June 2013 – http://hardrockhaven.net/online

Mark Claytor | Uprising

June 30, 2013 Publisher 1

by Matt Karpe – Columnist — The first impression you get upon hearing Mark Claytor is “Wow, that guy can sure play a guitar,” and that impression becomes confirmation after hearing Uprising. Thirteen instrumental songs […]

Stormzone | Three Kings

June 30, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Stormzone has released their fourth studio album, Three Kings. This band that hails from Ireland has been around since 2006. Right off of the bat, the album begins with […]

Guitarist Anthony Armstrong of Red

June 30, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Two-time Grammy Nominated Red is currently on the road in support of their latest release Release The Panic. Produced by Howard Benson, Red’s latest release unleashes a more […]

DIO | Magica Deluxe Edition

June 28, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by John Kindred – Publisher — Niji Entertainment Group, the record label started by the late Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio, continue to revisit the Dio catalog. This go around Niji has re-released the […]

Manowar Warriors Of The World Remastered

Manowar | Warriors Of The World 10th Anniversary Remastered Edition

June 27, 2013 Publisher 2

by Jonathan – Guest Columnist — While still maintaining a legion of fans, few bands stir up as much controversy and debate as Manowar. Much like Manowar, this review is sure to bring forth controversy […]

From Far Away | Recover|Repeat

June 27, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — The metal scene is intense lately with newcomers who pave the way. Bands like Halestorm, Clutch, Lamb of God, and Alabama Thunderpussy all come from areas like Pennsylvania, Maryland, […]

Brian Durbin of LOVEBLAST

June 27, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Alex Barbieri – Senior Columnist — Blasting Upward: An Interview with Brian Durbin of LOVEBLAST — Brian Durbin, the 26-year-old singer, songwriter and founding member of LOVEBLAST, is rightfully psyched about the release of […]

Sister Sin | Dance of the Wicked

June 26, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Swedish heavy rockers Sister Sin, who happen to be female-fronted, have a re-mastered version of their first studio album Dance of the Wicked. It includes all eight tracks from […]

LIVE! | Joe Satriani in London

June 26, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — June 17, 2013 at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, UK — Far from igniting the same furore as his groundbreaking albums did some 27 or even 15 years […]

Liv Jagrell of Sister Sin

June 26, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Steve Patrick – Columnist — Swedish heavy metal standard bearers Sister Sin will re-release their 2003 debut record Dance of the Wicked on Victory Records this week. The album represents an interesting time for […]

Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage

June 25, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — For 14 years Joel Stroetzel has played guitar as a member of the formative American heavy metal band Killswitch Engage. In this interview filmed on the back of […]

Neverfriend | Dangerously Addictive

June 25, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Dangerously Addictive is the second release from Canadian punk/alternative rockers Neverfriend. Raw and aggressive, it manages to capture much of the genre’s base appeal and gives it a […]

Huntress | Starbound Beast

June 24, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Californian quintet Huntress are back with the follow up to last year’s debut album Spell Eater. Starbound Beast fuses melodic heavy metal with elements of thrash and doom, and […]

Kobra Paige of Kobra and the Lotus

June 24, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Steve Patrick – Columnist — Canadian songstress Kobra Paige and her band Kobra and the Lotus are currently out on the road supporting their recently released debut eponymous album and also supporting Swedish/Danish outfit […]

Jeff Waters of Annihilator

June 23, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Cutting-edge genres tend to freeze into a formula faster than you can say “kill em’ all.” It takes a special kind of touch to stick to your chosen […]

Chasing Violets | Jade Hearts

June 19, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Jade Hearts is the solid second release from France’s Chasing Violets – and it is a dynamic and upbeat radio-friendly album. Fronted by sisters Sarah & Mélissa Fontaine […]

Mahogany Head Grenade | Return to the Point of Departure

June 19, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — This Texas “instruMETAL” trio has released their debut album. Mahogany Head Grenade may be a trio, but the power that they put out sounds so much larger than expected. […]

