Steel Panther have been touring since early February this year to support their 6th studio album On The Prowl and they keep showing us why they’re the best 80s metal/comedy band in the world. This time around Chasing Desolation opened up for them at the Majestic Ventura Theater in beautiful Ventura, …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Steel Panther at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA (02.25.23)
Who says that the 80s metal scene is dead? It’s alive and well with Steel Panther at the wheel! Steel Panther just released their 6th studio album On The Prowl on February 24, 2023 the same day they kicked off their world tour supporting the album. Along for the ride on …
Read More »WINGS OF STEEL Bring Back Classic Heavy Metal with Eponymous Debut EP!
Los Angeles based, Classic Heavy Rock band WINGS OF STEEL has released their self-titled EP! Wings of Steel is a refreshing throwback EP rooted in the classic hard rock and heavy metal of the 70s and 80s, the band’s style could be described as a new and unique expression of old school heavy metal. …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: The Darkness, The Dead Deads at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA (03.12.22)
The Darkness are back! In January of 2020 they announced a tour of the US in April of 2020 and we all know what happen just a couple months later, the world was cancelled. They had just released their latest album in October of 2019, called Easter is Cancelled, and were …
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Interview: Moscow
Hailing from Russia, Moscow is an emerging rock singer who has hopes of making a name for herself in the L.A. music scene. Taking influences from hard rock, glam metal, and post-hardcore, Moscow carries a diverse range of music tastes and she looks to incorporate these many facets into her …
Read More »Album Review: Stephen Pearcy – Smash
It’s been awhile since Stephen Pearcy has released a record to eager listeners. Pearcy is known mostly for being the frontman of the 1980s hair metal act RATT, though he has released a string of solo projects dating back to 2002. Alongside the likes of Poison, Quiet Riot, and Skid …
Read More »Interview: Chip Z’Nuff of Enuff Z’Nuff on new album, Clowns Lounge
Illinois-based Enuff Z’Nuff was perhaps one of the more underrated successes of the glam metal era. Founded in 1984 by Chip Z’Nuff (bass/vocals) and Donnie Vie (vocals/guitar), the two Blue Island musicians honed a tremendous and indelible bond. Having half a decade of touring already under their belt catalyzed their …
Read More »WEDNESDAY 13 ANNOUNCES WINTER 2017 ACOUSTIC TOUR
WEDNESDAY 13 ANNOUNCES WINTER 2017 ACOUSTIC TOUR NEW ALBUM DUE OUT IN NEXT YEAR Attention ghouls and creepy crawlers. Horror rocker Wednesday 13 has an important Halloween announcement. After wrapping a successful North American fall headline tour, Wednesday 13 is ready to announce his extended plans for next year. He will embark on a unique, Winter 2017 …
Read More »Album Review: THE 69 EYES – Universal Monsters (Out 4.22.16)
Teased as an album that could have come after 2002’s Paris Kills, Helsinki’s vampires—THE 69 EYES—are back and set to release their 11th album, Universal Monsters this Friday via Nuclear Blast. Marking a return to Paris Kills and Blessed Be’s producer, Johnny Lee Michaels, THE 69 EYES’ signature ‘Goth’n’Roll’ style …
Read More »Interview: Tom Keifer
It’s not often that one gets to speak with the man whose band’s ballads used to rock her to sleep as they played late at night on the local ‘80s radio station. And yet, here I found myself wondering what Tom Keifer (Cinderella’s vocalist and now solo artist) would be …
Read More »Album Review: W.A.S.P. – Golgotha
A retrospective covering the Sunset Strip music scene of mid 1980s Los Angeles would feel incomplete without inclusion of W.A.S.P. Best known for such hits as “Wild Child,” “I Wanna Be Somebody,” and “L.O.V.E. Machine,” the band exuded an identity that kept them in a league all their own. While …
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