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Interviews 2015

Kostas Tokas and Teo Ross of Reload

April 20, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Kostas Tokas and Teo Ross of Reload
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — They’re sensational, they’re talented, they’re fresh blood. And yes – they’re “hotter than a bullet”… The Melodic Hard Rock act Reload released their debut album, aptly entitled Hotter […]
Music Reviews 2015

Furyon | Lost Salvation

April 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Furyon | Lost Salvation
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — With their debut effort Gravitas released independently in 2010 to the multitude of rave write-ups and Frontiers Records re-releasing it two years later, the U.K. outfit Furyon has […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Apocalyptica

April 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Apocalyptica
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — April 11, 2015 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA — Known for their exquisitely unique sound, what started as a band of Metallica covers has become a […]
Interviews 2015

Steve Riley of L.A. Guns

April 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Steve Riley of L.A. Guns
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — O’Sheckys Live Bar & Restaurant in Columbus, OH recently played host to legends of the Sunset Strip rock scene. Cap City Concerts LLC proudly presented L.A. Guns in […]
Music Reviews 2015

Where Evil Follows | Portable Darkness

April 13, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Where Evil Follows | Portable Darkness
by John Kindred – Publisher — Guitarist Toby Knapp, alongside bassist Dean Sternberg (Ashes of Ares, ex-Into Eternity), returns with his latest studio project Where Evil Follows. Most recently, Knapp released his second solo album […]
Interviews 2015

Michael Des Barres

April 10, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Michael Des Barres
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — Having been a child of the 80’s, I first came to know Michael Des Barres as the villainous Murdoc that always kept Richard Dean Anderson’s MacGyver on his […]
Concert Reviews 2015

An Intimate Performance with Apocalyptica

April 10, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on An Intimate Performance with Apocalyptica
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — On one of the rare nights that it rains in California, magic was brewing inside of a premier Los Angeles studio. Known for their impressive musicianship, Finnish act […]
Music Reviews 2015

Illuminata | Where Stories Unfold

April 7, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Illuminata | Where Stories Unfold
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Where Stories Unfold is an apt name for the latest release by the Austrian Symphonic/Theatrical Metal act Illuminata. Combining elements of Gothic Metal with full orchestra backing, Illuminata […]
Interviews 2015

Mikko Sirén of Apocalyptica

April 6, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Mikko Sirén of Apocalyptica
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Hardrock Haven’s Anabel DFlux met with Apocalyptica drummer Mikko Sirén, on a sunny California morning. With a clear blue sky and a most relaxed setting, the two conversed […]
Interviews 2015

Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian

April 6, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — German power metal legends Blind Guardian have recently released their tenth studio record, Beyond the Red Mirror. The album is a continuation of the story from the band’s […]
Music Reviews 2015

Visigoth | The Revenant King

April 4, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Visigoth | The Revenant King
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — The traditional Heavy Metal revival in the United States has been in full swing for several years now, but every once in a while a band will emerge […]
Interviews 2015

Luke Sheafer of Me Like Bees

April 4, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Luke Sheafer of Me Like Bees
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Senior photojournalist Anabel DFlux caught up with Luke Sheafer of Me Like Bees, an Indie Rock band out of Joplin, Missouri. The two had a delightful phone chat […]
Interviews 2015

Ludvig Turner of Reach

April 4, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Ludvig Turner of Reach
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — There’s hardly more original way for a Rock band to debut than to record a cover version of… an EDM hit. But with their eagerly awaited, full length […]
Interviews 2015

Charlotte Wessels of Delain

April 1, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Charlotte Wessels of Delain
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — Dutch Symphonic Metal band Delain completed a successful US tour late last year alongside Xandria and Sonata Arctica. Delain was out on the road supporting their most recent […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Kansas

April 1, 2015 Publisher 4
by Kim Shockley-Ash – Senior Columnist — March 28, 2015 at Ameristar Casino, Kansas City, Mo. — Saturday night, March 28th, Kansas played to a full house at Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, Mo. I […]
Interviews 2015

