by Derric Miller Staff Writer Queensryche lead singer Geoff Tate checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about the creation of their new release American Soldier; the difficulties the band had not politicizing the “war” message; the process of interviewing veterans of a myriad of [...]
by Deb Rao Staff Writer Guitar virtuoso George Lynch has checked in with Hardrock Haven to discuss his new project Souls of We featuring George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) on guitar, London Legrand (Brides of Destruction) on vocals, Johny Crow on bass, and Yael on drums. Souls of We has released [...]
by Matthew Hoffman Staff Writer HRH: I was surprised by the CD, and that doesn’t happen very often. After reviewing extreme metal for more than four years with sub-genres Celtic, Norse, Nordic, Finnish dark, satanic bastard-styled metal that’s usually born and bread in Europe that when it does [...]
by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Who would have thought that true American metal, born out of Bay Area heat at the start of the most opulent decade of the 20th century, and fostered by the region’s bohemian habits, natural beauty, and massive network of roads, would sprout seeds that would later [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer Paisty Jenny lead singer/guitarist Gregg Lee checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about their brand new, and definitely killer CD Spilling Mercury; the new song “Bigger Man,” a tribute to the fallen victims at Omaha’s Von Maur mall, and also [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer Lions’ Share guitarist Lars Criss checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about their brand new release Dark Hours; why they decided to write about the ’60s, but not from a “flower power” perspective, but from a “Charlie Manson” [...]
by Derric Miller Staff Writer HRH: Lanfear has recently released a new studio studio album called X to the Power of Ten. This is your sixth studio album but your first with new singer Nuno Fernandes. So, why did the band decide to part ways with former singer Tobias Althammer, and what was the [...]
by Deb Rao Staff Writer Hot off the heels of a very successful trek at Crue Fest One, Buckcherry and Papa Roach are currently on the road in support of their latest releases. Buckcherry has unleased Black Butterfly on Eleven Seven Music and Papa Roach’s latest release is entitled [...]
by Matthew Hoffman Staff Writer Keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Planet X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Billy Idol, Solo) HRH: As you read in my CD review, I really like the heavy aggressive slant your solo albums take vs. some of the top keyboardists out there like Vitaly Kuprij or Jordan [...]
Rod Middleton and Chris Matthews from Perspective X IV checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about their new release on Nightmare Records called Shadow of Doubt; the band’s major influences and which musicians inspired them to write their music; how the state of the world influences their [...]