Seven Witches | Rebirth

June 19, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Rebirth is an apt title for Seven Witches ninth studio album. Founding member Jack Frost continues to show off his innovative guitar skills, and is joined by Ronnie Parkes […]

Judicator | Sleepy Plessow

June 18, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Judicator has released their second full album titled Sleepy Plessow. John Yelland and Tony Cordisco are surprisingly the only ones to make up this band, but there are nine […]

Kill Shott | Kill Shott

June 18, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — This Australian band is gunning for that big, loud, in-your-face sleaze-rock sound and while not every aspect is a perfect bulls-eye, they hit the mark more than enough […]

LIVE! | 3 Doors Down with Prime Circle

June 18, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Elsie Roymans – Photojournalist — June 15, 2013 at Ancienne Belgique Club in Brussels, Belgium — Hardrock Haven’s Elsie Roymans caught up with 3 Doors Down in Brussels, Belgium and captured this spectacular photo […]

John 5

June 17, 2013 Publisher 1

by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — John 5 is one of metal’s best guitar players and as Rob Zombie’s shredder he’s of the busiest guys strumming six strings. In this interview with Hard Rock […]

Magnus Karlsson | Free Fall

June 17, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Wow! Amazing! Awesome! There is not much more that can be said about Free Fall, the solo debut of Primal Fear / Last Tribe guitarist Magnus Karlsson. The […]

Angels Of Babylon | Thundergod

June 17, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Ex-Manowar drummer Rhino returns with Angels Of Babylon’s follow-up to the 2010 release Kingdom Of Evil. As well as showing his class on the drum kit, Rhino contributes all […]

Ugly Kid Joe | Stairway to Hell

June 15, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Ugly Kid Joe are a distinguished hard rock band. They found fame with albums like America’s Least Wanted and Menace to Sobriety. “Neighbor” is a prominent hit of theirs. […]

Brian Steele Medina of Gemini Syndrome

June 13, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Anabel Dflux – Photojournalist — Gemini Syndrome is a collective of 5 musicians originating from Los Angeles, CA in early 2010. Drummer Brian Steele Medina talks with Hardrock Haven’s Anabel Dflux about the band, […]

Oliva | Raise the Curtain

June 13, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by John Kindred – Publisher — Jon Oliva’s first “solo” album arrives with the release of Raise the Curtain. While some will argue that Oliva went solo with his other band, Jon Oliva’s Pain, others […]

Vigilance | Queen of Midnight Fire

June 12, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Vigilance, the classical style heavy and speed metal band, hails from the small town of Slovenia. For not being old enough to remember the beginning of the speed metal […]

LIVE! | Fear Factory

June 12, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Anabel Dflux – Photojournalist — June 8, 2013 at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, CA. — Fear Factory is back — and they are wilder than ever before. Having been around since 1989, Fear […]

Guru | White

June 11, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Spain’s Guru is the latest release from MelodicRock Records, first known as a website keeping the spirit of melodic Hard Rock and Heavy Metal alive, and now injecting […]

U.D.O. | Steelhammer

June 11, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — U.D.O. has released an album that metal heads everywhere will appreciate. This German band, consisting of Udo Dirkschneider and company, has delivered Steelhammer. Many expected the album to mirror […]

LIVE! | Kobra and the Lotus

June 11, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Anabel Dflux – Photojournalist — June 8, 2013 at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, CA. — Hardrock Haven’s Anabel Dflux caught up with Kobra and the Lotus in Hollywood as they opened up for […]

LIVE! | Joe Satriani

June 8, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — June 4, 2013 at Cirque Royal in Brussels, Belgium — Hardrock Haven’s Christophe Pauly caught up the Joe Satriani on his European tour in Brussels, Belgium and captured this […]

