Month: March 2014

Interviews 2014

Marc Storace of Krokus

March 31, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Marc Storace of Krokus
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — Almost forty years after having been formed in Solothurn, Switzerland, Krokus’ career came full circle as the Swiss rock heroes returned to their hometown in August 2013 to play […]
Concert Reviews 2014

LIVE! | Saliva

March 31, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Saliva
by Chris Baird – Photographer — March 24th, 2014 at Diamond Club in New Bern, N.C. Saliva is out on the road promoting their new release due out on 4-29-14 titled Rise Up. Enjoy the […]
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Baltimoore | Back For More

March 31, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Baltimoore | Back For More
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — If you ever wished the mellow power ballad “Ballerina” off Baltimoore’s debut album had been your prom song (or if you’re completely stuck in the ‘80s to the point […]
Concert Reviews 2014

LIVE! | Five Finger Death Punch

March 29, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Five Finger Death Punch
by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — March 25th, 2014 at Trix Antwerpen in Antwerpen, Belgium FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: IVAN MOODY (vocals), ZOLTAN BATHORY (guitar), JEREMY SPENCER (drums), JASON HOOK (guitar) and CHRIS KAEL […]
Interviews 2014

Farewell, My Love

March 28, 2014 Publisher 1
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Anabel DFlux sat down and get to know the masterminds behind rock band Farewell, My Love, before their show at the Whisky a Go Go this past Saturday […]
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Diesel | Into The Fire

March 28, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Diesel | Into The Fire
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — Were you awe-stricken by any of the W.E.T. releases, or Joe Lynn Turner’s project Sunstorm? Were the classic records of the ‘80s era Rainbow, FM and Foreigner a soundtrack […]
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Dark Forest | The Awakening

March 27, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Dark Forest | The Awakening
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — “Epic”, “classic”, “traditional” – these are suitable (yet clichéd) terms to describe Dark Forest’s third album The Awakening, the follow-up to their 2011 Dawn Of Infinity release, which saw […]
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Ashen Horde | Sanguinum Vindicta

March 27, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Ashen Horde | Sanguinum Vindicta
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — For some reason—OK, many good ones—Black Metal bands seem to write about “winter.” And not a Frosty the Snowman type winter, but an “everything is dead and bleak” […]
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Delain | The Human Contradiction

March 26, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Delain | The Human Contradiction
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Dutch symphonic metal masters Delain are getting ready to release their fourth studio release entitled The Human Contradiction. The female fronted act dropped their last full studio album […]
Concert Reviews 2014

LIVE! | Transatlantic

March 25, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Transatlantic
by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — March 14th, 2014 at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands Transatlantic are currently on tour in Europe. Christophe Pauly caught the band live at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, and […]
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No Love Lost | No Love Lost

March 25, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on No Love Lost | No Love Lost
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — North Carolina-based melodic rockers No Love Lost made their debut last year on the Kivel Records label with this self-titled offering. The band features vocalist Scott Board, […]
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Mark Schuster | Unstable Melodics

March 25, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Mark Schuster | Unstable Melodics
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Things get better with age, and Mark Schuster’s latest instrumental release Unstable Melodics is proof. The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist has followed up on his 2010 release Losing Faith with […]
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Saliva | Rise Up

March 23, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Saliva | Rise Up
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — Fans of radio-friendly modern hard rock should be—wait for it—salivating to get their ears on this album. The addition of new vocalist Bobby Amaru (replacing original singer Josey […]
Concert Reviews 2014

EXPERIENCE HENDRIX: The Music & Legacy

March 23, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on EXPERIENCE HENDRIX: The Music & Legacy
by Chris A. – Senior Photojournalist — March 18th, 2014 at the Kentucky Center in Louisville, KY. For the musicians on the 2014 Experience Hendrix Tour, participating is easy. It’s a reunion of old friends […]
Concert Reviews 2014

LIVE! | Metal Church

March 22, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Metal Church
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — March 17th, 2014 at Las Vegas Country Saloon in Las Vegas, NV. — St. Patrick’s Day weekend kicked into high gear, as one of the first metal thrash […]
Interviews 2014

Al Barrow of Magnum

March 22, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Al Barrow of Magnum
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — Thirty six years after their debut record Kingdom of Madness hit the shelves and having released eighteen albums in total, Magnum – one of the finest melodic rock acts […]
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Turbo | The Fifth Element