Crowd The Airwaves

March 31, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Crowd The Airwaves
by Marissa Ann – Photojournalist — Rock band Crowd The Airwaves held their EP album release at Mercury Lounge in New York City Sunday, March 22, 2015 and also celebrating their one year anniversary as […]
Interviews 2015

James McCurley of Vertica

March 31, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on James McCurley of Vertica
by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — James McCurley of Vertica talks about the band, their latest album The Haunted South and more … Hardrock Haven: First, I’d like to know how Vertica was born? […]
Interviews 2015

Max Hodes of The Wild Beyond

March 28, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Max Hodes of The Wild Beyond
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — The Wild Beyond has a unique sound that is a cross between Prog and Heavy with a touch of Jazz-fusion. The band recently released their debut album on […]
Music Reviews 2015

We Are Harlot | We Are Harlot

March 28, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on We Are Harlot | We Are Harlot
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Through his turbulent yet successful years with British Metalcore hotshots Asking Alexandria, Danny Worsnop never kept it secret of his love for 80s’ classic rock. On AA’s last […]
Music Reviews 2015

All That Remains | The Order of Things

March 28, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on All That Remains | The Order of Things
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Fifteen years ago, All That Remains started out, but it wasn’t until 2006 release The Fall of Ideals that the American bruisers truly arrived to the party. Mixing […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Neal Morse

March 24, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Neal Morse
by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — March 6, 2015 at Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Netherlands — Touring in support of his new album, The Grand Experiment, Neal Morse and company made a stop in Zoetermeer […]
Music Reviews 2015

Uli Jon Roth | Scorpions Revisited

March 24, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Uli Jon Roth | Scorpions Revisited
by John Kindred – Publisher — Uli Jon Roth is a guitar legend who continues building on his legacy, this time, revisiting the past and reinventing Classic Rock songs from his days spent with the […]
Music Reviews 2015

Reach | Reach Out To Rock

March 23, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Reach | Reach Out To Rock
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — Abundance in cross-genre cover versions is a staple of the music industry nowadays. More than often, the difference between the song’s original version and the contemporary artist’s take […]
Music Reviews 2015

Chastain | The Voice of the Cult

March 23, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Chastain | The Voice of the Cult
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Originally released in 1988, The Voice of the Cult was the fourth studio album from Chastain, the band formed by guitar wizard David T. Chastain and featuring […]
Interviews 2015

Richie Cavalera of Incite

March 23, 2015 Publisher 1
by Zane Cash – Photojournalist — Hardrock Haven’s Zane Cash spoke with Richie Cavalera, frontman of the metal band Incite and son of metal icon Max Cavalera (ex-Sepultura, Soulfly, Killer be Killed, ex Nailbomb, Cavalera […]
Music Reviews 2015

Legion | Animal Inside

March 22, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Legion | Animal Inside
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Animal Inside is the 7th studio release from Legion – the five-piece outfit fronted by Bob Catley’s guitarist Vince O’Regan and the prolific Phil Vincent. These Melodic Hard […]
Music Reviews 2015

Talon | Fourplay

March 22, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Talon | Fourplay
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — Talon’s new single “Holly Would” is illustrated with a sexually charged music video that shows a couple of ladies gyrating suggestively in various stages of undress. While watching […]
The PR Wires

JACE PAWLAK Releases “Perspective”

March 22, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on JACE PAWLAK Releases “Perspective”
Singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist, Jace Pawlak has just released his third solo album, Perspective, via his website www.jacemusic.com. A ten song affair, reaching into the depths of Pawlak’s influences, the album touches on melodic […]
Music Reviews 2015

Swords of Steel Anthology

March 19, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Swords of Steel Anthology
by John Kindred – Publisher — Sword of Steel is the first publication by DNR Books. The 254-page anthology is a collection of fantasy and horror adventure stories in the tradition of writers such as […]
Off the Rails

DIALTONE PICKUPS HIT STORE SHELVES

March 18, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on DIALTONE PICKUPS HIT STORE SHELVES
Dialtone Pickups have hit retail shelves at JAMS Music in Dublin, Calif., (http://jamsmusicdublin.com/) and Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Mich., (http://www.elderly.com/). Dialtone Pickups’ new, ground-breaking technology allows guitarists to continually adjust tone by using finger-friendly knobs […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Letlive

