Month: August 2013

Avenged Sevenfold
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | Avenged Sevenfold

August 30, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Avenged Sevenfold
by Cynthia Jo – Columnist — AUGUST 26, 2013 at Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, CA. — Avenged Sevenfold is back with what might be the crowning to their career. Their fifth full-length studio album Hail […]
Reckless Love Spirit
Music Reviews 2013

Reckless Love | Spirit

August 30, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Reckless Love | Spirit
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — The 80s’ was a haven for glam rock and metal, with Mötley Crüe, Kiss and Hanoi Rocks to name just a few, flying the flag of drunken debauchery whilst […]
Mindwork
Music Reviews 2013

Mindwork | Into the Swirl

August 30, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Mindwork | Into the Swirl
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Hailing from the Czech Republic, pogressive/technical death metal band Mindwork released their debut album, titled Into the Swirl, in 2009. This previously self-released album went mostly unnoticed, […]
Kid Rock 2013
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | Kid Rock

August 29, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Kid Rock
by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — AUGUST 23, 2013 at Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, Ohio — Cincinnati’s Riverbend Amphitheater was a sold out, full house for Kid Rock. Themed, “The Best Night Ever” approximately […]
Decyfer Down, Scarecrow, CD Review, Christian Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Fair Trade Services
Music Reviews 2013

Decyfer Down | Scarecrow

August 27, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Decyfer Down | Scarecrow
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — It’s been five years since Decyfer Down’s last album Crash, but now they are back with a new lead singer and new record Scarecrow. The formula is still the […]
Michael Monroe Horns and Halos
Music Reviews 2013

Michael Monroe | Horns and Halos

August 27, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Michael Monroe | Horns and Halos
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Former Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe returns to the metal scene with his latest release Horns and Halos on Spinefarm Records. Horns and Halos finds Michael Monroe returning […]
Puddle Of Mudd
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | Puddle of Mudd

August 26, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Puddle of Mudd
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — AUGUST 17, 2013 at WOLF DEN in UNCASVILLE, CT. — Puddle of Mudd is not a band without their fair share of turmoil. However, when Wes Scantlin took […]
ALY-Better Days
Music Reviews 2013

Another Lost Year | Better Days

August 25, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Another Lost Year | Better Days
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Hailing from the heart of NASCAR country (Charlotte, North Carolina) is the five-piece alternative rock, metal band known as Another Lost Year. They had released their debut album, […]
Wretched Son of Perdition
Music Reviews 2013

Wretched | Son of Perdition

August 25, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Wretched | Son of Perdition
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — In a word … SICK!! Wretched is back with their third studio album since 2009 titled Son of Perdition. The melodic death metal band from North Carolina has […]
Blue October Sway
Music Reviews 2013

Blue October | Sway

August 25, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Blue October | Sway
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Blue October are one of the most passionate, talented and dedicated bands in the world today. Their back catalog has always contained splendid diversity, with tracks of alternative rock, […]
Baroness 2013
Interviews 2013

John Dyer Baizley of Baroness

August 21, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on John Dyer Baizley of Baroness
by Steve Patrick – Columnist — Savannah, Georgia-based metal band Baroness made their return to the stage in 2013 following a horrific bus crash last year near Bath, England. Recently, as part of the second […]
Lullwater Self Titled Album
Music Reviews 2013

Lullwater | Lullwater

August 20, 2013 Publisher 1
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — Georgia’s own alternative band, Lullwater, is set to release their debut self-titled album on Sept. 17. The album, recorded at London Bridge Studios, was done totally on tape […]
The Goddamn Electric Snakebite
Music Reviews 2013

The Goddamn Electric | Snakebite

August 19, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on The Goddamn Electric | Snakebite
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Naming your band after a popular Pantera song takes balls and arrogance, and after hearing Snakebite, it’s plain to see that UK rockers The Goddamn Electric have plenty of […]
Fair Warning Sundancer
Music Reviews 2013

Fair Warning | Sundancer

August 19, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Fair Warning | Sundancer
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — Fair Warning is one of the “big” names in the melodic hard rock world and as such, there is a tendency to excuse shortcomings for which other bands […]
Soil Whole
Music Reviews 2013

Soil | Whole

August 18, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Soil | Whole
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Nine years after Ryan McCombs gave up vocal duties with Soil to later join Drowning Pool, he returns home to pick up where he left off on 2004’s Redefine […]
Music Reviews 2013

Coldspell | Frozen Paradise

August 15, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Coldspell | Frozen Paradise
by Alex Barbieri – Senior Columnist — Hardrock Haven news flash! Geoff Tate and George Lynch had a musical love child, and its name is Coldspell. Obviously, this is an oversimplification of Coldspell’s sound, but […]
Powerwolf - Preachers of the Night
Music Reviews 2013

Powerwolf | Preachers of the Night

August 15, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Powerwolf | Preachers of the Night
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — German power metal band Powerwolf is back with a new album, their fifth, titled Preachers of the Night. The band’s previous album – 2011’s excellent Blood of […]
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Music Reviews 2013

Manowar | The Lord of Steel Live

August 13, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Manowar | The Lord of Steel Live
by Jonathan – Senior Columnist — Although this is a review for Manowar The Lord Of Steel Live (EP), before continuing with the review of what is, it’s important to understand what was. In other […]
Ted Nugent
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | Ted Nugent

