Article Archives

Reviews

Clutch – “Psychic Warfare”

Clutch is a four-piece Frederick, Maryland-based band that was formed by vocalist Roger Smalls, bassist Dan Maines, drummer Jeal-Paul Gaster, and guitarist Tim Sult in 1991.

Vocalist Smalls departed the original lineup shortly afterwards, and was replaced by longtime friend …

Read More »
Reviews

Motörhead – Bad Magic

“Bad Magic,” the 22nd studio album released on August 28, 2015 by Motörhead comes on the heels of an earlier announcement by Lemmy, the band’s ubiquitous front man and bass player that he’s quit smoking and switched from whiskey to

Read More »
Articles

Louder Than Life Festival

What do you get when you combine live rock music, Gourmet Man Food, whiskey, bourbon, and NXT wrestling?

Louder Than Life — The perfect recipe for a festival.

Day one was dreary, cold, wet, insanely muddy, and Champions Park in …

Read More »
Reviews

20 lb. Sledge – “Divine Battery”

“Divine Battery” is the debut release from 20 lb. Sledge, independent hard rock band based in Los Angeles. The band is the brainchild of political and social commentator, Alfonzo Rachel of PJTV fame.

Aside from the obvious connotations that come …

Read More »
Articles

Alfonzo ‘Zo’ Rachel

Breaking down barriers with his 20 lb. Sledge

Alfonzo “Zo” Rachel is a fascinating man. He’s a trained martial artist master the former owner and operator of a training dojo. Rachel’s also an accomplished musician, the drummer and founder of

Read More »
Articles

8 TIPS TO HOLDING BAND MEETINGS THAT DON’T SUCK

By Bobby Borg

We’ve all heard of those infamous band meetings where members arrive late—only to talk (and sometimes scream) about important (and sometimes completely unimportant) matters in a disorganized fashion. Just watch Metallica’s documentary DVD, “Some Kind of Monster”

Read More »
Spotlight

Adakain

Never Coming Home

Adakain

Ryan Ray – Lead Vocals & Guitar
Corey Goodwin – Guitar
Ryan Carroll – Drums
Anthony Morel – Bass

The Hard Rock & Metal music scene of Dallas, Texas has a long and storied history of spawning …

Read More »