Review: The Hangmen ‘East of Western’
When it comes to smoke-choked, whiskey-soaked, hard-luck rock-n-roll, few bands do it better than metallic twangers, the Hangmen.
Faster Pussycat Kills, Kills With Sleaze-Metal Underground Classic
IT’S SO WHEEZY: Taime Downe’s cat-scratch snarl was at the forefront of the Pussycat sound. 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…
Cliff Burton: Metallica’s Mellow Misfit
By Metal Dave Anyone who thinks Cliff Burton has been turning in his grave since “Master of Puppets” may have to reconsider after reading Joel McIver’s 2009 biography, “To Live is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton.” According to the author’s interviews with band mates, friends, family and peers, Cliff was…
Motorhead: Never Mind the Box Set! Here’s Our Officially Endorsed DVD/CD Combo Pack
Motorhead plays Austin this Saturday March 3 with Megadeth, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil. Ticket info here. By Metal Dave At an age when most 66-year-olds retire to the fishing pier, Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister is still mainlining cigs and booze while detonating worldwide concert venues with band mates Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell. It goes without…
Review: Rainbow ‘Live in Germany 1976’
By Metal Dave Glessner If Ritchie Blackmore had a dollar for every musician who passed through his payroll, he could retire to Sherwood Forest and cool his frets forever. Oh, wait a minute! Kidding aside, the legendary Deep Purple shredder has assembled some fireball bands over the decades, not the least of which was Rainbow…
Review: Anthrax returns with ‘Worship Music’
After two decades of unsung persistence and a round of flip-flopping singers, Anthrax finally reclaims its thrash-metal glory on new album, “Worship Music.”
Review: Twisted Sister DVD Captures Pivotal 1982 Gig, NY Steel Reunion, 9/11 Interviews
By Metal Dave Glessner Twisted Sister got obscene amounts of mileage from their clownish mid-1980s MTV videos and well-fought battles against Tipper Gore’s censorshit campaign, so it’s refreshing to see a couple lesser-known chapters of the band presented in the recently released double-DVD “Twisted Sister Double Live: North Stage ’82, NY Steel ’01.” Disc One finds…
HeadCat: Phantom, Harvey & Lemmy B. Goode
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!: Danny B. Harvey, Lemmy and Slim Jim Phantom revisit some golden oldies rock on their HeadCat album, “Walk the Walk … Talk the Talk.” By Metal Dave Glessner It’s admittedly hard to hear beneath the crush of deafening distortion, but there’s a lot of Little Richard in the roar of Lemmy…
Michael Monroe: ‘Sensory Overdrive’ Finds Ultimate Rock Band Delivering A+ Album
DON’T NEVER LEAVE ME: Guitarist Ginger, left, and singer Michael Monroe, middle, have already parted ways, but not before leaving behind a brilliant rock record that already stands the test of time. (Photo by John McMurtrie) By Metal Dave Glessner The rock-n-roll divorce is already final between iconic Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe and Wildhearts…
Riverboat Gamblers: Punk Rock Pirates
PUNK ROCK PIRATES: Gamblers Ian MacDougall (aka Capt. Photogenic), Fadi El-Assad and soon-to-be-overboard singer Mike Wiebe with a hatless Metal Dave. Arrghh!! By Metal Dave Glessner What happens when the Riverboat Gamblers hijack a double-decker party barge and throw a punk-rock barbecue bash on Lake Travis? According to an early announcement from the ship’s crew,…
Duff McKagan’s Loaded: Grunge N’ Roses?
Loaded Gun: Duff McKagan, center, and his Loaded band mates (photos by Lance Mercer). By Metal Dave Glessner As the resident punk rocker of Guns N’ Roses, Duff McKagan holds a lot of promise for a 1-2-3-4 rant of a record. He is, after all, the same misfit who played drums for The Fartz and introduced…
Motley Crue, Poison, Dolls: A Good Time Gig
By Metal Dave Glessner SAN ANTONIO – Motley Crue, Poison and the New York Dolls never claimed to be Rush or the Clash. Jaw-dropping guitar solos? Hah! Political agendas? Huh? Pyro and gyrating stripper chicks? Hell yeah and woo-hoo! Such was the scene Thursday night at the money-grubbing AT&T Center where a parking fee of…