So I made it to the show Friday night, here’s how the night went….. The Plan: A few months ago, I received a copy of Testament’s new record, THE FORMATION OF DAMNATION, for review. I listened to the album, wrote the review, and passed the link along to my contact in the band’s promotional camp. [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Metal Masters Tour (Judas Priest, Heaven & Hell, Testament) at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) – 8/15/08
Posted: August 17, 2008 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Dio, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Melodic Rock, Metal, Metal Masters Tour, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rob Halford, Rock, Testament
Metal Masters tour is tonight!
Posted: August 15, 2008 in Concert Reviews, Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Melodic Rock, Metal, Metal Masters Tour, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rock, Testament
Tonight is the Metal Masters concert at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and I’m going! I get to see Judas Priest, Heaven & Hell, and Testament play a full-on Heavy Metal show the day before my 36th birthday…..that’s one hell of a present! The really cool thing about it is that I am on [...]
Blackmore’s Night – ‘Locked Within The Crystal Ball’ (video, 2008)
Posted: August 14, 2008 in Video, VideosTags: AOR, Blackmore's Night, Candice Night, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, New Age, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Renaissance Music, Ritchie Blackmore, Rock
Here is the video for ‘Locked Within The Crystal Ball’, the first single from SECRET VOYAGE, the new album from Blackmore’s Night. What is interesting about this video is that the song on the album is just over 8 minutes long, the video is a shorter version clocking in at 4:29. ‘Locked Within The Crystal [...]
Blackmore’s Night – Secret Voyage (2008)
Posted: August 14, 2008 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Blackmore's Night, Candice Night, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, New Age, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Renaissance Music, Ritchie Blackmore, Rock
Blackmore’s Night – Secret Voyage (2008, SPV) God Save the Keg Locked Within The Crystal Ball Gilded Cage Toast To Tomorrow Prince Waldeck’s Galliard Rainbow Eyes The Circle Sister Gypsy Can’t Help Falling In Love Peasant’s Promise Far Far Away Empty Words Band Lineup: Ritchie Blackmore – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Swedish Fiddle, Tambourines, [...]
More info on new album by Queen + Paul Rodgers — The Cosmos Rocks including the tracklisting, release dates, and live video footage of the new single ‘C-lebrity’
Posted: August 12, 2008 in Metal News & Commentary, Video, VideosTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Paul Rodgers, Power Metal, Queen, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Rock
Back at the beginning of the month, I posted some info on the upcoming new album by Queen + Paul Rodgers titled THE COSMOS ROCKS. Here is more information from Bravewords: As previously reported, the first new recording by QUEEN since the posthumous Made In Heaven with FREDDIE MERCURY will be released in September. Entitled [...]
Buckcherry new album, Black Butterfly, artwork, tracklisting and release date annouced. Video of new single ‘Too Drunk’ now online.
Posted: August 11, 2008 in Metal News & Commentary, Video, VideosTags: AOR, Buckcherry, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rock
Buckcherry will release their new album, BLACK BUTTERFLY, on September 16. The tracklisting is as follows: ‘Rescue Me’, ‘Tired Of You’, ‘Too Drunk…’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Talk To Me’, ‘Child Called “It”‘, ‘Don’t Go Away’, ‘Fallout’, ‘Rose’, ‘All Of Me’, ‘Imminent Bail Out’, ‘Cream’. Here’s the video of their new single…..‘Too Drunk’
Press Release: Turbo – Anthology (1980-2008) box set to be released by Metal Mind on September 8
Posted: August 11, 2008 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Poland, Power Metal, Rock, Turbo
Metal Mind Productions presents the complete discography of the legend of Polish hard & heavy scene – Turbo. The deluxe box entitled “Anthology 1980 – 2008” summarize the twenty five years of Turbo with Grzegorz Kupczyk as the vocalist. To make the band’s image as clear as possible, some of the albums in this box [...]
Press Release: Tesla to release new album, Forever More, on October 7, album cover revealed
Posted: August 11, 2008 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rock, Tesla
TESLA DELIVERS FOREVER MORE THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 7 WORLD TOUR KICKS OFF OCTOBER 1 August 11, 2008 — Multi-platinum rockers TESLA–Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitars), Brian Wheat (bass), Troy Luccketta (drums) and Dave Rude (guitar)—are looking well into the future with their seventh studio album, FOREVER MORE, set for release [...]
Metallica joined by King Diamond on stage at Ozzfest 2008, setlist and video footage of new song ‘Cyanide’ also posted
Posted: August 11, 2008 in Metal News & Commentary, Video, VideosTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Cyanide, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, King Diamond, Melodic Rock, Metal, Metallica, Music, NWOBHM, Ozzfest, Ozzfest 2008, Power Metal, Rock
Metallica played Ozzfest 2008 this past Saturday and were joined by the legendary King Diamond for an encore of the Mercyful Fate classic ‘Mercyful Fate’. Why can’t this happen more often? Metallica should bring a band like King Diamond or Mercyful Fate out on the road with them. It’s nice to see the band stay [...]
Vacation again!
Posted: August 10, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rock, Vacation
Here we go again, I’m on another vacation! Being in a Union is very nice, my 14 years of service to my company affords me 4 weeks vacation a year. So what do I have planned this week? OLYMPICS! I have always been a fan of the Olympics and I devour as much TV time [...]
TKO – In Your Face (1984/2008 reissue)
Posted: August 9, 2008 in Album Reviews, Reissue ReportTags: AOR, Brad Sinsel, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rock, TKO
TKO – In Your Face (1984/2008 reissue, Tribunal/Divebomb Records) I Wanna Fight Run Out Of Town Give Into The Night End Of The Line Working Girl All I Want To Do Don’t Give It Away I Can Do Without You So This Is Rock ‘N Roll Danger City I Wanna Fight* Run Out Of Town* [...]
AC/DC – Black Ice album artwork & tracklisting revealed
Posted: August 18, 2008 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AC/DC, AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rock
This is the officially announced artwork for AC/DC’s new album, BLACK ICE, that will be released on October 20 Black Ice tracklisting: ‘Rock ‘N Roll Train’, ‘Skies On Fire’, ‘Big Jack’, ‘Anything Goes’, ‘War Machine’, ‘Smash ‘N Grab’, ‘Spoilin’ For A Fight’, ‘Wheels’, ‘Decibel’, ‘Stormy May Day’, ‘She Likes Rock ‘N Roll’, ‘Money Made’, ‘Rock [...]