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Tag: Modern Hard Rock

Interview: Red Sky Mary

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With seven years, three full-length albums, and an EP behind them, New England rockers Red Sky Mary have got plenty of material under their belt to pack an opening slot to the brim. The New Hampshirites regularly tour the Northeast, and recently played at the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, New Hampshire, opening for Warrant. I caught lead singer Sam Vlasich and guitarist Tom Boisse at the show, who demonstrated some great time-management skills as they shifted between running their merch table and doing an interview with me. I took their populous local fanbase into consideration and tried not to […]

“Bowl for Ronnie” Adds More Celebrity Guests

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The Third Annual “Bowl for Ronnie” charity event was announced not too long ago, and the long list of rockers on the celebrity teams just keeps getting longer. The team led by Eddie Trunk will face off against the team headed by KLOS DJ Gary Moore, with return guests/last year’s winners John 5, Tom Morello, Jeff Scott Soto, and Rock Feinstein joining in. The roster of guests now includes members (and former members) of Guns N’ Roses, Dio, Lynch Mob, Billy Idol, Cinderella, Ratt, Whitesnake, Armored Saint, Budderside, Hellion, Fuel, Puddle of Mudd, Black Star Riders, Rough Cutt, and many […]

Serenity Premiere “Lionheart”

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Symphonic Metallers Serenity will soon have a new record out via Napalm Records. Lionheart is set for an October 27th release, but in the meantime the title track has been released through an exclusive premiere with Metal Underground, and you can hear it right here: http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=137069. The band says of the new song, “Lionheart – the title track of our upcoming album – is a fast, deep melodic metal song with a slightly celtic influence! It’s about war, pain but also hope – and one of our favourite tracks! So let’s fight like a lion!” With an Amadeus Austrian Music […]

DevilDriver Heads Out on Fall Tour Tonight

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The Superjoint/DevilDriver 2017 U.S. Tour kicks off tonight in the south, with a Austin, TX date launching the lineup into a month long run wrapping up in Orlando on October 23rd. Presented by The Oracle Management, DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara-founded company, this will be the second leg of North American touring for the groove metallers, who also finished up the first leg in Lubbock, TX last night. Cane Hill will come along for the ride, having supported DevilDriver for most of the summer and now continuing on into the fall. Also joining Superjoint and DevilDriver on the road is King […]

Steelheart Goes “Through Worlds of Stardust” With New Album

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The buzz surrounding Steelheart’s first full-length record in almost ten years has been building for several months, ever since the release of its first single, “Got Me Runnin’” back in July. In a case of classic meets modern, the latest sounds from Miljenko Matijevic-founded-and-fronted Steelheart are officially out today on Frontiers Records, in the form of the 10-track Through Worlds of Stardust. On the record, Miljenko says, “I cannot express how excited I am for you all to hear this new album. Our focus was to bring back the magic in the music with songs that have been lived, loved, laughed and struggled. […]

Beast In Black Premiere Debut Single

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One of the latest additions to the Nuclear Blast Records roster is the former-Battle Beast-guitarist-formed heavy group known as Beast In Black. The Helsinki Heavy Metallers were founded by Battle Beast’s Anton Kabanen in 2015, and now, with some solid gigs including an opening slot for Nightwish under their belt, the band is preparing for their debut album to be released in the fall. Berserker is the name, and “Blind and Frozen” is the first single, for which a music video directed by Ville Lipiäinen (Nightwish) has already been released. Taking a classic heavy metal sound to heart with a […]

Appice to Perform Debut Album at Select Live Shows

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There’s something “sinister” on the way from a project formed by two legendary figures in the rock and metal worlds…and they just happen to be brothers who are both drummers. Appice is the name, and Carmine and Vinny have signed to the SPV/Steamhammer label to put together a debut album under their new moniker. Sinister has a long list of guests to round out the collaboration, which Vinny sums up nicely by stating, “As Ringo said: with a little help from our friends.” The full lineup of the record is as follows, classified by instrument: Carmine Appice (drums & vocals) Vinny Appice (drums) Jim […]

Babylon A.D. Release New Video for Upcoming Record “Revelation Highway”

