Music Reviews 2014
Ferreira | V
by Derric Miller — Managing Editor — One of the nicest guys you’ll probably never meet, Marco Ferreira, has just released his fifth studio release with his band Ferreira, and there has to be a […]
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Music Reviews 2012
Hellsingland Underground | Evil Will Prevail
by Derric Miller Managing Editor — “Everybody seemed so depressed, yet nobody sang the blues. Except for this little band … we made the music feel new.” While that at first glance appears a grand […]
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. […]
Interviews 2012
Rich Antonelli
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Guitarist Rich Antonelli checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about his prior “hair metal days” in bands like $kyhigh; his current role as Richie Sambora in the […]
Music Reviews 2012
Love Stricken Demise | Psychotrip
by Joe Mis – Columnist — From out of Dallas comes the hard rocking quartet that calls itself Love Stricken Demise, and they’ve just released their first EP, a four track disc called Pyschotrip. Although […]
Music Reviews 2012
Icarus Witch | Rise
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It’s only been two years since the last album from Pennsylvania-based traditional metal outfit Icarus Witch, but a lot has changed. Of the lineup that played on 2010’s […]
Interviews 2012
Bryan Holland of Reverence
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Reverence guitarist Bryan Holland checked in with Hardrock Haven to discuss his new band and their debut release When Darkness Calls; how the band got together; his experience […]
Music Reviews 2012
Vintersorg | Orkan
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer — After a four-year wait between Solens Rötter and Jordpuls, the members of Vintersorg—Andreas Hedlund and Mattias Marklund—have returned to a regular, annual album release schedule. Orkan, Swedish for “hurricane,” […]
Music Reviews 2012
Bombay Black | Bullets and Booze
by Derric Miller Managing Editor “She’s cocaine pleasure but she’s all pain.” For most of society–at least the ones self-aware enough to understand the soul-sapping dynamics of “relationships”–that one simple lyric culminates in an eerie […]
Interviews 2012
Bombay Black
by Derric Miller Managing Editor — Bombay Black’s Ty, Erik and Justin checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about their brand new studio release, Bullets and Booze; if they got back to basics on […]
Interviews 2012
All Too Human
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — All Too Human checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about their brand new studio release Juggernaut; how the band has evolved since their last release Entropy 10 years […]
Music Reviews 2012
Dennis Develin | Tip of the Tongue
by Hardrock Haven Staff Writer — There’s some music in life that is custom made for romance, for love, for candlelight interludes and Harlequin fairy tales. And then there’s the music made by Dennis Develin, […]
Music Reviews 2012
Dragonforce | The Power Within
by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — It took them a few good years but they are finally back! Dragonforce the British-French extreme power metal group shook the rock and mainstream world on numerous occasions during […]
Music Reviews 2012
Halestorm | The Strange Case of …
by Mark Allen Staff Writer — Like a rock ‘n’ roll praying mantis, Lzzy Hale seems like the kind of gal that will slam you to the floor, mess you up in the roughest, most […]
Interviews 2012
Markus Ullrich of Lanfear
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Lanfear guitarist Markus Ullrich checked in with Hardrock Haven to discuss their stellar new release This Harmonic Consonance; some specific tracks like “Colours of Chaos” and “By-Product Nation;” how […]
Interviews 2012
Jack Russell
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Ex-Great White lead singer Jack Russell checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about his new band, Jack Russell’s Great White; their current tour High Seas and upcoming America […]
Music Reviews 2012
Halloween | Terrortory
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Halloween — and no kids, not the once Kiske-led Helloween — have just released their fifth studio album in their 27 years of existence. Titled Terrortory, the album somehow […]
Music Reviews 2012
Zero Down | Looking to Start a Riot
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Hailing from what is purportedly one of the Top 10 most miserable cities in America — Seattle, Wash. — the smiling, crazy, energized, fun as hell guys in Zero […]
Interviews 2012
Rob Wylde of Teenage Casket Company
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Teenage Casket Company lead singer Rob Wylde checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about their brand new single/video for the track “Without You,” released on Valentine’s Day 2012; […]
Interviews 2012
Steve Blaze of Lillian Axe
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Lillian Axe guitarist Steve Blaze checked in to talk about their upcoming studio release The Days Before Tomorrow; the journey of finding and recording with a new singer in […]
Music Reviews 2012
Paisty Jenny | Head in a Haze
by Derric Miller Staff Writer — Cranking a good drinking song can sometimes be more cathartic than going to confession if you are Catholic or refilling your Viagra prescription if you are … one of […]
Off the Rails
HARDROCK HAVEN WRITERS’ TOP 10 FOR 2009!
Every year, Hardrock Haven staffers compile their Top 10 best releases. As we stumble into 2010, here’s the writers’ favorites from 2009: Alissa’s Top 10 for 2009 1. Andreas Kisser Hubris I & II 2. […]