August 13, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Ted Nugent
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — AUGUST 6, 2013 at TOAD’S PLACE in NEW HAVEN, CT. — Ted Nugent’s show at Toad’s Place on August 6th was met with protestors beginning around 5pm. Nugent […]
Rush 2013 KC
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | RUSH

August 13, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | RUSH
by Kevin Stefanik – Guest Photojournalist — August 4, 2013 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. — The RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour took over the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Aug. 4. Entering […]
Interviews 2013

Tim Morrison of Age Of Days

August 13, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Tim Morrison of Age Of Days
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — Age Of Days’ music contains something for everyone. From catchy hard rock bursting with energy to slower delicate ballads, here is a band that is finally gaining the recognition […]
Alice Cooper in Belgium 2013
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | Alice Cooper in Belgium

August 12, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Alice Cooper in Belgium
by Elsie Roymans – Photojournalist — August 6, 2013 at ALokerse Feesten in Lokeren, Belgium — Hardrock Haven’s Elsie Roymans caught up with Alice Cooper in Lokeren, Belgium and captured this spectacular photo gallery. Enjoy! […]
Interviews 2013

Karl Sanders of Nile

August 12, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Karl Sanders of Nile
by Steve Patrick – Columnist — Ancient Egyptian-themed death metallers Nile recently toured the US to commemorate their 20th anniversary together as a band and also to support of their most recent record, 2012’s At […]
Locked and Loaded
Interviews 2013

Taki Sassaris of Eve To Adam

August 12, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Taki Sassaris of Eve To Adam
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Do you remember in the late ‘90s when the clubs in NYC roared with alterative bands formed from the punk era heyday? Eve To Adam is a product […]
The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show
Interviews 2013

The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show

August 11, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show
by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — Ask the guys from The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show what their live performance is like and you’ll get answers like “lots sleeping on stage,” “crappy music” and “frontal […]
Jon Oliva 2013
Interviews 2013

Jon Oliva of Savatage & Pain

August 8, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Jon Oliva of Savatage & Pain
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — After 30 years in the music business ex-Savatage member Jon Oliva has released his first solo CD entitled, Raise The Curtain. The album reflects another side of Oliva […]
Erik Kluiber
Interviews 2013

Erik Kluiber of Gypsyhawk

August 8, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Erik Kluiber of Gypsyhawk
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Just off the road with Valiant Thorr and Ramming speed, and just before Gypsyhawk heads back out on the road–across the US and Canada–with Trollfest and Alestorm, Gypsyhawk […]
Monster Truck Furiosity
Music Reviews 2013

Monster Truck | Furiosity

August 7, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Monster Truck | Furiosity
by Matt Karpe – Columnist — After two successful EP’s, Furiosity is Monster Truck’s first full length album, packed with hard southern rock fused with some delicious blues guitar rhythms. Vocalist and bassist Jon Harvey […]
Phil Anselmo
Interviews 2013

Phil Anselmo

August 7, 2013 Publisher 1
by Steve Patrick – Columnist — Over the course of thirty years, Philip H. Anselmo has made an undeniable mark on the face of metal music. Anselmo’s influence is most easily seen in his genre-defining […]
The Taj Mahal Trio
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | The Taj Mahal Trio

August 7, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | The Taj Mahal Trio
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — July 29 2013 at Under the Bridge Club in London, United Kingdom — Trends come and go, chopsmen appear and drop out of sight, but the raw, direct […]
Mindwork
Music Reviews 2013

Mindwork | Eterea

August 6, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Mindwork | Eterea
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Eterea is album number two from Mindwork, a progressive/technical death metal band from the Czech Republic. Originally self-released in 2012, Eterea (as well as Mindwork’s 2009 debut […]
No Picture
Interviews 2013

Tobin Esperance of Papa Roach

August 5, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Tobin Esperance of Papa Roach
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — One of the hottest concert bills of the summer The Carnival Of Madness Tour is slated to kick off on August 11th in Asbury Park, NJ and ends […]
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | VANS WARPED TOUR 2013

August 5, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | VANS WARPED TOUR 2013
by Lexi Baird – Guest Columnist — JULY 29, 2013 at Verizon Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC. — Warped Tour: an annual gathering for teenage fans of everything from EDM to Metalcore music, with over 90 […]
Crows
Music Reviews 2013

Crows | The Dying Race

August 4, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Crows | The Dying Race
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Originally released in 1991, The Dying Race was the debut album from German power metal band Crows, a very early Century Media signing and one of the […]
Escape the Fate
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | Escape the Fate

August 4, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Escape the Fate
by Anabel Dflux – Photojournalist — JULY 31, 2013 at the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA. — Escape the Fate rocked the sold-out 20th Anniversary of the House of Blues in Hollywood this past […]
Witches Mark
Music Reviews 2013

Witches Mark | Witching Metal Ritual

August 2, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on Witches Mark | Witching Metal Ritual
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — It’s been four years in the making, but Austin-based traditional heavy metal crew Witches Mark is finally back with a full-length follow up to their 2009 debut […]
Elize Ryd
Concert Reviews 2013

LIVE! | Aramanthe with Kobra And The Lotus

August 1, 2013 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Aramanthe with Kobra And The Lotus
by Craig Newman – Columnist — July 30, 2013 at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. — Aramanthe with Kobra And The Lotus end 2013 US tour at the famous Roxy Swedish-Danish-power-melodic-death-metal-band Aramanthe, on […]