Metal playlists from the underground
Here is a list of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. A prerequisite for making this list is that the guitarist must have played for an awesome band. For example: Joe Satriani is a sick guitarist that produced virtuosic guitar albums; however Chickenfoot is not that awesome. Same type of thinking goes with Steve […]
VOIVOD INFINI Finishing up where Katorz left off, the final round of posthumous musical output from deceased guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour has arrived in the form of Infini, a 13-track collection dutifully piecing together the remainder of the compositional odds and sods D’Amour left behind on his laptop before succumbing to cancer in 2005. The […]
If you ever wanted a true audio history of Heavy Metal music then you might want to consider the Heavy Metal Box released by Rhino Records. The set contains 4 CDs in a neat box shaped as a Marshall head with knobs that go to “11.” The first disc of the compilation covered the heavy […]
That Metal Show starring hard rock guru Eddie Trunk, comedian Jim Florentine, and Inside The NFL’s Don Jamieson aired its fifth episode on VH1 Classic last night at 11 p.m. Episode 5 began with the question, “Do people care about new music from classic hard rock bands?” Florentine made the point that the classic bands […]
With the exception of Chinese Democracy, it turns out that November is a pretty slow month in terms of new rock albums. Below is a list of the upcoming records that may be of interest to the rock fanatic. Nov.4 George Lynch – Let The Truth Be Known Ex-Dokken guitarist put together this record with […]
Two holiday seasons ago gave life to A Twisted Christmas, last year a Monster Ballad Xmas, and this year our favorite rock artists offer us another hard rocking Christmas on We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year. This totally rad compilation features 12 holiday favorites by rock legends such as Alice […]
My 100th rock show consisted of a solid performance by Poison. LiveNation actually did something cool and sold tickets for $10.30 with service charges the day before the show, since nobody originally bought tickets. Even with this deal, the stadium was far from packed. Of what I can remember, the highlights were “Ride The Wind,” […]