ‘80s melodic hard rock – the aficionados of German band Bonfire in particular – 2015 started with a big surprise. It’s been only a […]

Interviews 2015

Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity

by Justin DelPrince – Columnist — Over twenty years have passed since Melodic Death Metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity, from Gothenburg, Sweden, released their debut album, Skydancer. Fast forward to 2015 and the band is busier […]

Music Reviews 2015

Issa | Crossfire

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Fans of female fronted Melodic/AOR Rock rejoice! Norwegian singer Issa is back with her latest studio release entitled Crossfire, and it is packed with enough energy to please […]

Music Reviews 2015

Azrael | Television Slave

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — The Divebomb label is back with a new wave in its Bootcamp series, which spotlights overlooked demo releases, both new and old. This time they’ve set their sights […]

Music Reviews 2015

Kenn Nardi | Dancing With the Past

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It’s been more than two decades since the release of Screams and Whispers, the final album from the criminally overlooked progressive thrash band Anacrusis. The band’s recent reunion […]

Music Reviews 2015

Orden Ogan | Ravenhead

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Is there a band in the European Power Metal scene with more buzz than Germany’s Orden Ogan? Their 2012 album To The End was a major breakthrough for […]

Interviews 2015

John 5

by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — John 5 is so much more than just Rob Zombie’s guitar player for the last decade. The guitar wizard is also a prolific session player and songwriter that […]

Interviews 2015

Niilo Sevänen of Insomnium

by Justin DelPrince – Columnist — Joining Dark Tranquillity on their recent North American tour is fellow Melodic Death Metal band Insomnium, from Finland, whose sixth album, Shadows of a Dying Sun, was released in […]

Music Reviews 2015

Thomsen | Unbroken

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It’s been five years since the release of Thomsen’s debut album Let’s Get Ruthless, but guitarist/band leader Rene Thomsen finally returned late last year with a follow-up album, […]

Music Reviews 2015

Nick Johnston | Atomic Mind

by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Here is a collection of ten home-made tracks which proves you don’t have to have virtuoso chops or a huge production budget to create your own universe. Johnston […]

Music Reviews 2015

Nubian Rose | Mental Revolution

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Swedish Melodic Hard Rockers Nubian Rose returned at the close of 2014 with their second album, titled Mental Revolution. It’s the follow-up to their 2012 debut Mountain, and […]

Music Reviews 2015

Metal Machine | Free Nation

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Released at the tail end of 2014, Free Nation is the debut album from Metal Machine, a new project masterminded by vocalist Csaba Zvekan (of Raven Lord and […]

1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

AC/DC | Back in Black

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — How do you know an album is a classic? When it still sounds as good thirty-five years after its release as it did the day it hit the […]

1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Michael Schenker Group | Michael Schenker Group

by John Kindred – Publisher — Legendary hard rock guitarist Michael Schenker’s notoriety begins with the Scorpions before taking over as the axeslinger for UFO. In 1972, at the age of 16, Schenker recorded the […]

1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Whitesnake | Ready An’ Willing

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — Given the perspective of the last 36 years, Whitesnake is perhaps one of the most fascinating bands to look at from many different points of view. Even though […]

1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Black Sabbath | Heaven and Hell

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It’s quite possible that 1980 was the single most important and influential year in heavy metal. AC/DC released their comeback Back in Black, Judas Priest unleashed their defining […]

1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Def Leppard | On Through the Night

by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Before we all got aural diabetes from hearing schlock like “Make Love Like a Man,” “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” or “Long Long Way to Go,” […]

1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Motörhead | Ace Of Spades

by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — The word influential gets thrown around a lot these days, but when you listen to your favorite bands from the last couple of decades, you can’t help but […]