Newsted “Metal” EP Best Music of 2013

This week ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted finally returned to the metal universe and dropped a huge atomic hit in the process with the release of his Metal EP. This spectacular EP contains four brutal tracks with Jason on lead vocal and bass duties. The new songs “Soldierhead,” “Godsnake,” “King of the Underdogs,” and “Skyscraper” are […]

Titans of Rock (Newsted, Bach, Neil) Heading to South America, No Idea What This All Means

The Titans of Rock are set to play a series of gigs in South America in April.  The band includes: Duff McKagan (GUNS N’ ROSES) Joe Elliot (DEF LEPPARD) Gilby Clarke (GUNS N’ ROSES) Ed Roland (COLLECTIVE SOUL) Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL) Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE) Matt Sorum (GUNS N’ ROSES) Jason Newsted (METALLICA) Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE) Also read here […]

#89. Staind / Best Bands of All-Time / Top 100

Staind is #89 on the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Bands Countdown. The band debuted as a nu-metal act in the late ’90s before garnering mainstream attention with their heart-felt post-grunge ballads. The greatest songs released by Staind include “Home,” “Price to Play,” “For You,” “Believe,” “So Far Away,” “Mudshovel,” “It’s […]

Top 10 Hard Rock Albums of 2013 / Mid-Year Edition

#1.  Volbeat “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies” #2.  Black Sabbath “13” #3.  Rob Zombie “Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor” #4.  Coheed and Cambria “The Afterman: Desension” #5.  Alice in Chains “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here” #6.  Device “Device” #7.  Amon Amarth “Deceiver of the Gods” #8.  Megadeth “Super Collider” #9.  Sevendust “Black Out the Sun” #10.  Suicidal […]