Ace Frehley delivers in spades
At Batfest 2016 in Austin, TX,. Ace Frehley gave his fans what they wanted and, of course, no performance would be complete without his (literally) smoking guitar solo.
Mean Mistreater draws first blood with ‘Razor Wire’
By Metal Dave Arriving like a muscle car flipping end-over-end through a liquor store, Mean Mistreater from Austin, TX, is a glorious collision of New Wave of British Heavy Metal-meets-Hollywood sleaze rock. Think Angel Witch riding shotgun with W.A.S.P. and you’re close enough to smell the leather and sweat. Drawing blood with an eight-track debut…
Nikki Sixx: My Long-Lost Interview
“There were overdoses, seizures, ambulances. A lot of people around us died. A lot of people contracted HIV. In the beginning, it was exciting; then it was decadent and then it was just devastating.”
Concert Review: Judas Priest Unleashes 50 Years of Metal
The crowd singalong to the piston-pumping “Turbo Lover” proved to be a memorable moment as the houselights illuminated the swaying audience to the obvious delight of a grinning Halford.
Review: L.A. Guns Still Packing Heat With “Checkered Past”
‘Checkered Past’ continues a prolific – and top-notch – streak started with 2017’s ‘The Missing Peace’ and reaffirmed with 2019’s ‘The Devil You Know.’
Guitarist Tommy Thayer Finds His Footing in KISS
“Even before I started playing guitar, I would come home from school, crank KISS Alive! in my parents’ living room and basically play air guitar to that entire record.”
Attention Shoppers! ‘They Just Seem a Little Weird’ Unmasks the Hidden Players Who Helped the Music do the Talking
A highly entertaining, behind-the-amps tour of the 1970s arena-rock connections, rivalries, misfires and grand designs linking the “hottest band in the land” to Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and the cultishly influential, yet eternally dimmed Starz.
Could This Be Magic? My Interview with Eddie Van Halen
Calling from an Iowa stop on Van Halen’s “Balance” tour, Eddie comes across as refreshingly unaffected by his superstar status. He apologizes for taking five seconds to find an ashtray, then exudes an enthusiasm rarely found in an 18-year rock veteran. He also laughs – a lot.
Broken Teeth Pulls Back The Curtain On ‘Evil In The Queue’
The 10-track “Evil in the Queue” revisits an explosive night of ear-splitting volume and eye-spinning visuals.
Interview: Rob Halford Phones to Deliver the Goods (Again!)
“We were all on the crazy train, as Ozzy says, and it was a fabulous time to be in rock and roll,” Halford says of the debauched 1980s.
Metallica rolls with the punches in 1998
For a rock-n-roll journalist, few interviews carry more weight than Metallica. Were they among my favorite interviews? Not really. Will I brag about them to anyone who will listen? Most definitely.
Review: Massive Wagons set to go big with ‘House of Noise’
On latest album “House of Noise,” Massive Wagons flip the switch to full-on, bouncy, good fun. Go ahead, put a party in your speakers!