Now that I’ve seen the Anvil movie and read the book, I feel rejuvenated! Nothing like seeing/hearing an inspirational story about Heavy Metal to get you out of a rut and back on track. There have also been some really good albums that I’ve rediscovered by adding them into my iPod so it’s been all [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Current Playlist
Posted: May 31, 2009 in Now PlayingTags: Aerosmith, Anvil, AOR, Classic Rock, Gary Barden, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, KISS, Melodic Rock, Metal, Michael Schenker, Michael Schenker Group, MSG, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rhapsody, Rhapsody Of Fire, Rock, The Gathering, UFO, Wolf
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Anvil – ‘The Story Of Anvil’ movie review – 5/30/09
Posted: May 30, 2009 in Concert Reviews, Editorial, Video, VideosTags: Anvil, AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Lips, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Robb Reiner, Rock, Speed Metal, Steve Kudlow, The Story Of Anvil, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Youtube
Anvil – ‘The Story Of Anvil’ Back in April, Anvil made their appearance in Worcester, MA at The Palladium as part of The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. The band was part of the Thursday night pre-show that included the New England premiere of the documentary and their concert immeadiately after. I was set [...]
Idols Are Dead – Mean (2008)
Posted: May 29, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Idols Are Dead, Melodic Rock, Metal, Metalcore, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Thrash, Thrash Metal
Idols Are Dead – Mean (2008, Scarlet Records/SPV) This Is Not The End Let’s Do It Dance With The Devil Pain For Sale Dirt It’s So Easy The Name Of My Rage Proud To Be Sick Twiggy Band Lineup: Mana – Vocals Alley X – Guitars & Backing Vocals Ico – Guitars & Backing Vocals [...]
Tragik – Outlaw (2009)
Posted: May 28, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Phil Vincent, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Tragik
Tragik – Outlaw (2009, indepentdent release) …..In the Name Of….. Two Timer On The Other Side You Are Everything To Me What You Give Everything Changes Forgive Me Just Can’t Get Enough Loneliness Who’s Gonna Make The First Move Go Down Fightin’ Give It Up Band Lineup: Phil Vincent – Vocals, Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar Damian [...]
Press Release: Judas Priest – A Touch Of Evil Live (2009) artwork, tracklisting, release dates revealed
Posted: May 27, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Music, Progressive Metal, Judas Priest, Rock, AOR, Melodic Rock, Glam, NWOBHM, Classic Rock
From Bravewords.com & JudasPriest.com: As the creators of a live release that is considered to be one of the all-time great concert recordings in the realm of heavy metal (1979’s Unleashed In The East), whenever Judas Priest announce a new live album, metalheads worldwide instantly take note. And on A Touch of Evil: Live (due for [...]
WANTED: Savannah – s/t (1998)
Posted: May 26, 2009 in WantedTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Savannah
WANTED Savannah – s/t (1998) I discovered Savannah back in 1998 when I was reading issue 3 of the Metal Dreams fanzine and I realized that the band was from Massachusetts. Savannah was a combination of members from two other bands: SlyBoyz and Lord Grey. I always make it a point to check out local bands and [...]
Heaven & Hell – The Devil You Know (2009)
Posted: May 25, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Dio, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
Heaven & Hell – The Devil You Know (2009, Rhino) Atom And Evil Fear Bible Black Double The Pain Rock And Roll Angel The Turn Of The Screw Eating The Cannibals Follow The Tears Neverwhere Breaking Into Heaven Band Lineup: Ronnie James Dio – Vocals Tony Iommi – Guitars Geezer Butler – Bass Vinny Appice [...]
My current projects
Posted: May 24, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Collectorz.com, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, iPod, iTunes, Melodic Rock, Metal, NWOBHM, Poster, Posters, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
I’ve taken a couple weeks off from writing here because I had some other projects involving my music collection that I wanted to get started on…..but I have also been a little bored with the whole blogging thing lately. So here’s what I’ve been doing with myself lately….. iPod & iTunes When I bought my new [...]
WANTED: Livesay – s/t (1996)
Posted: May 11, 2009 in WantedTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Livesay, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
WANTED Livesay – s/t (1996) I pulled out issue #1 of Metal Dreams, an old fanzine that I used to love to read before they went completely online. When I flipped to the reviews section, I found a piece of paper I had stapled to a page with a review of Livesay’s first record…..an original [...]
The first iPod playlist!
Posted: May 10, 2009 in Now PlayingTags: Accept, AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Great White, Hammerfall, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, iPod, iTunes, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Saxon, Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Tim Owens, UFO
Well I finally did it…..I bought an iPod! My Dell DJ 30 has served me above and beyond the call of duty and it finally died a noble death. I was listening to my DJ at work last week and the headphone jack fell out of the unit. Turns out the solder that held the [...]
Livenation.com presale for Heaven & Hell tour
Posted: May 6, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Concert, Concerts, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
The presale is up at LiveNation.com for the U.S. Heaven & Hell tour and it’s only for today. You need the special password, and after some searching, I found it: devil. Remember that the password is case sensitive so type it in with small letters. I’ll see everyone at the show in Boston at the [...]
Killer Klown – Gain (2009)
Posted: May 5, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Killer Klown, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Sleaze
Killer Klown – Gain (2009, Street Symphonies Records) Monster Idiot Bloody Velvet Tropical Disease Big Town Broken Silence Too Bad Joker Smoke This Acid Rain Gangster Demolition Man Band Lineup: Gabry – Vocals Diablo – Guitars Andy K. – Drums Nicoch – Bass Produced by: Killer Klown Country: Italy Total Time = 36:32 Killer Klown [...]
