By Metal Dave Santa hasn’t been caught cranking King Diamond’s “No Presents for Christmas,” but I’m still convinced Old Saint Nick has a naughty weakness for heavy metal. How else do you explain Ronnie James Dio’s early years as an Elf? Doh! Lame holiday humor aside, 2Fast2Die is happy to share the very best heavy [...]
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Slash Reloads With ‘Apocalyptic’ New Band
Posted: 27th November 2012 by admin in News BitesTags: Alter Bridge, apocalyptic love, appetite for destruction, Myles Kennedy, Saul Hudson, Slash, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver
By Metal Dave To say it’s been a banner year for rock guitar hero Slash is like saying he has an appetite for the occasional pack of smokes. Besides rave reviews for his latest album, “Apocalyptic Love,” the former Guns N’ Roses outlaw was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sure, [...]
Jani Lane: RIP 1964-2011
Posted: 12th August 2011 by admin in News BitesTags: jani lane, rip, warrant
By Metal Dave Glessner Like a lot of heavy metal snobs, I took my share of jabs at Warrant for being too “fluffy.” I do, however, admit to liking some of their songs and I always appreciated Jani Lane’s party-guy personality. Although I never met him, he seemed like a cool guy. Like his music or [...]
ShipRocked: Queensryche, Broken Teeth, Buckcherry and More Set to Rock Cruise Ship
Posted: 1st May 2011 by admin in News BitesTags: broken teeth, buckcherry, geoff tate, Hellyeah, hinder, jason mcmaster, living colour, queensryche, sevendust, shiprocked
By Metal Dave Glessner I damn sure can’t afford this, but if anyone wins the lottery or suddenly finds themselves rolling in granny’s inheritance (God rest her soul), please keep me in mind. I’ll gladly carry your luggage in order to see two of my all-time favorite bands (you know who they are) … [...]
2Fast2Die @ the Red Eyed Fly: Sat. Feb. 26
Posted: 15th February 2011 by admin in News BitesTags: 2Fast2Die, alice cooper, DGeneration, hanoi rocks, Hot Crush, joan jett, Lords of the New Church, MC5, motley crue, motorhead, new disaster, red eyed fly, The Flash Boys, the Germs, The Stooges, The Valentine Failures
As Mick Mars might describe it, Metal Dave Productions and 2Fast2Die.com present a loud, rude, aggressive rock show Saturday, Feb. 26 at Austin’s Red Eyed Fly. A dress code of tattered denim and soiled black leather will be strictly enforced. Cleavage, tattoos and stilettos are optional (but highly encouraged and always appreciated). Billed as a [...]
Batusis returns to ATX lookin for a snotty kiss
Posted: 8th December 2010 by admin in News BitesTags: batusis, CBGBs, cheetah chrome, dead boys, lovejoys, new york dolls, sxsw, sylvain sylvain
ABOVE: Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome, New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain and their “designated” SXSW driver (photo by Bob Widenhofer). BELOW: Syl dolled up (photo by 2Fast2Die) When news broke last March that legendary punk guitarists Sylvain Sylvain and Cheetah Chrome would debut their new band, Batusis, at a small Austin club during SXSW, the [...]