As a lifelong KISS fan I have bought my fair share of KISS merchandise over the years and attended plenty of concerts, I know all too well about the money making machine that was once a band. I was catching up on some of my favorite blogs and I saw this post on All Metal Resource. For [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Website Spotlight: KISS Burger
Posted: February 25, 2009 in Website SpotlightTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, KISS, KISS Burger, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
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WANTED: Savage Grace – Master Of Disguise (1985)
Posted: February 24, 2009 in WantedTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Savage Grace, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
WANTED Savage Grace – Master Of Disguise (1985) Remember the Metal Massacre series that Metal Blade used to put out? I was one of those dedicated fans that used to go out and by the cassette when it came out to get a sample of some of the newer signings to the label. I was [...]
Press Release: Alias – Never Say Never to finally be released by Angelmilk Records on March 20
Posted: February 23, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Alias, AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
From Angelmilk Records: Angelmilk Records is extremely pleased to announce the signing of cult AOR heroes Alias for the long overdue release of their classic never released second studio album, to be titled Never Say Never. The album’s release comes after Angelmilk’s Andrew McNeice spoke at length with the band’s guitarist Steve DeMarchi and representatives [...]
Ebay Madness – Vinyl Edition: Ritual, Demolition, Krokus, Thunder Rider, Sunset
Posted: February 22, 2009 in Ebay MadnessTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Demolition, Ebay, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Krokus, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Ritual, Rock, Sunset, Thunder Rider
Vinyl! Vinyl! Vinyl! I don’t know what it is but I just love finding obscure Heavy Metal vinyl selling for big bucks on Ebay. Maybe it’s because I have a turntable again but I started turning back to vinyl last year, without a turntable, as more of a nostalgia thing. I spent my formative Metal years [...]
Press Release: New Mastodon album, Crack The Skye, to be released March 26. Limited edition pre-order details announced.
Posted: February 21, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Mastodon, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
From Mastodon: MASTODON RELEASE “CRACK THE SKYE” MARCH 24.; EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION DELUXE PACKAGE AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY STARTING THIS THURSDAY NEW DEDICATED WEBSITE SET FOR LAUNCH Heavy rock iconoclasts MASTODON will release their new album, CRACK THE SKYE on March 24, 2009. However, hardcore fans will have the opportunity to pre-order a very special Deluxe [...]
SuidAkra – Crógacht (2009)
Posted: February 20, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Metal, Celtic Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Pagan Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, SuidAkrA, Viking Metal
SuidAkra – Crógacht (2009, SPV/Wacken Records) Slán Conlaoch Isle Of Skye Scáthach Feats Of War Shattering Swords Ár Nasc Fola Gilded Oars Baile’s Strand Band Lineup: Arkadius Antonik – Vocals & Guitars Marcus Riewaldt – Bass Lars Wehner – Drums Producer: Martin Buchwalter Total Time = 41:18 Country: Germany SuidAkrA official website SuidAkrA MySpace page [...]
Kreator – Hordes Of Chaos (2009)
Posted: February 19, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Kreator, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Thrash, Thrash Metal
Kreator – Hordes Of Chaos (2009, SPV) Hordes Of Chaos Warcurse Escalation Amok Run Destroy What Destroys You Radical Resistance Absolute Misanthropy To The Afterborn Corpses Of Liberty Demon Prince Band Lineup: Mille Petrozza – Vocals & Guitars Jürgen Reil – Drums Christian Giesler – Bass Sami Yli-Sirniö – Guitars Producer: Moses Schneider Total Time [...]
Press Release: New album from Nashville Pussy, From Hell To Texas, artwork, release dates and tracklisting
Posted: February 19, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, Nashville Pussy, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
From Earsplit: They’re back to kick your ass! For over a decade, Nashville Pussy has been bringing the fire and spirit of REAL rock n’ roll to stages all across the planet. With four acclaimed full-lengths and a Grammy nomination in tow, the band has honed their most impressive recording to date in the form of From Hell [...]
Press Release: New album by Cage, Science Of Annihilation, due May 22 and European tour dates
Posted: February 19, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Cage, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
From ArtistWorXX: CAGE coming to Europe with a new album in May 2009. Two-times HEAVY Magazine soundcheck winner – US Power Metal spearheads Cage will be on tour in 7 European countries during May 2009 in order to promote their forthcoming metal epic “Science Of Annihilation”, to be released May 22nd through Music Buy Mail. Of [...]
Grave Digger – Ballads Of A Hangman (2009)
Posted: February 18, 2009 in Album Reviews, Video, VideosTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Grave Digger, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
Grave Digger – Ballads Of A Hangman (2009, Napalm Records) The Gallows Pole Ballad Of A Hangman Hell Of Disillusion Sorrow Of The Dead Grave Of The Addicted Lonely The Innocence Dies Into The War The Shadow Of Your Soul Funeral For A Fallen Angel Stormrider Pray Jailbreak (U.S. bonus track) Band Lineup: Chris Boltendahl [...]
Press Release: Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens solo debut, Play My Game, due May 19
Posted: February 18, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Tim Owens
From SPV: Following his spectacular enlistment by exceptional Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, and his awesome vocal performance on the most recent Malmsteen album, Perpetual Flame (2008), American metal vocalist TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS (BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ex-ICED EARTH) is set to surprise the public with the release of his first solo album, Play My Game, [...]
Press Release: New UFO album, The Visitor, due June 2nd
Posted: February 18, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, UFO
From SPV: Good news for all fans of British rock legends UFO: their brand-new studio album, THE VISITOR, is due out before the end of spring. The arrival of the album has been set for late May/early June, tour dates will be announced soon. UFO composed more than 35 new tracks in the run-up to [...]
