Top 100 Hard Rock Bands of All Time – Bands That Are Awesome, End of Story

Posted on January 17, 2013 by gearsofrock
Here is yet another list of 100 bands that are legendary.  These groups are established, hard, and heavy names.  Sure, some are hard rock, others are heavy metal.  Some bands on this list, at one time or another, could be considered death, grunge, sleaze, hair, or punk.  In the end though, they all rock pretty damn hard.
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  1. Black Sabbath
  2. Iron Maiden
  3. Metallica
  4. Slayer
  5. AC/DC
  6. Judas Priest
  7. Motorhead
  8. Led Zeppelin
  9. Pantera
  10. Megadeth
  11. Ozzy Osbourne
  12. Kiss
  13. Aerosmith
  14. Motley Crue
  15. Anthrax
  16. Guns n’ Roses
  17. Alice Cooper
  18. Scorpions
  19. Queen
  20. Van Halen
  21. Def Leppard
  22. Alice in Chains
  23. Deep Purple
  24. White Zombie
  25. Dio
  26. Rush
  27. Accept
  28. Overkill
  29. Avenged Sevenfold
  30. Mercyful Fate
  31. Nirvana
  32. Marilyn Manson
  33. Diamond Head
  34. Machine Head
  35. Thin Lizzy
  36. The Misfits
  37. W.A.S.P.
  38. Ted Nugent
  39. Ministry
  40. Poison
  41. Exodus
  42. Type-o-Negative
  43. Ratt
  44. Sepultura
  45. The Ramones
  46. Pearl Jam
  47. U.F.O.
  48. Bon Jovi
  49. Dream Theater
  50. Twisted Sister
  51. Danzig
  52. Fear Factory
  53. Tesla
  54. Quiet Riot
  55. Soundgarden
  56. Manowar
  57. Joe Satriani
  58. Steve Vai
  59. Sammy Hagar
  60. Slipknot
  61. Lamb of God
  62. Testament
  63. Faith No More
  64. Cinderella
  65. Tool
  66. Corrosion of Conformity
  67. Saxon
  68. Mastodon
  69. Stone Temple Pilots
  70. Cannibal Corpse
  71. Skid Row
  72. Korn
  73. GWAR
  74. Helloween
  75. Suicidal Tendencies
  76. Children of Bodom
  77. Armored Saint
  78. Down
  79. Rage Against The Machine
  80. Deftones
  81. Whitesnake
  82. Primus
  83. Volbeat
  84. Life of Agony
  85. Biohazard
  86. Warrant
  87. Queensryche
  88. Extreme
  89. Mr. Big
  90. Dokken
  91. Black Label Society
  92. Godsmack
  93. Sick of It All
  94. Living Colour
  95. Sevendust
  96. Foo Fighters
  97. Lita Ford
  98. King’s X
  99. System of a Down
  100. Disturbed

Sorry, but I just couldn’t bring myself to put Linkin Park or Blink-182 on this one. Some dignity is good.

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Summer 2013 Fear Factory US Tour Dates – Supporting “The Industrialist”

Posted on April 11, 2013 by gearsofrock

Fear Factory is on tour all summer long, partly in the US and partly in Europe. Here are the North American dates for summer 2013 as the band supports its most recent album “The Industrialist.”