March 17, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Letlive
by Cynthia Jo – Columnist — February 21, 2015 at Southside Ballroom in Dallas, TX. — Letlive needs to be bigger than they are. It has taken them a long 10 years to become bigger […]
Music Reviews 2015

Blind Guardian | Beyond The Red Mirror

March 17, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Blind Guardian | Beyond The Red Mirror
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — There’s hardly a thing as solid and imperishable as the Teutonic Metal scene – from the classic Heavy/Speed legends such as Running Wild, Rage or Accept to the […]
Interviews 2015

Neal Morse

March 16, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Neal Morse
by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — Prior to his recent concert performance Boerderij, in Zoetermeer (Holland), Neal Morse took time to talk with Hardrock Haven’s Christophe Pauly. During the interview Morse talks about his […]
Music Reviews 2015

U.D.O. | Decadent

March 16, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on U.D.O. | Decadent
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Beneath one of the ugliest album covers since Warrant’s Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich lies Decadent, the fifteenth studio album from German Heavy Metal institution U.D.O. The […]
Music Reviews 2015

Chastain | The 7th of Never

March 16, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Chastain | The 7th of Never
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Originally released in 1987, The 7th of Never was the third studio album from Chastain, the band formed by guitar wizard David T. Chastain and featuring powerhouse […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | The Dreaming

March 16, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | The Dreaming
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — March 14, 2015 at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA — Local beloved band The Dreaming rocked it out at the Whisky a Go Go on […]
Music Reviews 2015

Sean Baker Orchestra | Game On!!

March 15, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Sean Baker Orchestra | Game On!!
by John Kindredx – Publisher — Shredguy Records is back, making noise early in 2015 with the release of the labels 27th album. Game On!! heralds the return of Sean Baker Orchestra and offers 13 […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Motionless In White Concert

March 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Motionless In White Concert
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — March 11, 2015 at The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA — Candles, makeup, and Metal… Motionless in White are back, and they’re breaking down all of the barricades […]
Music Reviews 2015

Reload | Hotter Than A Bullet

March 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Reload | Hotter Than A Bullet
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — There’s hardly a subgenre of Rock that’s so easy to digest as Melodic Hard Rock/AOR – neat and catchy, relatively plain, with charming melodies and a certain degree […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Fozzy with Dirty Youth & Melrun

March 13, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Fozzy with Dirty Youth & Melrun
by Lisa Billingham – Photojournalist — March 8, 2015 at Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton, U.K. — Chris Jericho’s Fozzy recently performed at the Wolvescivic Civic Center in the Slade Room in Wolverhampton, U.K. Fozzy is […]
Interviews 2015

David Reece of Bonfire

March 13, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on David Reece of Bonfire
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — For the fans of ‘80s melodic hard rock – the aficionados of German band Bonfire in particular – 2015 started with a big surprise. It’s been only a […]
Interviews 2015

Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity

March 11, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity
by Justin DelPrince – Columnist — Over twenty years have passed since Melodic Death Metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity, from Gothenburg, Sweden, released their debut album, Skydancer. Fast forward to 2015 and the band is busier […]
Music Reviews 2015

Issa | Crossfire

March 9, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Issa | Crossfire
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Fans of female fronted Melodic/AOR Rock rejoice! Norwegian singer Issa is back with her latest studio release entitled Crossfire, and it is packed with enough energy to please […]
Music Reviews 2015

Azrael | Television Slave

March 9, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Azrael | Television Slave
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — The Divebomb label is back with a new wave in its Bootcamp series, which spotlights overlooked demo releases, both new and old. This time they’ve set their sights […]
Music Reviews 2015

Kenn Nardi | Dancing With the Past

March 6, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Kenn Nardi | Dancing With the Past
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It’s been more than two decades since the release of Screams and Whispers, the final album from the criminally overlooked progressive thrash band Anacrusis. The band’s recent reunion […]
Music Reviews 2015

