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NUCLEAR MESSIAH (Featuring Chris Poland) And Rick Wakeman Collide With “DICE AND THUNDER”

February 15, 2026 Jim Barber 0

Press release – Rick Wakeman has recorded with some of the greatest legends in rock history – David Bowie, Lou Reed, Cat Stevens, Al Stewart…yes, [,,,]

Neil Turbin To Blast Classic Anthrax Songs On Canadian Tour Dates, Oct. 10, 11 and 12

October 4, 2025 Jim Barber 0

By Jim Barber If you’re looking for a full-on, authentically high octane, true-to-the-spirit of the classic thrash metal sound, and [,,,]

Metal Veterans David Ellefson And Jeff Scott Soto Team UP for Second Album Together – UNBREAKABLE

August 12, 2025 Jim Barber 0

By Jim Barber The music world is actually a pretty small community when you really look at it. Each genre [,,,]

Ellefson and Pals Record Rock Favourites for new ‘No Cover’ Album

September 10, 2020 Jim Barber 0

What do you do when you’re a prolific, talented, hard working musician, songwriter and record label owner, stuck at home [,,,]

Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson To Release New Single “Simple Truth” Donating Proceeds To Italian Covid-19 Relief

March 31, 2020 Joel Naphin 0

Grammy Winning Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is set to release “Simple Truth”, the new single from his eponymous solo band [,,,]

Ellefson releases Second Autobiography and Companion Album, Sleeping Giants, Continues Basstory Tour

September 27, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Serendipitous timing, a new book, and a plethora of back catalogue music has led to a remarkable creative outpouring by [,,,]

Metal Guitar Master Marty Friedman Talks Love for Japan and Touring the World – U.S. Trek begins Jan. 23

January 22, 2019 Jim Barber 0

Fans in the U.S. are going to have the chance to see one of the most high-octane, musically dynamic, bombastic [,,,]

NAMM 2018: Interview with Dave Ellefson of Megadeth – Ellefson Coffee, The Rise of LA Thrash Metal and Metal Allegiance

February 6, 2018 Tammy Greene 0

We’re here having morning coffee with Dave Ellefson of Megadeth, in the Ellefson Coffee Co. booth at NAMM 2018. It’s [,,,]

NAMM 2018: Interview with Inside Metal’s Bob Nalbandian

February 2, 2018 Tammy Greene 0

Inside Metal has become a series of documentaries. Releasing two prior films. Pioneers of LA Hard Rock 1 & 2 [,,,]

The True Story of Thrash Metal is Unleashed – Out January 2018

December 15, 2017 Tammy Greene 0

The True Story of Thrash Metal is Unleashed! Inside Metal’s “Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal” DVD (Part One) to Hit [,,,]

Loudwire Music Awards at the Novo DTLA – Los Angeles, California – October 24, 2017

November 4, 2017 Tammy Greene 0

This was not your typical boring long-winded political speeches that are called an award show. This is Rock N Roll, [,,,]

Concert Reviews and Photos

Chicago Open Air – Toyota Park – Bridgeview, Illinois – July 14-16, 2017

July 19, 2017 Chris Balow 0

Chicago Open Air set for July 14-16 at Toyota Park – Bridgeview, Illinois – performances by Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Rob Zombie, Korn, Slayer, Megadeth and more!

June 5, 2017 Joel Naphin 0

Chicago Open Air is set for July 14-16 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. The Chicago Open Air music lineup leads [,,,]

Tate releases second Operation: Mindcrime Album, Will Tour with Ripper and Blaze

September 28, 2016 Jim Barber 0

Former long-time Queensryche frontman/songwriter Geoff Tate’s latest musical projects seem to come in threes. First, he has just released the [,,,]

Anthrax will be on Facebook Live – Wednesday August 24, 2016 at 2PM ET

August 24, 2016 Sue Sadzak Hebert 0

COULD THERE BE any other time or situation when you would find legendary Oscar-winning-actor Robert DeNiro and thrash/metal pioneers Anthrax [,,,]

Anvil Continues to Log the Metal Miles

July 17, 2016 Jim Barber 0

The legendary Toronto-based metal band Anvil became a cause celebre in 2008 with the release of one of the more [,,,]

Tremonti releases heavy melodic new album

May 4, 2016 Jim Barber 0

With a seemingly bottomless well of songwriting proficiency and productivity, Mark Tremonti could justifiably lay claim to being one of [,,,]

Honeymoon Suite Recording New Music, Using PledgeMusic For First Time

April 17, 2016 Jim Barber 0

For more than 30 years, Honeymoon Suite songs have been an integral part of the rock and roll soundtrack for [,,,]

Former Trans-Siberian Orchestra Frontman Debuts Rockin’ New Band – Inglorious

March 24, 2016 Jim Barber 0

A talented and charismatic vocalist, Nathan James captivated television audiences across the United Kingdom with his appearances on the Superstar [,,,]

Geoff Tate returns with ambitious trilogy under Operation: Mindcrime banner

October 13, 2015 Jim Barber 0

Throughout his impressive career as a hard rock vocalist/songwriter, Geoff Tate has never been afraid to challenge listeners to think [,,,]

Debut album for Metal Allegiance is One for the Ages

September 6, 2015 Jim Barber 0

While the core members of the stellar heavy metal musical conglomeration known as Metal Allegiance are not keen on using [,,,]

Michael Sweet and George Lynch Come Together In New Hard Rock Project

May 31, 2015 Jim Barber 0

When Stryper’s long-time vocalist/songwriter/producer Michael Sweet was approached about the prospects of forming a new hard-rock supergroup, there was one [,,,]

Pyramids on Mars: Music from the Mystical Red Planet – An Interview with “Joe Satriani of the North”

April 1, 2015 Joel Naphin 0

(Hamilton, ON) – When Kevin Estrella first contacted me about doing a feature on his band Pyramids on Mars, I [,,,]