Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage (Review)
The music world surely has seen some major surprises; but I’m not sure if there’s any other instances of a metal band dropping an album as a surprise and on the same day of the announcement! Avenged Sevenfold, one of the most successful metal bands of the last decade, did exactly that. On October 28th 2016, …...
Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake (Review)
Before I get into Testament’s album, I’ve got to acknowledge the fact that it’s been a long time since I’ve written a new post! This has truly been a busy year, but of course my love for all things rock and metal is as strong as ever. We’ve also had a lot of great albums released …...
Megadeth – House of Blues Boston
I can’t think of a better follow-up to my post about Megadeth’s new album, Dystopia, than to talk about my experience watching them live at a recent Boston show. The music and the showmanship were all great, but the highlight of the night was when I got a picture with the band as part of …...
Megadeth returns with visions of a dystopian world
It’s been a crazy past two years for Megadeth but, as Loudwire called them, they are indeed resilient. For a while, it was hard to tell what was going to happen. No one knew if Megadeth was going to be able to release a new record that satisfied the majority of the fans’ expectations. But …...
lady gaga, the heavy metal lover
When you hear of a “metal” or “rock” blog, just like mine, you probably don’t expect to see Lady Gaga’s name in one of the posts. After all, Gaga is known for her hugely successful pop music career, and most of her songs sound nothing like the heavier music that is featured on blogs or …...
War Ensemble: Slayer Returns With New Album
To be perfectly honest, I’ve never considered myself the biggest fan of Slayer. I’ve always known of their music because I discovered them at the same time I discovered all the other so-called “Big Four” bands (Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax) – and as much as I’ve always loved certain songs from the band and...
Notes from victor wooten’s bass clinic
I’ve been working on a different blog post lately; but just this past weekend I had a chance to attend a session that Victor Wooten hosted; and his words were so encouraging to all musicians that I wanted to share this as quickly as I could. Wooten has such a remarkable background that it’s impossible …...
Jason Becker’s Story
Jason Becker’s story is truly a remarkable one. It’s about staying positive no matter what, fighting every day to continue doing what you love most, and sharing your creativity with people around the world despite all odds. To say that he’s a huge inspiration to thousands, if not millions, of people around the world is …...
Another line-up change for megadeth
Well, wish I could write my first blog post in a long time about a new Megadeth album; but the band is going through yet another line-up change and it is a big one. The first announcement came from Shawn Drover. It was a brief statement where he said he wanted to pursue his own …...