March 21, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Turbo | The Fifth Element
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — The Polish band Turbo has deservedly achieved its cult status among rock and metal fans of their homeland. Founded in 1980, it laid the ground for Polish heavy metal […]
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Bill Leverty of Firehouse

March 19, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Bill Leverty of Firehouse
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Firehouse guitarist Bill Leverty checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about the band’s upcoming tour dates, including the Monsters of Rock Cruise; playing live in the “YouTube” […]
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Pretty Maids | Louder Than Ever

March 19, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Pretty Maids | Louder Than Ever
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Long running Danish melodic metal band Pretty Maids has been on a hot streak lately. Since 2010 they’ve released two amazing new studio albums (2010’s Pandemonium and […]
Concert Reviews 2014

LIVE! | Foghat & Blue Oyster Cult

March 17, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Foghat & Blue Oyster Cult
by Kent McIntire – Photojournalist — March 7th, 2014 at Peppermill Concert Hall in West Wendover, NV. — While in Las Vegas for other reasons, I was fortunate to take in a show on March […]
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Ferreira | V

March 15, 2014 Managing Editor Comments Off on 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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LIVE! | Uriah Heep

March 15, 2014 Publisher 1
by Marija Brettle – Columnist — March 4th, 2014 at KOKO in London, U.K. — I have seen Uriah Heep on stage many times before, but after seeing their live masterful performance at London’s Koko […]
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Scotty Austin of Saving Abel

March 15, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Scotty Austin of Saving Abel
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Saving Abel have returned to the music scene with new singer Scotty Austin. The band is currently on tour promoting their new single “Love Like Suicide.” Hardrock Haven […]
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KXM | KXM

March 13, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on KXM | KXM
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Hardrock Haven is always discovering the next cutting edge band making waves in the music industry. KXM is that next band, featuring ex-Dokken virtuoso George Lynch, Korn drummer […]
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Magnum | Escape From The Shadow Garden

March 11, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Magnum | Escape From The Shadow Garden
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — The Birmingham-based Magnum belongs in the particular league of privileged bands, after the last few decades they’re a band who does not need to prove anything anymore, and simply […]
Concert Reviews 2014

LIVE! | HIM

March 9, 2014 Publisher 1
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — March 7th, 2014 at House of Blues Hollywood in West Hollywood, CA. — The Finnish are coming- and fans love it! Love metal band HIM played to a […]
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LIVE! | Buckcherry with Monster Truck

March 4, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Buckcherry with Monster Truck
by Jonna Ambur – Senior Photojournalist — February 24th, 2014 at Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. — Touring in support of Confessions, their newest release; Buckcherry’s stop in Hartford CT was a huge success! Josh […]
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Shear | Katharsis

March 3, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Shear | Katharsis
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Katharsis is the latest release from Finish sextet Shear. Despite a history reaching back to 2001, Katharsis is only the band’s second full length release. They dropped their […]
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Scorpions | MTV Unplugged: In Athens

March 3, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Scorpions | MTV Unplugged: In Athens
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — In spite of their almost 50-year existence as a band (launched by the guitarist Rudolf Schenker as early as in 1965) and 40 years of recognition as a hard […]
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Scream Maker | We Are Not The Same

March 3, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Scream Maker | We Are Not The Same
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Columnist — From the ashes of the late 1970s and 1980s heavy metal, a new generation of musicians emerges now to pick up almost exactly where their heroes – Iron Maiden, […]
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Savage Messiah | The Fateful Dark

March 2, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Savage Messiah | The Fateful Dark
by John Kindred – Publisher — London’s Savage Messiah returns with its fourth studio album, The Fateful Dark, which will be released in Europe March 10 and in the United States on March 18. The […]
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Crystal Ball | Dawnbreaker

March 2, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on Crystal Ball | Dawnbreaker
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — Pardon the pun, but you don’t need a crystal ball to know what this album will sound like. Now on their seventh release, this Swiss melodic metal band […]
Concert Reviews 2014

LIVE! | Omnium Gatherum

March 2, 2014 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Omnium Gatherum
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — February 22th, 2014 at House of Blues Hollywood in West Hollywood, CA. — The Finnish took over the House of Blues Hollywood on Saturday night, February 22nd. With […]