On May 8th, 1993 – The awesome AEROSMITH had their eleventh studio album, Get A Grip, ranked at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. This was AEROSMITH‘s first #1 album! That’s hard to believe, I know! Get A Grip has gone on to sell 7 million (plus) copies in just the USA alone! Yes, the early 90’s wasn’t all about Grunge. Long Live AEROSMITH.
On May 8th, 2016 – Arizona’s THE WORD ALIVE have their new studio album, Dark Matter (Fearless Records), ranked at #41 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Yup. Cool band too. Give ’em a listen below. Whoa.
On May 8th, 2016 – The super incredible JUDAS PRIEST have their second studio album, Sad Wings Of Destiny, ranked at #74 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. By the way, this influential album was released back in 1975. I was 9 years old in 1975. Unreal. Geez.
On May 8th, 2016 – SEPULTURA‘s fourth studio album, Arise, is ranked at #96, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. I LOVE this album! LOVE it. The cover art for Arise is truly second to none! Max and Igor Cavalera made this band freaking scream! I still dig the post Cavalera SEPULTURA, hell and yeah.
On May 7th, 1989 – BON JOVI‘s smash power ballad, I’ll Be There For You, was making its case for eventually becoming the #1 single on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart.
On May 7th, 1994 – The unbelievable RUSH set a record for most performances at Toronto, Canada’s Maple Leaf Gardens, with their 22nd concert at this historic arena. RUSH were on tour supporting their 15th studio album: Counterparts.
On May 7th, 2010 – The mighty EXODUS released their ninth studio album in Europe: Exhibit B: The Human Condition. Gary Holt is a Metal Warrior, by the way.
On May 7th, 2016 – Guildford, Surrey’s POLAR have their newly released studio album, No Cure No Saviour, ranked at #53, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Who, yeah!!
On May 6th, 1967 – THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE performed at the Imperial Ballroom, in Nelson, Lancashire, England. Notice the misspelling of “Jimmy” on the above ad? Fun stuff, indeed.
On May 6th, 1989 – WINGER had their hit song, Seventeen, ranked at #26, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
On May 6th, 1989 – LIVING COLOUR had their powerful hit single, Cult Of Personality, ranked at #13, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Yeah!
On May 6th, 2016 – The reissue of SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL‘s EP, Chapters Of Misery, is ranked at #2, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Sumerian Records is the label and the album cover art was done by Par Olofsson. Whoa!
On May 6th, 2016 – The newly released studio album from London, England’s Death Metal troupe GRAVE MIASMA is ranked at #70, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Dig it.
On May 5th, 1973 – The legendary SWEET had their huge hit single, Little Willy, sitting at #3, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Yeah!
On May 5th, 1973 – LED ZEPPELIN performed at Tampa Stadium, in Tampa, Florida. Sure wish I was there. Wish I was at any Led Zeppelin concert, for that matter.
On May 5th, 1990 – The awesome AEROSMITH had their hit power ballad, What It Takes, ranked at #9, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. This song is featured on the tenth studio album from AEROSMITH:Pump.
On May 5th, 2016 – The newly released studio album from Texas’ DARKNESS DIVIDED has climbed the Metal ladder to #38, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Support this cool Metal band and buy their S/T album here:
Kaotoxin is proud to announce the inking of a multi-album deal with French Hard Rock sextet FLAYED.
Created in 2013 and having since then released two full-lengths (“Symphony for the Flayed”, 2014 and “Monster Man”, 2015) and played nearly 250 gigs (!) in Europe and Canada, FLAYED are reviving the 70’s Hard Rock feel (think AC/DC, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath…) adding more modern influences to the formula (Foo Fighters…), creating their very own approach of the style as demonstrated in their latest music video for the song “Monster Man”, title track of their latest album (see below).
First step of the newly sealed pact will be the release of FLAYED’s brand new EP this fall, supported by a new tour in November. Until then, catch the frantic stage-crushing machine’s live performances at the following events and stay tuned for more infos!
On May 1st, 1976 – LED ZEPPELIN had their seventh studio album, Presence, ranked at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.
On May 1st, 2016 – The brilliant IRON MAIDEN performed at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. THE RAVEN AGE are the supporting band. This is one of many, many concerts on IRON MAIDEN‘s The Book Of Souls World Tour.
On May 1st, 2016 – MOTÖRHEAD‘s fourth studio album from 1980, Ace Of Spades, is ranked at #41, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Lemmy Forever.
On May 1st, 2016 – The Best Of Motörhead, a compilation of MOTÖRHEAD classics, is ranked at #46 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. This album was released back in 1982. Whoa.
On May 1st, 2016 – San Antonio’s DARKNESS DIVIDED have their newly released and self-titled studio album ranked at #84, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Dig it.
