September 2017 – http://hardrockhaven.net/online

Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer

September 29, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Steve Patrick – Sr. Columnist — Fans of Progressive Rock were rocked in 2016 by the untimely deaths of both Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. The loss of the two prog luminaries within the […]

DOLL SKIN Hit The Road Supporting ONE-EYED DOLL on the SOMETHING WICKED Tour

September 27, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

Phoenix pop-punk favorites DOLL SKIN hit the road this week supporting ONE-EYED DOLL on the SOMETHING WICKED Tour, with special guests CO-OP (featuring Dash Cooper) on select dates, plus a select handful of headlining dates. […]

Heaven & Earth | Hard To Kill

September 26, 2017 Publisher 1

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Sr. Columnist — “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Although it’s mostly experiment that leads to enlightenment – in music and elsewhere – sometimes it’s better to follow the above […]

LIVE! | Life Of Agony

September 26, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Arta Gailuma – Photojournalist — September 22, 2017 at O2 Institute in Birmingham, West Midlands, U.K. — Life Of Agony is currently on tour promoting its 5th studio album and first in 12 years, […]

Anubis Gate | Covered In Black

September 25, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Franco Cerchiari – Sr. Columnist — In 1984, bassist Jesper Jensen and guitarist/vocalist Henrik Fevre first came together as members of the band V-AXE, which then morphed into Graff Spee. However, creative differences split […]

DRAGONHAMMER Reveal “Obscurity” Cover and Tracklist

September 24, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

Just 40 days and the new DRAGONHAMMER album “Obscurity” will be in your hands. October 27th will be the day and now we’ll reveal the cover artwork realised by Rob Marconi and the 10 tracks […]

‘Blues and Beyond’, a Collection of Gary Moore’s Blues Studio Recordings To Be released in November

September 24, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

On 24th November 2017 BMG proudly release Gary Moore’s Blues and Beyond, a remarkable collection of his powerful and emotive blues studio recordings. Blues and Beyond is released on double CD, 4 LP and as […]

American Mafia | Made in New York

September 24, 2017 Managing Editor Comments Off

by Derric Miller — Managing Editor— Back in 2009, an unassuming band by the name of Holy Water released an album on Perris Records that was unheralded but such a comfortable and familiar brand of […]

HEAVEN & EARTH Set To Release Fourth Studio Album ’Hard To Kill’ October 6

September 20, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

Los Angeles hard rockers HEAVEN & EARTH set to release HARD TO KILL, October 6 on Quarto Valley Records. It’s available to pre-order via HEAVEN & EARTH’s PledgeMusic campaign. In addition to pre-ordering HARD TO […]

Days of The Dead Fest (Halloween weekend) – Red Deer – Oct 26 – 29 – Heavy Metal Music Fest

September 18, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

Halloween may be about putting on a costume and trick or treating around your city block, but in Red Deer, AB it’s about so much more. The rumors in the area describe a mass pilgrimage, […]

Linkin Park Announce Concert In Honor Of Chester Bennington, Release Official Video For “One More Light”

September 18, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

LINKIN PARK have announced a special show in honor of their bandmate and friend, Chester Bennington. The one-night-only celebration will take place in Los Angeles, at the legendary Hollywood Bowl on Friday, October 27, 2017. […]

Alberto Rigoni | Duality

September 12, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Joe Mis – Sr. Columnist — Italian bass master, composer, and producer Alberto Rigoni has just released his sixth solo studio album entitled Duality, returning to his more Progressive-Funk-Fusion roots. This seven track instrumental […]

CityRock Music Fest 2017

September 9, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Elsie Roymans – Sr. Photojournalist — Septerber 8, 2017 at Klokgebouw in Eindoven, Netherlands — The CityRock music festival was held in Eindhoven for the first time, at the well-known Klokgebouw. CityRock celebrates Rock […]

ColdSpell | A New World Arise

September 9, 2017 Managing Editor 1

by Derric Miller — Managing Editor— Straight outta Compton, no, make that Sweden, ColdSpell is back with A New World Arise, a sonic form of the “ice bucket challenge” to all the bands who are […]

HRH Sleaze Fest 2017 Edition

September 9, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Arta Gailuma – Photojournalist — September 2nd & 3rd, 2017 at O2 Academy Sheffield in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, U.K. — HRH Sleaze is the latest addition to HRH festivals which offer their guests quality […]

King Kobra | Thrill of a Lifetime

September 8, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Don Higgins – Columnist — Thrill of a Lifetime was King Kobra’s second album in two years. Unfortunately, it caused more head scratching than head banging. In the early 1980’s drummer, Carmine Appice formed […]

Wolf Hoffmann of Accept

September 4, 2017 Publisher Comments Off

by Anabel DFlux –Sr. Columnist — Senior journalist Anabel DFlux had the wonderful chance to chat with Wolf Hoffmann on the phone right before Accept’s tour kick-off in Beverly Hills, California! The two had a […]

Tony Mills | Streets of Chance

September 1, 2017 Managing Editor Comments Off

by Derric Miller –Managing Editor– Last time out, the vocalist who was introduced to the world in the late ’80s as the wildly talented singer of Shy, Tony Mills, was a bit downtrodden. Not only […]