The time has come! Shortly following the recent announcement of their signing with Napalm Records, BPMD – the new juggernaut featuring heavy metal icons Bobby Blitz (Overkill) on vocals, drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo), bassist Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head) – are …
Read More »BPMD: Supergroup of Heavy Metal Icons Signs Worldwide Contract with Napalm Records
They’ve been teasing their formation and the arrival of new music for months, and now the wait is nearly over! BPMD – the new heavy metal juggernaut featuring icons Bobby Blitz(Overkill) on vocals, drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo), bassist Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: Sons of Apollo at Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL. 1.31.20
Progressive metal group, Sons of Apollo, has returned with their second album, MMXX (2020), which builds upon the foundation they laid with 2018’s Psychotic Symphony. And the group is also building upon the chemistry they developed while out supporting their previous album, on their new tour, which started at the …
Read More »Live Review + Gallery: The Winery Dogs at Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, WI (05/16/19)
Two or three decades ago, the music industry was a very different place than it is today. World class rock musicians belonged to one band, and the lifecycle of that band pretty much went like this: record and release album, tour to support album sales and spread the new music …
Read More »Gallery: Metal Allegiance at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles (04.18.19)
Gallery: Sons of Apollo at the Arcada Theatre 5/12/18
Sons of Apollo 5/12/18 Arcada Theatre, St. Charles , IL. By Bradley Todd Progressive rock supergroup Sons of Apollo is in the middle of their second United States tour in support of their fantastic debut album, Psychotic Symphony, which is as wonderfully diverse and polished as the musicians who make …
Read More »Album Review: Metal Allegiance – Fallen Heores
Metal Allegiance is back at it again with their new EP Fallen Heroes, out now on Nuclear Blast records. Fallen Heroes pays tribute to Glenn Frey, Lemmy Kilmister, and David Bowie. For those of you who don’t know who Metal Allegiance is, they are one of the best Supergroups to …
Read More »Show Review & Gallery: Metal Allegiance at The Gramercy Theater, New York NY 04.07.16
Gramercy Theater is one of New York City’s most well-known music venues. Last week, Gramercy Theater was home to the final stop of the Metal Allegiance tour. Metal Allegiance is not your average metal band by any means. It’s a group of friends who love to play music and each …
Read More »Gallery & Review: The Winery Dogs At Starland Ballroom 10.09.2015
The Winery Dogs made their second appearance at New Jersey’s legendary Starland Ballroom this past Friday night. It’s not common that you find musicians who form a super-group because they love to play music. That is what makes The Winery Dogs so unique. Not only is their live performance off …
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