Orden Ogan | Ravenhead

March 6, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Orden Ogan | Ravenhead
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Is there a band in the European Power Metal scene with more buzz than Germany’s Orden Ogan? Their 2012 album To The End was a major breakthrough for […]
Interviews 2015

John 5

March 5, 2015 Publisher 1
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — John 5 is so much more than just Rob Zombie’s guitar player for the last decade. The guitar wizard is also a prolific session player and songwriter that […]
Interviews 2015

Niilo Sevänen of Insomnium

March 4, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Niilo Sevänen of Insomnium
by Justin DelPrince – Columnist — Joining Dark Tranquillity on their recent North American tour is fellow Melodic Death Metal band Insomnium, from Finland, whose sixth album, Shadows of a Dying Sun, was released in […]
Music Reviews 2015

Thomsen | Unbroken

March 4, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Thomsen | Unbroken
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It’s been five years since the release of Thomsen’s debut album Let’s Get Ruthless, but guitarist/band leader Rene Thomsen finally returned late last year with a follow-up album, […]
Music Reviews 2015

Nick Johnston | Atomic Mind

March 4, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Nick Johnston | Atomic Mind
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Here is a collection of ten home-made tracks which proves you don’t have to have virtuoso chops or a huge production budget to create your own universe. Johnston […]
Music Reviews 2015

Nubian Rose | Mental Revolution

March 3, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Nubian Rose | Mental Revolution
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Swedish Melodic Hard Rockers Nubian Rose returned at the close of 2014 with their second album, titled Mental Revolution. It’s the follow-up to their 2012 debut Mountain, and […]
Music Reviews 2015

Metal Machine | Free Nation

March 3, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Metal Machine | Free Nation
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Released at the tail end of 2014, Free Nation is the debut album from Metal Machine, a new project masterminded by vocalist Csaba Zvekan (of Raven Lord and […]
1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

AC/DC | Back in Black

March 2, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on AC/DC | Back in Black
by Mark Allen – Senior Columnist — How do you know an album is a classic? When it still sounds as good thirty-five years after its release as it did the day it hit the […]
1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Michael Schenker Group | Michael Schenker Group

March 2, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Michael Schenker Group | Michael Schenker Group
by John Kindred – Publisher — Legendary hard rock guitarist Michael Schenker’s notoriety begins with the Scorpions before taking over as the axeslinger for UFO. In 1972, at the age of 16, Schenker recorded the […]
1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Whitesnake | Ready An’ Willing

March 2, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Whitesnake | Ready An’ Willing
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — Given the perspective of the last 36 years, Whitesnake is perhaps one of the most fascinating bands to look at from many different points of view. Even though […]
1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Black Sabbath | Heaven and Hell

March 2, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Black Sabbath | Heaven and Hell
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It’s quite possible that 1980 was the single most important and influential year in heavy metal. AC/DC released their comeback Back in Black, Judas Priest unleashed their defining […]
1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Def Leppard | On Through the Night

March 2, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Def Leppard | On Through the Night
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Before we all got aural diabetes from hearing schlock like “Make Love Like a Man,” “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” or “Long Long Way to Go,” […]
1980: Landmark Albums Turn 35

Motörhead | Ace Of Spades

March 2, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Motörhead | Ace Of Spades
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — The word influential gets thrown around a lot these days, but when you listen to your favorite bands from the last couple of decades, you can’t help but […]
The PR Wires

STYX: AXS-TV Special Premieres March 15

February 26, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on STYX: AXS-TV Special Premieres March 15
Supporting Def Leppard On Massive Summer Tour; Headlining Tour Continues It’s been over two years since a full STYX concert was broadcast on national TV (“Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live” DVD, which aired […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Black Label Society

February 25, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Black Label Society
by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — Feb. 22, 2015 at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium — Following the release of their latest studio album Catacombs of the Black Vatican Black Label Society are currently out […]
Music Reviews 2015

Witherscape | The New Tomorrow

February 23, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Witherscape | The New Tomorrow
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — While we anxiously await a full-length follow-up to 2013’s The Inheritance, Witherscape gave us a killer EP, titled The New Tomorrow, to tide us over. Witherscape is, […]
Interviews 2015

