Metal playlists from the underground
Downloading music is now a thing of the past. This inconvenience has gone the way of cassette tapes and CDs; eradicated and virtually extinct. The streaming age is officially here. We all have access to a cellular plan or a smidgen of Wi-Fi. Heck, I even found decent Wi-Fi in Cuba last year. Cable companies […]
Dear Millennial EDM Expert Still Living with Parents Because the System is Rigged Against You, It’s time to put down your glow sticks, neon tights, and molly so you can finally do something useful with your lazy existence. Try popping this list of guitar gods from the Gears of Rock before walking down to your […]
Kickin Valentina may be the best hard rock band that you’ve never heard of. They’ve opened for the likes of Fozzy, Sebastian Bach, Pop Evil, and Queensryche over the years, which are pretty kickass achievements to have under the belt; however the band hasn’t taken over the world—yet. The good news is that you still […]
TMZ reports that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has committed suicide at his home in Los Angeles County. His body was found before 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2017. He was 41 years old and leaves behind six children from two wives. Bandmate Mike Shinoda tweeted, “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official […]
How do you accurately determine the best drummers in the history of hard rock and heavy metal? You can’t! On this list you will find 100 awesome drummers that have raised the standards of drumming. The order is far from perfect, but one thing that each of these musicians have in common is that each […]
Gather around now for the Gears of Rock’s Top 10 Most Overrated Bands in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Don’t get me wrong. I downright love many of these bands and will remain loyal to them to the very end. But I am man enough to admit that some of my favorite groups are really […]
Hard Rock vs. Heavy Metal Sometimes it can be challenging to distinguish a hard rock band from a metal band. It is possible for bands to be both, however some bands are either purely hard rock or purely heavy metal. Let’s explore the differences between hard rock and heavy metal bands by considering some real-life […]
Here is an excellent rock ‘n’ roll history lesson given by some dude from the Chicago Music Exchange all on the guitar. Alex Chadwick performs 100 riffs in near-chronological order in about 12 minutes. He plays a Strat instead of a Gibson, but I won’t hold that against him. My only gripe with the selection […]
Here are the Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands of All-Time updated for 2014. These groups are established, they are hard, and some of them are really heavy. 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, […]
Here is the Gears of Rock’s weekly recap of hard rock and heavy metal news for the May 18-25: “Legendary Child” is the newest single by legendary Boston hard rockers Aerosmith. From the upcoming studio album Music From Another Dimension and soundtrack to the new GI Joe: Retaliation film, the song…read more Axl Rose falls on his ass at Liverpool […]