When I think of The Darkness, I tend to think of songs that immediately grab you then blast your mind into a state of shooting stars and euphoria when they hit their highly infectious choruses. ...
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Tag Archives: heavy metal
THE RETRO-FITTED FUTURE OF ROCK: AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE FITZ OF BAD MARRIAGE
interview by Michael McCarthy I love going to see bands I grew up with like Tesla, Poison, Warrant, Firehouse, Lynch Mob and so many others who’ve reunited during the last several years. Or just plain never went splitsville. These guys still kick as much ass as they ever did and some sound even...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = Starbreaker feat. Tony Harnell & Magnus Karlsson – “How Many More Goodbyes”
"How Many More Goodbyes" is one of my favorite songs from Starbreaker's excellent third album, Dysphoria. If it's not one of the best power ballads you've heard in ages, then you must be listening to something pretty great that I'm completely unaware...
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HISTORY & THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER
interview by Michael McCarthy If Michael Sweet isn’t the hardest working man in the business, I don’t know who is. He’s currently on a break from touring with Stryper, but is he off vacationing in Paris or Barcelona? Nope. He’s hard at work on yet another solo album, which will be his 10th....
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RAGE WITH THE DEVIL: AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL LEWIS OF L.A. GUNS
interview by Michael McCarthy L.A. Guns just released their much-praised album, The Missing Peace, on October 17, 2017, but they’re already back with a new one, a raw, aggressive record called The Devil You Know. It’s due out this Friday, March 29th, 2019, and I can’t recommend it enough. Guitarist Tracii Guns and...
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A MACHINE FOR THE END: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT MASON OF THE END MACHINE AND WARRANT
interview by Michael McCarthy The End machine – that’s how they stylize it – is a new band featuring some familiar players, namely George Lynch and Mick Brown of Dokken and Lynch Mob fame, Jeff Pilson of Dokken, Dio and Foreigner fame and Robert Mason of Lynch Mob and Warrant fame. Some listeners...
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LONG LIVE THE BASTARDS OF BEALE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY CORDER OF TORA TORA
interview by Michael McCarthy On February 22nd, hard rock legends Tora Tora will release Bastards Of Beale, their first studio album of all new songs in approximately 25 years. Their last release was Revolution Day in 2011, but that album was made up of recordings for what would’ve been their third album circa...
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THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: AN INTERVIEW WITH TONY HARNELL OF STARBREAKER
interview by Michael McCarthy photos by Photo by Bart Stadnicki Starbreaker started off when heavy metal singer-songwriter Tony Harnell was going to do a solo album while on break from the legendary band TNT circa 2005. Instead, he wound up forming Starbreaker with guitarist extraordinaire Magnus Karlsson from Sweden, who is perhaps best...
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INTRODUCING THE NEW NORMAL: AN INTERVIEW WITH KANE ROBERTS
by Michael McCarthy I first remember becoming aware of Kane Roberts when he was in Alice Cooper’s band at the same time as Kip Winger on Alice’s big, 1986 comeback album Constrictor. Prior to that album, Alice had released nearly a half-dozen misunderstood records that failed to do very well. (Although I happen...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = BUCKCHERRY: “HEAD LIKE A HOLE” (NINE INCH NAILS COVER)
Buckcherry's new album Warpaint isn't out until March 8th, but they've already blessed us with the first single, a kick-ass rendition of Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole," which happens to be my all-time favorite Nine Inch Nails song. Meanwhile, Buckcherry is...
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CONCERT REVIEW: moon tooth // cryptodira // chuggernaut // sundress: BOSTON 12/8/18
review and photos by Joshua Bernard When I was younger, I used to be really into local, underground music. I would find local bands and follow their careers, attend their shows, and watch some of them go from being little local bands to somewhat major bands. I loved the intimacy of being able...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = Starbreaker – “How Many More Goodbyes”
Tony Harnell and Magnus Karlsson have done it again. “How Many More Goodbyes” is easily as brilliant as “Pure Evil,” the first single from their forthcoming album, Dysphoria. ...
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A WICKED SENSATION: An Interview with Anthony Esposito of Red Dragon Cartel
interview by Michael McCarthy photos by Joe Gorelick Red Dragon Cartel videos directed by Joe Gorelick If you were into heavy metal in the early ’90s, then chances are you were a fan of Lynch Mob, guitarist George Lynch’s post-Dokken band. Their debut album, Wicked Sensation, performed as well as a Dokken album...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = ENUFF Z’NUFF: “DIAMOND BOY” + TOUR DATES W/ BULLETBOYS & J. RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE
We've already featured this gem of a title track from Enuff Z'Nuff's Diamond Boy album as a #songoftheday, but it now has a music video so we're doing it again. Besides, we can't get enuff of this tune. It's like Chip and the gang unearth a...
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UNTIL DEATH DO WE MEET AGAIN: AN INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG GOLDY OF DIO FAME & DREAM CHILD – PART TWO
interview by Michael McCarthy You have just arrived at part two of my in-depth interview with Craig Goldy of Dream Child, a band that harkens back to his glory days as lead guitarist for Dio on the albums Dream Child, Magica and Waking the Dragon. During recent years, Craig has been the driving...
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