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All original members with all new material, Babylon A.D. have recently announced the upcoming release of their latest album. Not too long ago, the band released LIVE@XXV to celebrate their 25th anniversary of recording together. Now, on November 10th, 2017, Revelation Highway will mark the 30th anniversary of Babylon A.D.’s formation with a 10-track release on Frontiers Music Srl. For the first look and an early taste of the high-powered Rock’n’Roll Babylon A.D. has to offer on Revelation Highway, check out the music video for the opening track, “Crash and Burn“. Here’s a statement from frontman Derek Davis on the band’s latest work: “This record […]

Sweet & Lynch Are “Unified” in Lyric Video for “Afterlife”

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Sweet & Lynch, the Frontiers-signed band whose name combines that of Stryper frontman Michael Sweet and Lynch Mob/Ex-Dokken guitarist George Lynch, are on their way to releasing their second album this fall – an 11-track full-length by the name of Unified. This is not the first collaboration for the two, as their debut record Only to Rise hit the shelves and the Billboard charts in 2015, also released on Frontiers Music Srl. Rounding out the group for a second time are bassist James LoMenzo (ex-White Lion, ex-Megadeth, John Fogerty) and drummer Brian Tichy (The Dead Daisies, ex-Whitesnake, BashFest Founder). The band recently released […]

Earthless Signs to Nuclear Blast

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Earthless is a Hard Rock band out of San Diego who’s been releasing classic-inspired psychedelic and mainly instrumental records since 2005. Now, they’ve officially signed to Nuclear Blast Entertainment, with a brand-new album at the stage of completion. Recorded at Rancho de la Luna with Dave Catching (Eagles of Death Metal), the fourth full-length from Earthless is set for an early 2018 release, with more details to be revealed in the near future. Meanwhile, the trio will head out on a West Coast headlining run soon, with further dates in October. All the details at: https://www.facebook.com/earthlessrips/

The New Roses Unveil Single and Track-By-Track

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The New Roses are bringing an old-school rockin’ style to their modern-day hard rock out of Germany as they approach the official street date of their new Napalm Records release. On August 25th, The New Roses will take One More For The Road, but they’ve already given a glance into what they have to offer through their latest single, “Dancing On A Razorblade”. The official audio is currently streaming on Napalm’s Official YouTube Channel here. A track-by-track look into the further details and the meaning behind the album will be revealed in a series of episodes, also on the Napalm […]

Barb Wire Dolls Announce Fall Tour

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Barb Wire Dolls have been spending their summer storming the country on Vans Warped Tour, bringing their brand of classic-inspired modern-day Hard/Punk Rock to the U.S. And though Warped Tour may be over, the band is not showing any signs of stopping, as another large-scale tour has been announced, featuring these Greek Punk Rockers in the headline spot. Recognized by the legendary Lemmy and signed to Motörhead Music, Barb Wire Dolls have been going strong in support of their latest record Rub My Mind, and their fall run both starts and ends in California – From October 6th in Laguna […]

Final Drive Announces Summer Tour Dates

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Final Drive, a group of thrashers whose brand of heavy rock has been dubbed “Southern Groove”, released their fifth full-length, Dig Deeper, earlier this year. The band toured throughout the spring in support of the record, and a new run of August dates has just been announced, featuring shows with Letters From The Fire, Shawshawk Redeemed and Shinebright. The first show of the run is in St. Louis, MO, which just happens to be a hometown show for Final Drive. You can see music and lyric videos for tracks off Dig Deeper on Final Drive’s official YouTube Channel and visit their […]

Europe Revisit “The Final Countdown” on 30th Anniversary

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The Time Has Come – Europe celebrated the 30th Anniversary of their iconic album The Final Countdown at the end of last year with a grand-scale show in London. Now, in just a matter of days, the recording of this performance will be released for fans to relive, or to see for the first time. Taking place on November 12th, 2016, Europe rocked the night at The Roundhouse, playing The Final Countdown album in its entirety, alongside their most recent album War of Kings, also performed in full. The monumental night was captured by Patric Ullaeus of rEvolver Film Company AB. Europe will be “on the loose” with this […]

L.A. Guns “Make You Want A Little More” in New Video

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It’s been a long time coming, and fans have had their fair share of waiting for this announcement – L.A. Guns have just revealed a music video giving the first taste of their highly anticipated upcoming record The Missing Peace. Talk of this record has been in the air for a while, especially for those who have recently seen L.A. Guns live, where they’ve already debuted the track featured in this new clip. “Speed” is the name, and hard and heavy rock’n’roll is the game. The band has been on a worldwide trek for close to a year as part of the “L.A. […]