By Metal Dave While most tribute albums are obvious contractual jailbreaks, Ignitor’s “Mix Tape ‘85” comes off like a license to kill. Why be Poison when you can be Venom? Looking past overbaked heroes like Van Halen, KISS and AC/DC, Ignitor mines the darker corners of the heavy metal underground and breathes new fire into [...]
Posts Tagged ‘jason mcmaster’
Ignitor Rekindles Classic Old-School Metal
Posted: 8th April 2013 by admin in ReviewsTags: Agony Column, ignitor, jason mcmaster, Mix Tape 85
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Dangerous Toys Reunion Always a Big Bang
Posted: 30th November 2012 by admin in ReviewsTags: dangerous toys, Dangerous Toys Reunion, Hellacious Acres, jason mcmaster, Pissed, red eyed fly
Austin rock legends Dangerous Toys reunite Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at Red Eyed Fly in Austin. Ticket info here. Review below is from 2008, but serves as a safe-bet preview for this Saturday’s upcoming annual reunion. Hey, why fix the Toys if they ain’t broken? By Metal Dave Santa’s worst enemy returned with a bang [...]
Ask Jason McMaster: What’s Your Favorite Album and Why Did it Have Such Impact?
Posted: 26th June 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: broken teeth, Captain Fantastic, dangerous toys, Evil United, Hotter Than Hell, jason mcmaster
By Metal Dave It’s no surprise Jason McMaster can’t pick a favorite album. After all, the guy plays in 3.5 million bands just to satisfy his multiple musical joneses. From Watchtower, Dangerous Toys and Broken Teeth to Ignitor, Evil United and his upcoming barbershop quartet (kidding), Jason has more music pulsing through his pinky than [...]
Faster Pussycat Kills, Kills, Kills With Underground Sleaze-Metal Classic Debut
Posted: 24th April 2012 by admin in ReviewsTags: Brent Muscat, Faster Pussycat debut album, jason mcmaster, Taime Downe
By Metal Dave I remember seeing an ad for Faster Pussycat’s 1987 debut album and thinking, “There aren’t enough kegs in St. Louis to make me like this band.” Guitarist Brent Muscat was so pretty and pouty I just wanted to punch him. And because I’d never heard of breast-obsessed filmmaker Russ Meyer, I thought [...]
Rewind: Armored Saint Delivers A Memorable Back Room Gig With McMaster, Dio, ‘The Pole’
Posted: 16th November 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: anthrax, armored saint, broken teeth, dangerous toys, dio, jason mcmaster, joey vera, john bush, phil sandoval, ronnie james dio, the back room, watchtower
By Metal Dave Glessner As the singer for Watchtower, Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth and a million others, Jason McMaster has made more connections than Tiger Woods during his decades in the heavy metal trenches. As his friend and part-time publicist for many of the past 16 years, I’ve often been along for the ride when Jason re-connects [...]
Airbourne Rocks, But WTF?!?!
Posted: 18th July 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: airbourne, broken teeth, jason mcmaster, joel o'keeffe, sxsw
By Metal Dave Glessner With very special thanks to the idiot on the right, the only caption that suits these photos is “WTF?” The look on my face says it all. Taken during SXSW 2008 following a killer performance by Aussie rockers, Airbourne, on the back deck of Creekside Lounge, what should have been a [...]
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) … [...]