Rob Castoria of Maniac Rise

February 23, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Rob Castoria of Maniac Rise
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Ignoring conventional wisdom of big record labels, Rob Castoria plays the game by his own rules. Realities, which gave birth to Thrash and now have become a distant […]
Interviews 2015

Leah McHenry

February 22, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Leah McHenry
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Canadian Symphonic Metal songstress Leah McHenry has put the finishing touches on Kings & Queens – her second full-length studio release. Leah blends elements of Celtic, World Music, […]
Interviews 2015

Troy Patrick Farrell

February 21, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Troy Patrick Farrell
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Drummer Troy Patrick Farrell is currently out on the road toruing wuth Gilby Clarke. Deb Rao caught up with Farrel prior to Clarke’s performance at Vamp’d in Las […]
Music Reviews 2015

Tony Mills | Over My Dead Body

February 19, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Tony Mills | Over My Dead Body
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — One of the greatest vocalists in rock and metal—Tony Mills—has just graced his fans with a brand new solo effort, Over My Dead Body. Whether you are a […]
Music Reviews 2015

12 Gauge | All In

February 19, 2015 Publisher 1
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — The vast number of new Rock/Metal bands and promising debut albums emerging one after another these days prompts the question – is it a long-awaited rock revival we […]
Concert Reviews 2015

The Dreaming Rock Valentines Day!

February 17, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on The Dreaming Rock Valentines Day!
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — Feb. 14, 2015, at Bar Sinister in Hollywood, CA. — Rock band The Dreaming stole hearts on February 14th, 2015, at Bar Sinister’s Valentine’s event in Hollywood. With […]
Interviews 2015

Sammy D of Ruthless

February 16, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Sammy D of Ruthless
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — It has been 29 years since Southern California rock band Ruthless has released a new album. That is all about to change with their latest release They Rise. […]
Music Reviews 2015

Mystery | From Dusk Till Dawn

February 16, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Mystery | From Dusk Till Dawn
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — When it comes to acts such as the German Kissin’ Dynamite or the Melbourne-based quartet Mystery, it’s widely known that these musicians and subsequent bands started their careers […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Bango Tango

February 16, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Bango Tango
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — Feb. 6, 2015 at Vamp’d in Las Vegas, NV. — One of my favorite bands from the ‘80s Bang Tango made a special appearance at Vamp’d in Las […]
Interviews 2015

September Mourning

February 15, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on September Mourning
by Anabel DFlux – Senior Photojournalist — Journalist Anabel DFlux met up with September Mourning at their rehearsal space to chat about the band’s music, visual characteristics, the conjunction between the upcoming debut album and […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Devi

February 14, 2015 Publisher 1
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — Feb. 12, 2015, at Arlene’s Grocery, New York City, NY. — Rock band Devi carries through its sixth year in the NYC music scene with remarkable conviction. Its […]
Music Reviews 2015

AOR | Return To L.A.

February 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on AOR | Return To L.A.
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — In the current decade, there hardly has been a year without an album released by Frédéric Slama’s AOR. In 2012, fans of the star-studded project under this moniker […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Jessi Mechanic

February 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Jessi Mechanic
by Marissa Ann – Photojournalist — Feb. 3, 2015, at Pianos NYC in New York City, NY. — Indie Pop/Rock band Jessi Mechanic from New York City performed Feb. 3 at Pianos NYC, in the […]
Music Reviews 2015

Tristana | Virtual Crime

February 13, 2015 Publisher 1
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Founded in the late 1990s, Slovakia’s Tristana brings inspiration from the wilds of the Carpathian Mountains to their power metal. Cold, snow swept forests and magical mountain landscapes […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | Wednesday 13

February 13, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | Wednesday 13
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — Feb. 4, 2015 at O’Sheckys Live in Columbus, OH. — For over two decades, the shock rocker known as Wednesday 13 has been laying waste to any venue […]
Interviews 2015

Jacky Bastek

February 10, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Jacky Bastek
by Christophe Pauly – Senior Photojournalist — Jacky Bastek is a finger-style guitarist and composer from Frankfurt, Germany. In 2014 she played her first live shows and started to share her music online getting a […]
Interviews 2015

Kim Choo of Feed Her To The Sharks

February 10, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Kim Choo of Feed Her To The Sharks
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — Australian Metal-core bruisers Feed Her To The Sharks are on the verge of international stardom. After signing with the mighty Victory Records last year, Feed Her To The […]
Interviews 2015

Udo Dirkschneider of U.D.O.

