As you may have read, I was on vacation last week. The cool thing about vacation is that you actually have time to do all the things that you really want to do. What did I want to do? Visit as many record stores as I possibly could. Did I do it? No…..not until last [...]
Archive for July, 2009
CD Scavenger Hunt – quick update
Posted: July 14, 2009 in CD Scavenger HuntTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Girlschool, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Ted Poley, Tokyo Blade
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WANTED: Cain’s Alibi – s/t (1996)
Posted: July 13, 2009 in WantedTags: AOR, Cain's Alibi, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
WANTED Cain’s Alibi – s/t (1996) Do you ever just get fixated on a band just because you need that one album? It happens to me all the time! I’ll be very honest here…..I really know nothing about Cain’s Alibi except that they have two albums and that they are broken up. I own their second [...]
End of vacation Mixtape
Posted: July 12, 2009 in Now PlayingTags: .38 Special, Accept, Aerosmith, AOR, Autograph, Classic Rock, Dokken, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Journey, Judas Priest, KISS, Manowar, Melodic Rock, Metal, Motley Crue, Music, NWOBHM, Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Queen, Quiet Riot, Rock, Sammy Hagar, Starz, Tim Owens, U.D.O., UFO, ZZ Top
Sadly all good things must come to and end…..and so must my vacation. It’s been a great week off from work: I spent time with the family, listened to a lot of music and did a lot of things I can’t do because work gets in the way…..like sleep! I have to go back to [...]
Saga – The Human Condition (2009)
Posted: July 11, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Saga
Saga – The Human Condition (2009, SPV/Inside Out) The Human Condition Step Inside Hands Of Time Avalon A Number With A Name Now Is Now Let It Go Crown Of Thorns You Look Good To Me Band Lineup: Rob Moratti – Vocals Jim Crichton – Bass Ian Crichton – Guitars Jim Gilmour – Keyboards & [...]
Ebay Madness: Kidd Wikkid – s/t (1992) strikes again!
Posted: July 10, 2009 in Ebay MadnessTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Ebay, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Kidd Wikkid, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
Just when you thought it was safe again on Ebay, the Kidd Wikkid CD strikes again! I’ve featured this CD twice before: October 2006 when it sold for $394 and June 2007 when it dropped to a mere $232.48! Everytime I come across this CD I always see it go for big dollars, even for [...]
Iron Fire – To The Grave (2009)
Posted: July 9, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Iron Fire, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
Iron Fire – To The Grave (2009, Napalm Records) The Beast From The Blackness Kill For Metal The Demon Master Cover The Sun To The Grave March Of The Immortals The Kingdom Frozen In Time Hail To Odin Doom Riders Ghost Of Vengeance The Battlefield Blacksmith Of Thunder (limited edition bonus track) Band Lineup: Martin [...]
Artwork, tracklisting and release date announced for new Ravage album, The End Of Tomorrow
Posted: July 9, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Ravage, Rock
From Bravewords: Metal Blade Records has confirmed August 18th as the official release date for THE END OF TOMORROW, the new album from Massachusetts metallers Ravage. The artwork was handled by the famed artist Ed Repka who is known best for his MEGADETH covers as well as cover art for DEATH, MUNICIPAL WASTE, TOXIC HOLOCAUST and AUSTRIAN [...]
Judas Priest, Whitesnake & Pop Evil live in concert at Comcast Center (Mansfield, MA) – 7/7/09
Posted: July 8, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, David Coverdale, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Pop Evil, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Whitesnake
Second concert of the season and it was a good one…..Judas Priest & Whitesnake! Same venue that I saw the Def Leppard/Poison show last week but what a difference in the crowd! Def Leppard and Poison packed the seats under the roof and the seats on the lawn for about a 10,000+ audience…..Judas Priest and [...]
R.I.P. – Midnight (ex-Crimson Glory) (1962-2009)
Posted: July 8, 2009 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Classic Rock, Crimson Glory, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Midnight, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
From Blabbermouth: BLABBERMOUTH.NET has learned that former CRIMSON GLORY frontman Midnight (real name: John Patrick Jr. McDonald) passed away earlier today (Wednesday, July 8) from “total kidney and liver failure.” He was 47 years old. According to JON OLIVA’S PAIN guitarist Matt LaPorte, who played on some of Midnight’s recent solo recordings, the singer spent [...]
Metal Church call it quits!
Posted: July 8, 2009 in Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Metal Church, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
(scroll down for the update…..) From Metal Church: July 7 , 2009 To all of our fans and friends… We regretfully announce that Metal Church is calling it quits. The performance at Rocklahoma will be our last show. We have had to cancel the shows scheduled for August and that, among other things, has led [...]
Iron Maiden – Flight 666 (2009) live soundtrack
Posted: July 7, 2009 in Album ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Flight 666, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Live Album, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
Iron Maiden – Flight 666 (2009, Universal Music) Tour Setlist (with a song filmed in each of 16 different cities) Churchill’s Speech (Mumbai, India) Aces High (Mumbai, India) 2 Minutes To Midnight (Melbourne, Australia) Revelations (Sydney, Australia) The Trooper (Tokyo, Japan) Wasted Years (Monterrey, Mexico) The Number Of The Beast (Los Angeles, USA) Can I [...]
Iron Maiden – Flight 666 DVD (2009)
Posted: July 7, 2009 in DVD ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, DVD, Flight 666, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
Iron Maiden – Flight 666 DVD (2009, Universal Music) DVD 1 Iron Maiden – Flight 666 (Film Documentary) – (113 mins) DVD 2 Tour Setlist (with a song filmed in each of 16 different cities) – (102 mins) Churchill’s Speech (Mumbai, India) Aces High (Mumbai, India) 2 Minutes To Midnight (Melbourne, Australia) Revelations (Sydney, Australia) [...]
