Metal playlists from the underground
It’s amazing how the music I grew up listening to is considered classic rock. I can’t believe I’m actually going to say that Mötley Crüe’s Girls, Girls, Girls has turned 30 this year. Girls will always hold a special place in my heart because it’s actually the first Crüe album I purchased in the store. […]
Crnkshft released their self-titled EP and it’s a hard driving ass kicker. In fact, this band kicks so much ass that it frightened all of the vowels away. That’s pretty much the best, and only, way to sum up these four high octane tracks. “Systematic” leads off the mayhem with melodic hooks by frontman Shane “Shanr” […]
The legendary members of Diamond Head announced their plans of a North America tour for 2017, featuring stops in Las Vegas, Montreal, and Brooklyn. This is the band that had a tremendous influence on Metallica, Megadeth, and many more. Guitarist Brian Tatler stated: “Diamond Head may not have toured the continent as much as we […]
Motorhead released a new video for their previously unreleased cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes,” which was recorded in 2015. The song will be featured on the Under Cover compilation due out in September. The amazing metal crowd at Wacken Open Air sang this song in unison the other day in tribute to Lemmy Kilmister after […]
Every Mother’s Nightmare delivers another great tune and this one is called “Swing Again.” Featuring double bass footwork, dirty low end, and very catchy vocals, this track is a solid offering from the upcoming Grind album due October 6, 2017 on HiVolMusic. The song is streaming for a limited on SoundCloud.
It’s always nice to see a band mature over the years without losing their edge and intensity. Social Distortion packed The Paramount in Huntington on Saturday, August 5th, playing a nice mix of songs from their 38 years and counting history. Jade Jackson opened the show. Her sultry vocals about life, heartbreak, and redemption were in […]
Josh Todd And The Conflict released their second music video from the upcoming Year of the Tiger album. This video is for the groove rocker “Rain” and features the Josh Todd signature of employing the f-word, just because. Year of the Tiger is due out September 15 on Century Media. The title track is one of the […]
“Guitars are stupid. Guitarists are stupider. The egos, the lanky physiques, the sweep picking, and drowning out the rest of the band. What if we got rid of these poseurs altogether?” thought every bass player ever. That’s pretty much the vibe we get from The Great Russian Empire, or TGRE for short. This dark rock […]
Sifting is preparing for the release of their Not From Here album on September 29. The Venezuelan-American prog metal band responds directly to President Trump’s proposed RAISE Act in their latest music video for the album’s title track, according to the band. The video was directed by Abelardo Malpica at LH FILM. Read the Gears of Rock review of Not From Here […]
Vuur, the new band of Anneke van Giersbergen, has released the artwork and tracklist for their upcoming debut LP, In This Moment We Are Free – Cities. The eleven studio tracks will drop on October 20 via InsideOut Music. One of the tracks featured on the new album is “Days Go By – London” and it rips. Album track […]