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LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.
REST IN PEACE LEMMY KILMISTER & PHIL “PHILTHY ANIMAL” TAYLOR.
German Hard Rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE have unveiled the cover artwork for their upcoming new album “Generation Goodbye” (out July 8th). Have a look at the cover artwork… sense the “XXXXXXXX” on the broken smartphone display? YOUR name could be there!
For further info check the band’s recent post here:
Finnish Hard Rockers Wishing Well opened up for Graham Bonnet Band at On The Rocks Club in Helsinki on April 21st. It provided a good chance for Wishing Well band leader Anssi Korkiakoski to meet Graham Bonnet and discuss continuation for “Hippie Heart Gypsy Soul”, the song which they recorded last year and released earlier this year as a single and on Wishing Well’s critically acclaimed “Chasing Rainbows” album.
“It was good to meet Graham and have a chat. He’s not only a very pleasant and easy-going gentleman but also in top shape when it comes to singing. His live performance was awesome and I really enjoyed seeing him live after a long time. We were all just astonished by what he can still deliver. The band was great too”, says Anssi. “We discussed the possibility of working together in the future and agreed it would be great to record a new track at some point down the road. I really hope we can do that when the time is ripe again since now we’re still busy with promoting our album and Graham is busier than ever with his new albums and autobiography to be released later this year. Time will tell if it’s going to happen but we both honestly wish we’ll get a chance to make it happen.”
For the time being Wishing Well will continue with lead vocalist Pekka Montin, who replaced Peter James Good earlier this spring. The band is now booking more live shows and working hard to promote their “Chasing Rainbows” album.
The Bradford Exchange is currently selling these cool KISS Zippo® lighters (above photo). Each Zippo® lighter is $39.99 (US) and there are a total of eight that will be released. That very nifty custom display with the illuminating KISS logo is also an individual item for purchase too. I’ve seen some kick-ass KISS merch and then I’ve seen some cheesy KISS merch; this is not cheesy, in my Metal opinion! Metal Be Thy Name! – Stone.
As a sidenote: I won’t be buying this lighter collection due to my budget. Still, it’s a fun KISS Kollectible to look at and post about.
Here is the link for more info and/or to purchase:
Cruz Del Sur Music has signed Norwegian heavy rockers TYBURN. The band will begin recording their debut album in November and the release is targeted for early 2017.
Tyburn was a village in the county of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch and the southern end of Edgware Road in present-day London. For many centuries, the name Tyburn was synonymous of capital punishment, having been the principal place for execution of London criminals and convicted traitors.
Inspired by the likes of PENTAGRAM and others 70’s Hard Rock bands, as well as by NWOBHM legends. TYBURN features members of DEVIL, VESEN and ELECTRIC WOODLAND. In Tyburn gallows, ropes and executions are the gloomy backdrop for brilliant songwriting that turns every song into a memorable, grim, yet catchy musical experience.
On April 22nd, 1978 – The sensational KISS had their single, Rocket Ride, ranked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Long Live ACE FREHLEY!
On April 22nd, 2016 – The newly released studio album, Retrogore, from Belgium’s ABORTED is ranked at #1, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Hell yes, it is!
On April 22nd, 2016 – The vampires from Helsinki, Finland, aka THE 69 EYES, have their newly released studio album, Universal Monsters, ranked at #2 on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart. Whoa!! Universal Monsters is the eleventh studio album from THE 69 EYES.
BONUS HISTORY FACT FOR APRIL 22nd:
Earth Day, an event launched to increase the public’s awareness of our world’s environmental drawbacks, is celebrated for the first time in the United States. Millions of Americans, from college students to politicians, participated in rallies, marches and educational programs. To read more about this historical milestone, click on the link below:
The band will play Frontiers Rock Festival, taking place next weekend at LIVE MUSIC CLUB, with none other than U.S. singer, Fiona Flanagan joining on guest vocals! This will be an incredibly special treat for all fans in attendance.
Originally formed in 1986 by former American Tears, Touch, and Michael Bolton keyboard player Mark Mangold, together with singer Al Fritsch, Drive, She Said released three successful albums before taking a hiatus. Resurrected at the end of the 90’s, two more albums came before now coming back yet again with another heavenly AOR/Melodic Rock album in the style of greats like Foreigner and Journey. A MUST for all of our AOR lovin’ fans out there!
Enjoy FOUR Super Memorable SONGS From The New Album:
Stone Says: Man, this new album from DRIVE, SHE SAID flat-out ROCKS! This is what Classic Rock/AOR is all about, both then and now! Great songs, lyrics, vocals and musicianship go a very, very long way! Whoa! Pedal To The Metal is an album that made my lousy week I’ve had thus far turn into a fantastic week! That’s no junk, I’m speaking truth here!
