As we turn our time machines back to the year 1983 in the city of Los Angeles, we look back on the beginning of the complete and utter decadence of the eighties rock and roll scene filled with lots of hair and lots of rebellion. On this day, September 26th, 37 years ago, the glam [...]
Category: REVIEWS
DEAD LORD ‘SURRENDER’ (2020) REVIEW!
If you've been waiting for a dose of canorous classic rock to reach your ears and give you some kind of solace from the insanity that has been 2020 - Stockholm, Sweden's Dead Lord is here to give it to ya. Over the last decade, Sweden has had a rather large part in creating modern-day [...]
HAZZERD’S ‘DELIRIUM’ (2020) REVIEW!
Starting off the new decade with a bang, Calgary, Canada's own thrash metal band Hazzerd is anticipating the release of their second full-length studio record entitled, 'Delirium' via M-Theory Audio on January 24th, 2020. It's no surprise that heavy metal and rock and roll have fallen out of the eyes of the mainstream music industry; [...]
ENFORCER + WARBRINGER / THE FOUNDRY / OCT 1ST, 2019
Olof Wilkstrand of Enforcer on 10.1.19. A little piece of Arvika, Sweden paid a visit to the city of Philadelphia when the Enforcer + Warbringer tour stopped by The Foundry on October 1st. After starting their 54 date tour on September 5th at the Brick By Brick in San Diego, CA, the two heavy metal [...]
40 YEARS OF THE OZZY OSBOURNE CLASSIC ‘BLIZZARD OF OZZ’!
On September 20th, 1980, Ozzy Osbourne, then known for his almost decade of fronting metal giants Black Sabbath, released his first solo album (and in my opinion one of his most definitive solo records) on Jet Records. Unbeknownst to him and others involved in the project, this record entitled 'Blizzard of Ozz' would eventually be [...]
M3 ROCK FESTIVAL / MPP / MAY 3RD – 5TH, 2019
Every year the 1980's come alive in Columbia, Maryland for the annual M3 Rock Festival. The festival, which has hosted some of the biggest acts from the genre, just put on their 11th year at the Merriweather Post Pavilion; exciting metal fans that travel all across the country, and even the globe for this fest. [...]
CHEAP TRICK / THE WELLMONT THEATER / MARCH 1ST, 2019
When I look back on my childhood and think about the songs that I just always remember knowing, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Cheap Trick's, 'Surrender" comes to mind immediately. It was one of those songs that I think I was just born knowing all the words to. "Mommy's alright, daddy's alright, they [...]
THE GUITAR COLLECTIVE / VOLTAGE LOUNGE / NOV 20TH, 2018
When you think of some of the most famous instrumental guitarists out there in the hard rock and heavy metal genre, you think of artists like Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jeff Beck, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, and many more. But added to this list in the past decade are the incomparable players Angel [...]
THE STRUTS ‘YOUNG&DANGEROUS’ REVIEW!
"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend." — Freddie Mercury. If you've read my review of The Struts at the TLA, or just know me in general whether personally or from my social media platforms, you know just how obsessed I am with this band. Very rarely have I ever been [...]