February 9, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Udo Dirkschneider of U.D.O.
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — German vocal powerhouse Udo Dirkschneider recently released a new studio with his longtime solo band U.D.O. entitled Decadent. Dirkschneider took some time to speak with Hardrock Haven about […]
Music Reviews 2015

The Deep | Premonition

February 5, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on The Deep | Premonition
by John Kindred – Publisher — The Deep, while new to the music scene, is not a new band. In fact, the formation of the group can be traced back to 1982, when the group […]
Music Reviews 2015

Dauzat St. Marie | Falling Again

February 3, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Dauzat St. Marie | Falling Again
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Falling Again is the debut EP from Dauzat St.Marie, an L.A.-based duo formed by Mat Dauzat and Heather St. Marie. While only 5 tracks long, Falling Again is […]
Off the Rails

The 2015 Winter NAMM Show Experience

February 1, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on The 2015 Winter NAMM Show Experience
by Kathy Kindred – Editor in Chief — The NAMM experience is a complete immersion into sensory overload. Yes, all five senses. Each year, the National Association of Music Merchants hosts the four-day Winter NAMM […]
Music Reviews 2015

Living Scars | Rise

February 1, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Living Scars | Rise
by Matt Karpe – Senior Columnist — The American hard rock scene continues to go from strength to strength. Thanks in part to the radio airwaves, more and more bands are coming through, and they […]
Off the Rails

Winter NAMM 2015 Report

January 29, 2015 Publisher 1
by Alissa Ordabai – Senior Columnist — According to the National Association of Music Merchants, NAMM, The 2015 Winter NAMM Show was the largest event in its 114-year history. The number of this year’s participating […]
Music Reviews 2015

Bloodbound | Stormborn

January 28, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Bloodbound | Stormborn
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Swedish Heavy/Power Metal band helped close out 2014 with a bang with the release of their latest album, titled Stormborn. It’s the band’s sixth album overall, and […]
Concert Reviews 2015

Wayne Static Benefit Memorial Concert

January 28, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Wayne Static Benefit Memorial Concert
by Anabel Dflux – Senior Photojournalist — January 20th, 2015 at Whisky-a-Go-Go in West Hollywood, CA. — Static X: With the unexpected passing of one of the most influential musicians in our industry, Wayne Static […]
Off the Rails

NAMM 2015: Day 3

January 27, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on NAMM 2015: Day 3
by John Kindred – Senior Columnist — January 24, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. — Day 3: Day 3 began by visiting the booths associated with recording, DJ mixing and digital […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | STYX

January 26, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | STYX
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — January 18th, 2015 at the Palms Theater in Las Vegas, NV. — One of the greatest rock bands of all time, Styx returned to the Palms Theater on […]
Concert Reviews 2015

LIVE! | KIX

January 26, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on LIVE! | KIX
by Deb Rao – Senior Columnist — January 17th, 2015 at Eastside Cannery in Las Vegas, NV. — Baltimore’s pride and joy rock band KIX took over Las Vegas this past weekend. The band is […]
Interviews 2015

Joakim Brodén of Sabaton

January 26, 2015 Publisher 1
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — Military history enthusiasts that happen to be Metal-heads had their prayers answered when the band Sabaton formed in 1999. These hard-driving Swedes recount tales of bravery and valor […]
Off the Rails

NAMM 2015: Day 2

January 23, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on NAMM 2015: Day 2
by John Kindred – Senior Columnist — January 23, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. — Day 2: Highlights of the day began with Mad Hatter Guitar Products who offer solderless guitar […]
Off the Rails

NAMM 2015: Day 1

January 23, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on NAMM 2015: Day 1
by John Kindred – Senior Columnist — January 22, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. — Day 1: Winter NAMM 2015 takes place in Anaheim, California from January 22-25 2015. Easily the […]
Music Reviews 2015