Pedal To The Metal should come with a caution sticker that reads: This album will undoubtedly make you feel freaking good. BUY this album and be happy this band exists! Metal Be Thy Name!
Faithsedge is returning with ‘Restoration’, their third and most melodic release to date. Fronted by mastermind singer / songwriter Giancarlo Floridia, the band returns with a stellar line-up featuring Stryper bass player Tim Gaines, Ace Frehley / Mr .Big drummer Matt Starr and former Dokken guitarist Alex De Rosso. Both Keys and production have been handled by Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline/ Revolution Saints).
The approach is very melodic with an old school feel: 80’s style hooks, big drums, slamming bass, epic keys and big production. At the same time the album keeps a current up to date feel with lyric content of today’s world mixed with a competitive Metal feel. Giancarlo’s songwriting approach mixed with each members experience and skills takes the album to new heights .
With different supergroups that come and go, Faithsedge is more than just that, the band members worked together as a tight team and the result and chemistry show in the end result. The album will be released on Scarlet Records in Europe and North America on June 24th and on Spiritual Beast in Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan on June 15th.
BREAKING NEWS:Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce JORN’s new album, Heavy Rock Radio, due for release on June 3rd! One of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a unique album of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him and helped forge this talented man’s own unique style.
Through Jorn’s extensive career, which includes more than 40 albums of mostly original songs, he has also recorded great versions of several rock classics such as Thin Lizzy‘s “Are You Ready”, UFO‘s “On and On”, Deep Purple‘s “Perfect Strangers”, and many more. Jorn also recorded a successful Ronnie James Dio tribute album, released in 2010. Every song JORN covers is treated with the utmost respect and “Jorn-ized” accordingly. A good example is his heavy sounding version of “I Walk Alone”, first released by Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish).
“Heavy Rock Radio” is not an ordinary album of cover songs, it is truly a songbook of hits. Featured – among others – are great versions of the Eagles‘ “Hotel California” and Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”, which gets the Jorn style treatment to become very powerful and epic, without losing its commercial touch. More great classics included are John Farnham’s “You’re The Voice”, Queen‘s “Killer Queen”, and two absolute melodic rock evergreen gems in Journey‘s “Don’t Stop Believin'” and Foreigner‘s “Rev On The Red Line”.
The original concept of the album was to create a sort of jukebox of radio hits, but to avoid leaning too much on the pop side of rock, JORN decided to blend the track listing with a few more up tempo rock tracks as well, such as “The Final Frontier” by Iron Maiden (“probably the closest you get to anything commercial with Iron Maiden,” says Jorn), “Live to Win” by Paul Stanley (a song which was also featured on the popular television series South Park), and a few hard rock classics show up as well from Deep Purple (“Stormbringer”), Dio (“Rainbow In The Dark”) and Black Sabbath (“Die Young”) to complete the mix.
Jorn says: “The most important thing was to treat these songs with respect towards the original versions, my goal was always to think that the original artist would be honoured and find my version relevant. At the same time my intention was never to try to compete with the original song and artist, but make it a strong alternative version to enjoy. At the same time it is a well deserved homage to these artists and bands, who influenced me strongly, and I have wanted to record these songs for quite some time but was always too busy writing and recording my own songs to make it happen. Originally I had a list of 40-50 songs I wanted to do, but I had to strip it down to about 15 songs before deciding on the final track list. This means that there are some unfinished business musically, and I will most likely record more of these songs in the future.”
Jorn Lande
Since releasing the critically acclaimed Dracula “Swing of Death” album last year, Jorn has also been working on an album of brand new songs, which will be the successor to the 2013 Jorn album “Traveller”, to be released in early 2017. Jorn’s catalogue is getting too long to include in brief press statements, and his innovative and creative skills have led to him selling millions of albums worldwide and being a frequent entry on sales charts around the world including Billboard. Worth a mention is his years with German based MasterPlan, whom he recorded three albums with. Claimed to be the biggest selling Norwegian musical export, since the pop band A-ha, Jorn continues his rock crusade, and there are no signs of him slowing down yet.
The title “Heavy Rock Radio” came quite naturally, as the sound of this album feels like if it’s tailor-made for any rock radio station, and while Jorn’s voice can be enjoyed on more than 40 albums in different rock and metal styles, this record is a special treat which will tide over all the fans waiting for the new original album which is being worked on at the moment. Enjoy!
Jorn Lande – Vocals Trond Holter – Guitars Francesco Iovino – Drums Thomas Bekkevold – Bass Alessandro Del Vecchio – Keyboards
Except as follows:
“Rainbow in the Dark” Jimmy Iversen and Tore Moren – guitars Nic Angileri – bass Willy Bendiksen – drums
“Stormbringer” Jorn Viggo Lofstad – guitars Sid Ringsby – bass Willy Bendiksen – drums
On April 12th, 1954 – Bill Haley And His Comets recorded (We’re Gonna)Rock Around The Clock for Decca Records. The rest is Rock and eventual Metal history, folks.