w/ Hate  Eternal, Kobra And The Lotus
4/14/2013 The Black  Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
4/15/2013 Summit Music Hall – Denver,  CO
4/17/2013 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
4/18/2013 The Rave –  Milwaukee, WI
4/19/2013 Mojoes – Joliet, IL
4/20/2013 Club Fever – South  Bend, IN
4/21/2013 Diamond Pub & Billiards – Louisville, KY
4/22/2013  Rapids Theatre – Niagara Falls, NY
4/24/2013 Opera House – Toronto,  ON
4/26/2013 McGuffy’s House of Rock – Dayton, OH
4/27/2013 The Machine  Shop – Flint, MI
4/28/2013 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
4/29/2013  The Junkyard – Nashua, NH
5/01/2013 The Webster Theatre – Hartford,  CT
5/02/2013 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
5/03/2013 Revolution –  Amityville, NY
5/04/2013 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
5/05/2013 Sound Stage  Baltimore – Baltimore, MD
5/07/2013 NV Nightclub – Knoxville, TN
5/08/2013 Amos South End – Charlotte, NC
5/09/2013 Brewsters Roc Bar –  Jacksonville, FL
5/10/2013 Culture Room – Ft Lauderdale, FL
5/11/2013 The  Haven Lounge – Winter Park, FL
5/12/2013 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
5/14/2013 Trees – Dallas, TX
5/15/2013 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
5/16/2013 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
5/17/2013 The Station – Broussard, LA
5/18/2013 Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA
5/19/2013 The Chameleon Room – Oklahoma  City, OK
5/21/2013 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
5/22/2013 Station 4 – St. Paul,  MN
5/28/2013 Club 9one9 – Victoria, BC
5/30/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
5/31/2013 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
6/04/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco CA
6/06/2013  Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
6/07/2013 LVCS – Las Vegas, NV
6/08/2013 The Roxy –  West Hollywood, CA

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Metallica Pinball Game Now in Production – Seriously, Not Making This Up

Posted on April 9, 2013 by gearsofrock

From t-shirts to their own Monopoly board game to their very own “Guitar Hero” video game, Metallica is at it once again selling us their officially licensed crap. This time it’s pinball. Metallica released this teaser video promoting the release of its own pinball machine with a killer soundtrack. Three decades too late? Perhaps, but pinball is still badass and the best type of arcade game out there if you can find them. Watch the promo below featuring an introduction by frontman James Hetfield.

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Streaming Volbeat “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies” – Listen to new album for free

Posted on April 9, 2013 by gearsofrock

Today is a great day because Volbeat has released their brand new album “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies.” What’s even better is that you can listen to the album for free. The band is streaming this record in its entirety. To listen to Volbeat’s new album, all you have to do is click here. The link takes you straight to their Volbeat album listening page on Facebook.

This new record rips. It’s another highly recommended effort from the Danish hard rockers. It features all of the catchy riffs and grooves that we have come to expect from Volbeat. Even King Diamond took notice and was cool enough enough to lend his voice to the track “Room 24.”

“Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies” Cover Art – Listen to album for free on Volbeat’s Albumplayer page above

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Video – Living Colour Performs “Cult of Personality” Live at Wrestlemania 29 for CM Punk

Posted on April 8, 2013 by gearsofrock

Hard rock band Living Colour showed up to Wrestlemania 29 last night to perform “Cult of Personality” during wrestler CM Punk’s entrance. The band sounded dead on at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Punk went on to lose to The Undertaker in what was the best match of the night. Watch a fan video of the entrance below:

This was the first time that I have seen Living Colour perform live since The Rolling Stones “Steel Wheels Tour” at Shea Stadium in the late 1980s. Wow, that was a long time ago.

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Kid Rock Tour Dates – Summer 2013 with ZZ Top and others

Posted on April 8, 2013 by gearsofrock

Kid Rock is taking his time this summer to tour the US with Kool and the Gang and ZZ Top. Here are the dates and venues where the tour is scheduled to hit.

