In March 2022, guitarist Richie Faulkner stated that the songs for Invincible Shield “are a bit more progressive in places,” leading fans to wonder/worry if the next album would be Nostradamus II (the two-disc […]
First, praise to The Cure for keeping concert costs reasonable, especially in the age of dynamic pricing, platinum seating, and nebulous service fees that often equal or exceed the cost of the ticket. Although night […]
James Hetfield explains, “72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing […]
In the early 2000s, The Cure announced a massive reissue and expansion of their studio albums as deluxe editions. Late December of 2004, Three Imaginary Boys (1979) appeared in stores. The Cure worked their […]
Six years have passed since Dystopia (2016), Megadeth’s last studio record. Much has changed since then. We’ve endured an ongoing global pandemic. Cofounder David Ellefson was dismissed from the band after a scandal. His […]
Formed in 2000, Atlanta band Mastodon have released eight studio albums while holding the original recording line-up together (sharing song-writing credits equally probably helps): Troy Sanders (bass and vocals), Brent Hinds (guitar and vocals), […]
A spiritbox, sometimes called a ghostbox, is a device used to capture verbal communications from the spirit world by rapidly skipping radio stations and frequencies. Besides sounding very metal, the name Spiritbox also describes […]
“>I’m hard-pressed to name a musician or band with more unofficial releases than Jimi Hendrix. The Grateful Dead actually designated special section in each venue just for fans who wanted to tape their shows. Led […]
Tobias Forge states that he drew his inspiration for Ghost’s latest album from The Rule of Empires, a book about empires. Unsurprisingly, he says that Impera is “about the rise and ultimately the inescapable […]
One wonders how a guy with only three studio releases during his lifetime has a posthumous discography reaching well into double digits. This is without even counting unofficial recordings. Like many legacy artists, Hendrix’s swelled […]
Bands that record just one studio album with a particular singer are an intriguing phenomenon. While not always fan-favorites, such albums hint at an alternative path for the band, a forking road, a history […]
In 1990, Lethal released their debut album, Programmed. At that point, I never heard this band on the radio, saw them on MTV, or knew anyone who had heard them (all of this is […]
When multiple lead singers have been in and out of a band, fans love to debate which era/vocalist is best. In Helloween’s case, we have a lot of members, albums, and phases to choose […]
Craig Blackwell played guitar, bass, and keys on Todd La Torre’s first solo album, Rejoice in the Suffering. He also co-composed the record. In this interview, we talk about his musical history, his work […]
Although best known as the current vocalist for Queensrÿche, Todd La Torre just released his first solo album, Rejoice in the Suffering, on Rat Pak records. In this interview, we talk about his record, […]
To date, Van Halen have been notoriously selective about releasing official live material. In 1987, they released Live Without a Net, a video of a 1986 show featuring mostly material written with then-lead singer […]
On May 4, 1998, Queensrÿche released their most ambitious record, Operation: Mindcrime, a concept album detailing Nikki’s involvement with a revolutionary organization led by Dr. X who betrays Nikki. By the end of the […]
On March 1, 1969 in Miami, Florida, The Doors gave what might be their most infamous concert. Playing to an overcrowded venue lacking seats and air conditioning and with a very drunken Jim Morrison […]
For a lot of fans, their favorite Metallica album is one of the first five. Each one has something to recommend it. Debut album Kill ‘Em All (1983) with its rough, raw, mile-a-minute riffs […]
What Guns N’ Roses did with their first album in 1987, a lot of bands whose catalogs span multiple decades can’t do with a greatest hits collection. It’s a fortunate thing for Guns N’ […]
Black Sabbath recorded, toured, and worked for decades. Most fans are familiar with the first ten albums consisting of the first eight Ozzy Osbourne records and the first two Ronnie James Dio releases. Besides […]
The original Turbo is a curious album. This was Priest’s early experiment with guitar synthesizers. Although, this wasn’t the first time Priest ventured into mainstream territory, a lot of listeners were unprepared for what […]
UDO Dirkschneider recorded ten studio albums with Accept. He started the band with them in 1976 and was fired in 1987 because they wanted to go in a more commercial direction. Accept carried on […]
Skid Row released their debut in January of 1989. At the time, there were a lot of copycat and second-tier versions of 80s hard rock bands saturating the scene. Skid Row proved that while […]
When Warrel Dane died on December 13, 2017 in Brazil while working on his second solo album, his death shut the door on his versions of Sanctuary and Nevermore (you could also count Dane’s […]
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