LIVE! | Todd Kerns CD Release Party

June 8, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — June 2, 2013 at Vamp’d in Las Vegas, NV. After being on the road with Slash for the past nine months, Las Vegas welcomed home Todd Kerns for […]

Masterplan | Novum Initium

June 7, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor– It’s been three years since the last Masterplan album (2010’s Time To Be King), and to no one’s surprise, the melodic metal band has gone through yet another […]

Todd Kerns | Borrowing Trouble

June 6, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — The wait is finally over. Nine years in the making, Las Vegas singer songwriter Todd Kerns has released a solo album entitled Borrowing Trouble. Dedicated in the memory […]

Tristania | Darkest White

June 6, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Fans of gothic metal, rejoice! Tristania, one of the genre’s true pioneering bands, has just released their seventh studio album entitled Darkest White. The Norwegian powerhouse act has […]

LIVE! | Billy Idol

June 6, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Alex Barbieri – Senior Columnist — MAY 31, 2013 AT THE CAPITOL THEATRE, PORT CHESTER, NY — It was still 90 degrees outside as New York area rock fans hung out and queued up […]

Artizan | Ancestral Energy

June 5, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Ancestral Energy is the second full-length album from Artizan, one of the more exciting bands to emerge from the American power metal scene in recent years. The […]

Kaledon | Altor: The King’s Blacksmith

June 5, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — Kaledon, an Italian symphonic power metal ensemble, has released their seventh album called Altor: The King’s Blacksmith. The main praiseworthy aspect of this album is the band’s ability to […]

Neal Preston | Led Zeppelin: Sound and Fury

June 4, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — A photo album, a documentary film, and an audio memoir in one, the recently published digital book by the legendary photographer Neal Preston is a treasure trove of […]

Jorn | Traveller

June 4, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — It’s only been a year since Norwegian super-vocalist Jorn Lande’s last studio album (2012’s Bring Heavy Rock to the Land), but we’ve already seen a symphonic re-recordings […]

A Sound of Thunder | Time’s Arrow

June 4, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Jenn Carbaugh – Columnist — A Sound of Thunder has released Time’s Arrow, and this album proves to be, if possible, a fun heavy metal soundtrack. It is compelling and doesn’t have weak moments. […]

Farewell 2 Fear | New Blood

June 4, 2013 Publisher 1

by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — If you long ago bid a less-than-fond farewell to radio-ready modern hard rock, then Farewell 2 Fear (F2F) is not the band to bring you back into the […]

Jason Odaniel & Se7eN of Social 66

June 3, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — Jason Odaniel had a vision in his head for his band “Social 66” and for years he created the band but worked essentially alone. Now, teamed up with […]

LIVE! | MIDWEST ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS: TED NUGENT, REO SPEEDWAGON AND STYX

June 2, 2013 Publisher 1

by Kim Shockley-Ash – Columnist — May 3, 2013 – Starlight Theater, Kansas City, MO I’m often amazed at the number of people that pay good money for an evening of rock and roll, yet […]

Uli Jon Roth

June 2, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — Interview with Uli Jon Roth @ Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium on may 27th 2013 Hardrock Haven’s Christophe Pauly talks with Uli Jon Roth prior to his live performance […]

LIVE! | Rocklahoma 2013

June 2, 2013 Publisher 3

by Zane Cash – Photojournalist — Rocklahoma 2013 promised to be the biggest Memorial Day party around and that was an understatement! The three-day festival kicked off on Friday, May 24 in beautiful Pryor, Okla. […]

LIVE! | Uli Jon Roth

June 2, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Christophe Pauly – Photojournalist — May 27, 2013 at Spirit of 66 in Verviers, Belgium — Hardrock Haven’s Christophe Pauly caught up the Uli Jon Roth on his European tour in Verviers, Belgium and […]

LIVE! | Fuel with Lit

June 2, 2013 Publisher Comments Off

by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — May 25, 2013 at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, NV. What better way to kick off Memorial Day weekend than in Vegas with the free concert series […]