6/28/13 — Bristow, Va. — Jiffy Lube Live (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
6/29/13 — Holmdel, N.J. — PNC Bank Arts Center (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/2/13 — Cleveland, Ohio — Blossom Music Center (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/5/13 — Darien, N.Y. — Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/6/13 — Scranton, Pa. — Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/9/13 — Camden, N.J. — Susquehanna Bank Center (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/10/13 — Mansfield, Mass. — Comcast Center (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/12/13 — Hartford, Conn. — Comcast Theatre (Uncle Kracker & TBD)
7/19/13 — Houston, Texas — Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (Uncle Kracker & TBD)
7/20/13 — Dallas, Texas — Gexa Energy Pavillion (Uncle Kracker & TBD)
7/23/13 — Albuquerque, N.M. — Isleta Amphitheater (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/24/13 — Phoenix, Ariz. — Desert Sky Pavilion (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/26/13 — Irvine, Calif. — Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Kool & The Gang & Uncle Kracker)
7/28/13 — Mountain View, Calif. — Shoreline Amphitheatre (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
7/31/13 — Sacramento, Calif. — Sleep Train Amphitheatre (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
8/3/13 — Denver, Colo. — Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
8/9/13 — Detroit, Mich. — DTE Energy Music Theater (ZZ Top)
8/10/13 — Detroit, Mich. — DTE Energy Music Theater (ZZ Top)
8/11/13 — Detroit, Mich. — DTE Energy Music Theater (ZZ Top)
8/24/13 — St. Louis, Mo. — Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
8/25/13 — Indianapolis, Ind. — Klipsch Music Center (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
8/28/13 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Riverbend Music Center (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
8/30/13 — Chicago, Ill. — First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
9/4/13 — Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Saratoga Performing Arts Center (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
9/6/13 — Bethel, N.Y. — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
9/7/13 — Pittsburgh, Pa. — First Niagara Pavilion (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
9/10/13 — Charlotte, N.C. — Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
9/14/13 — Atlanta, Ga. — Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)
9/15/13 — Tampa, Fla. — Live Nation Amphitheatre (ZZ Top & Uncle Kracker)

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Iron Maiden – Megadeth Tour Dates Announced for Fall 2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by gearsofrock

Iron Maiden and Megadeth will join forces for a brief U.S. tour this September. Here are those special dates for this fall engagement:

09/03 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
09/05 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
09/07 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center
09/08 – St Louis, Mo. @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
09/10 – Austin, Texas @ Austin 360 Amphitheater
09/12 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
09/13 – San Bernardino, Calif. @ San Manuel Amphitheatre with Anthrax, Overkill, Testament

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Rob Zombie “Dead City Radio” Music Video – Sexy Sherri Moon Dancing

Posted on April 8, 2013 by gearsofrock

Rob Zombie’s new music video for “Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown” came out today. Watch the video below starring A smoking Rob, guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D, drummer Ginger Fish, Rob’s dope wife Sherri Moon Zombie, a breakdancing skeleton, and an exotic belly dancer.

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Video of Joey Belladonna Singing “National Anthem” at Chicago Bulls Game

Posted on April 6, 2013 by gearsofrock

Anthrax frontman Joey Belladonna sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Chicago Bulls game last night. Watch the video below – filmed by Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian – as Belladonna belts out our country’s national anthem. At the end of the video Ian says, “Nailed it.”

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Rob Zombie “Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown” Music Video Out Monday – Teaser Picture

Posted on April 6, 2013 by gearsofrock

The music video for Rob Zombie’s new music video for “Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown” will be available on Monday, April 8, 2013.

This is a killer track with a “Dragula” vibe, only better. Guitarist John 5 has brought out the best in Rob Zombie over the past 7 years or so. Zombie’s new album “Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor” is due out on April 23.

John 5 posted this photo still on his Facebook page today:

“Dead City Radio” Music Video Still

“Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor” Cover Art

Album Track Listing:

“Teenage Nosferatu Pussy”
“Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown”
“Revelation Revolution”
“Theme for the Rat Vendor”
“Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga”
“Rock and Roll (In a Black Hole)”
“Behold! The Pretty Filthy Creatures”
“White Trash Freaks”
“We’re An American Band” (Grand Funk Railroad cover)
“The Girl Who Loved the Monsters”
“Lucifer Rising”
“Trade in Your Guns for a Coffin”

Rob Zombie is headlining the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival this summer.

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John Petrucci 2013 Guitar Rig from the Studio – New Dream Theater Album

Posted on April 6, 2013 by gearsofrock

Dream Theater guitarist John Pertrucci discusses his current guitar rig from the studio while the band is recording its brand new album. He goes over his Mesa Boogie clean sounds, crunch rhythms, Mark III and Mark IV heads (which he hasn’t used much), and the Mark V from “A Dramatic Turn of Events.” In the video below, Petrucci says: “It sounds like a T-Rex screaming in your face.”

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