On April 12th, 1975 – SWEET had their huge hit Fox On The Run reach #2, in the UK.
On April 12th, 1977 – The iconic LED ZEPPELIN performed at the Met Center, in Bloomington, Minnesota. Whoa!
On April 12th, 1986 – OZZY OSBOURNE performed at the Johnstown War Memorial (Arena), in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Special Guest was: METALLICA. Pretty cool stuff, huh? By the way, this venue is now known as: Cambria County War Memorial Arena.
I was fortunate to see OZZY and METALLICA on this tour, at the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut. This was OZZY‘s The Ultimate Sin Tour. It was good Metal times!
On April 12th, 2002 – The super legendary OZZY OSBOURNE received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Ozzy’s star is located in front of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum at 6780 Hollywood Boulevard. Yup.
AFM Records will celebrate its 20th Anniversary, on July 6th, with a special “label night” on this year’s Rockharzfestival in Ballenstedt, Germany. Confirmed live acts are U.K.’s Thrash icons ONSLAUGHT, German Hard Rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, Swiss riff rockers SHAKRA, Finland’s Melo Death grandmasters MORS PRINCIPIUM EST and Germany’s fun Metal chart breakers J.B.O..
ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR will take place July 7th thru 9th, 2016.
Cinema tickets for the BIGGEST global one night film event that is KISS ROCKS VEGAS are now AVAILABLE in EUROPE! Head over to www.kissmycinema.com/cinemas to grab yours!
More European and worldwide screens to be announced soon. Stay Tuned!
Scott Coverdale and I dig RATT. Really, RATT songs embody what 80’s mainstream Heavy Metal was all about: big, booming, melodic, colorful and loaded with charisma. I’ve always stated: once you go RATT, you can’t go back.
Scott and I both talk about RATT with each other so often, therefore, we decided it was time to post our Top 5 songs from ’em, respectively. Enjoy our choices or ridicule ’em, please! Don’t forget to post your top 5 songs from RATT as well, via comment! Dig it. – Stone
Stone’s Top 5 RATT Songs:
Back For More – Out Of The Cellar (1984)
In Your Direction – Out Of The Cellar (1984)
Lay It Down – Invasion Of Your Privacy (1985)
As Good As It Gets – Infestation (2010)
Way Cool Jr. – Reach For The Sky (1988)
Stone’s Favorite RATT Album: Out Of The Cellar (1984)
Scott Coverdale’s Top 5 RATT Songs:
Shame, Shame, Shame – Detonator (1990)
Back For More – Out Of The Cellar (1984)
One Step Away – Detonator (1990)
You’re In Love – Invasion Of Your Privacy (1988)
Nobody Rides For Free – Point Break Soundtrack (1991)
Without Cinderella, Philadelphia would only be famous for its ROCKY movies. Truth. Just kidding. Philadelphia is a grand city and being able to experience it for only 1 day in my entire life was a thrill; especially the historic district of Philadelphia. Back to Cinderella… if you don’t dig Cinderella then you are addicted to stale Ritz crackers that have hairy mole spores on them. Truth.
Scott Coverdale and I have seen Cinderella live together, twice. The first time we saw Cinderella live was insanely memorable and that’s another story in itself. Since Cinderella were brought up in one of our conversations recently, Scott and I decided to list our Top 5 Cinderella songs. Just for you. Agree or disagree and please feel free to comment. Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone
AC/DC – The Brian Johnson era of AC/DC may have come to a close, only an untold number of Brian Johnson fans will forever celebrate his 36 year tenure, as the iconic vocalist for the band. No one can replace Brian Johnson as the lead singer for AC/DC and Scott Coverdale and myself are surely not alone with this sentiment. Long Live Brian Johnson!
Today, Scott and I have released our Top 5 Brian Johnson Era of AC/DC songs, respectively. Take a look below and agree or disagree. Please feel free to comment and leave your Top 5 Songs from this historical era of AC/DC. We’d be psyched to see what you have to say! Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone
Stone’s Top 5 Songs From The Brian Johnson Era:
Hells Bells – Back In Black (1980)
Let’s Get It Up – For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981)
Back In Black – Back In Black (1980)
Guns For Hire – Flick Of The Switch (1983)
Money Talks – The Razors Edge (1990)
Scott Coverdale’s Top 5 Songs From The Brian Johnson Era:
Shoot To Thrill – Back In Black (1980)
Guns For Hire – Flick Of The Switch (1983)
Heatseeker – Blow Up Your Video (1988)
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) – ” (1981)
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