Reviews
HELLYEAH – Welcome Home – Album Review
Through six records the members of Hellyeah have proven they’re the loud, screaming exception to the short-lived ‘super group’ rule still oozing adrenaline on stage and sweating fire with their new record Welcome Home. The album is a pounding tribute to lyrical themes held dear and a celebratory tribute to the life of Vinnie Paul…. Read more »
DIRTY HONEY – Live! at The Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
L.A.-based phenom, Dirty Honey, is one of rock’s hottest and fastest rising new bands. Having formed in 2017, the band is exploding at a blistering pace and is the first unsigned band to ever top Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs Chart. They have already opened for the likes of Alter Bridge, Guns N’ Roses, Skillet, Slash… Read more »
BAD WOLVES – N.A.T.I.O.N. – Album Review
Sometimes when a band reaches an overwhelmingly rapid rate of success, they fall short in trying to keep the momentum going. For Los Angeles based metal band Bad Wolves, that is definitely not the case. Some may have had their doubts as to whether or not Tommy Vext (vocals), John Boecklin (drums), Chris Cain (guitar),… Read more »
Aftershock Festival 2019 – Sacramento, CA
Early October in Sacramento, the autumn breeze starts to roll in and rock music fans all over the world get a spring in their step. Why? Aftershock, presented by Monster Energy. Since 2012, Monster has put on this world-renowned rock festival, and the attractions and lineups keep getting better and better every year, this year… Read more »
GODSMACK – Live! with Halestorm & Monster Truck
Godsmack, the Boston area quartet who first rose to prominence at the very end of the last century are on the road in support of 2018’s album When Legends Rise. Spending the better part of the last eight months promoting the latest release, they played a homestretch show at The Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA. Sunday,… Read more »
LACUNA COIL – Black Anima – Album Review
“Black Anima is all of us. It’s you and it’s me. It’s everything we hide and fiercely expose to a world that is half asleep. It is the fogged mirror we are peering into and searching for the truth. It’s the sacrifice and pain. It’s justice and fear. It’s fury and revenge. It’s past and… Read more »
DARK STATION – Down in the Dark – Album Review
Getting ready to hit the road with Another Lost Year, Dark Station’s Down in the Dark is being released on October 25th to the anticipation of fans who have gotten to know the band through the four music videos the band has already shared. Heroes, Obvious, No Life and Villain are the songs that have… Read more »
BREAKING BENJAMIN – Live! At FivePoint Ampitheatre in Irvine
Breaking Benjamin officially closed down the summer concert series in a colossal way Monday, September 16th when they headlined a stacked line-up featuring Three Days Grace, Chevelle, Diamante, and Dorothy. The show started shortly after 5 pm which was ridiculously early for a rock concert, let alone one that is being held on a weekday…. Read more »
RUBIKON –The Record – album review
Boston area noise makers Rubikon have cranked out records reflecting their philosophy of “no rules but their own” for 18 years, combining country, rock, metal and whatever else suits their fancy in the studio at the time. Late 2019 brings us The Record, a collection of tunes that for the unheard ear might seem foreign… Read more »
Something Great from ’68 – Brian Wilson & Friends w/ The Zombies
It was a blast to the past at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept 12, when Brian Wilson and special guests The Zombies played the Something Great from ’68 Tour. The concert was recently postponed back in June due to Wilson’s health issues, but both bands were in great form Thursday playing under… Read more »
TOOL – Fear Inoculum – album review
After 13 long years of waiting, Tool finally released their fifth studio album titled Fear Inoculum on August 30th. Not only has every single song on the record hit the Hot Rock Song Chart, they knocked Taylor Swift down to number two, sparking her fans to be dumbfounded over who Tool is. It has grown… Read more »
JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES – Invasion – album review
Most know him as ex-guitarist for Marilyn Manson or the current guitarist for Rob Zombie, but for those who have witnessed the extraordinary talent of guitarist John 5 know he is playing on an entirely different level than other guitarists from this decade. John 5’s current offering with his band the Creatures (Ian Ross –… Read more »