Eclipse | Armageddonize

January 20, 2015 Publisher 1
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — Is there a hotter name in melodic rock these days than Erik Martensson? Between peforming in W.E.T. and writing and producing for names like Toby Hitchcock, Jimi Jamison […]
Music Reviews 2015

Lucid Fly | Stasis

January 17, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Lucid Fly | Stasis
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — L.A.-based rockers Lucid Fly have just released Stasis, a three track EP that follows in the footsteps of their last EP, The Escape Stage – and hopefully a […]
Music Reviews 2015

Night in Gales | Ashes & Ends

January 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Night in Gales | Ashes & Ends
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — When you think of the wave of melodic death metal that swept out of Europe in the mid to late ’90s, it’s usually the big Swedish bands […]
Music Reviews 2015

Sarpedon | Anomic Nation

January 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Sarpedon | Anomic Nation
by Derric Miller – Managing Editor — Norway’s Sarpedon released an EP a few years back … a raw, unpolished but promising journey through Progressive Metal, with tinges of Power Metal too. Anomic Nation can […]
Music Reviews 2015

Tragik | Path Of Destruction

January 14, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Tragik | Path Of Destruction
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Path Of Destruction is the fifth studio release from the Phil Vincent fronted power trio Tragik. Following a familiar path, this new album displays what Phil Vincent does […]
Interviews 2015

Age Sten Nilsen of Ammunition

January 13, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Age Sten Nilsen of Ammunition
by Alexandra Mrozowska – Senior Columnist — Once a spandex-clad frontman of the glam rock disciples Wig Wam, performing under the moniker of Glam and now a frontman of a super-group Ammunition – Age Sten […]
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Red Circuit | Haze Of Nemesis

January 12, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Red Circuit | Haze Of Nemesis
by Ron Higgins – Columnist — The wait is finally over. Five years after their last release, 2009’s Homeland, Red Circuit has released another monster album full of melodic Prog-Metal goodness. Haze of Nemesis is […]
Music Reviews 2015

Angra | Secret Garden

January 11, 2015 Publisher 1
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — It’s been five years since we last saw a new studio album from Brazilian progressive/power metal legends Angra. During that time, the band celebrated the 20th anniversary […]
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Empire 21 | Empire 21

January 11, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Empire 21 | Empire 21
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Now here’s an album that slipped under the radar in the closing days of 2014. Swedish band Empire 21 is a supergroup of sorts. The players involved […]
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Level 10 | Chapter One

January 8, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Level 10 | Chapter One
by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist/News Editor — Now here’s a super-group with a lineup that’s sure to get people’s attention. Level 10 is the latest project to emerge from the mad scientists at the […]
Music Reviews 2015

Sweet & Lynch | Only To Rise

January 7, 2015 Publisher 2
by John Kindred – Publisher — Stryper’s Michael Sweet returns after his amazing solo album released in 2014, I’m Not Your Suicide, joining up with legendary shredder George Lynch (Lynch Mob, ex-Dokken). The duo released […]
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Leah | Kings & Queens

January 7, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Leah | Kings & Queens
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Canadian symphonic metal songstress Leah McHenry has put the finishing touches on Kings & Queens – her second full-length studio release. Leah continues to blend Celtic, world music, […]
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The Fletchers | Reset The Dial

January 7, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on The Fletchers | Reset The Dial
by Joe Mis – Senior Columnist — Reset The Dial is the fourth studio release from the New Jersey-based rock / power-pop quartet The Fletchers. Fans of old school guitar rock/pop/punk will most certainly appreciate […]
Interviews 2015

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

January 5, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
by Steve Patrick – Senior Columnist — In the latter half of 2014, ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein destroyed venues across the country while touring in support of his latest album Abominator. The record […]
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Shadow Eden | Perpetual Motion

January 4, 2015 Publisher Comments Off on Shadow Eden | Perpetual Motion
by John Kindred – Publisher — Shadow Eden is the Progressive Rock instrumental trio led by David Mercado. Founded in 2009, the band features drummer Kenny Lane and the late Randy Coven on bass (2011-2014). […]