Lately, a lot of things have been coming full circle for me. I’ve also seen a lot of things coming full circle for others as well. Back in September, I sat down with Creed frontman Scott Stapp for a 20-minute interview, listening to his tale of redemption from being in the biggest band in the world, to hitting rock...
Category: Heavy Metal
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Inside the House of Gold & Bones with Roy Mayorga of Stone Sour
Volume and heaviness await all who dare to enter the House of Gold & Bones. I was more than willing to enter, as I showed up to witness the kick-off stop of Stone Sour‘s 2013 House of Gold & Bones Tour. To make the evening even more epic, it was all going down in none other...
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Crobot – The Rock Band from Outer Space
I recently discovered a new epic band from right here in my home state of Pennsylvania – Crobot. I saw they were opening for Buckcherry and Lit in Philly at Xfinity Live!, so I checked out one of their songs online and I was hooked. I hit ’em up for an interview, and the rest is history. Their live show...
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Getting Down to the Bare Bones with Cody Hanson and Joe Garvey of Hinder
Hinder has been taking rock ‘n’ roll to the limit since 2005. Now, the band is taking a break from excess and volume, and going with a much simpler approach. The band currently on a special acoustic run, The Bare Bones Tour – Live & Unplugged. I caught up with drummer Cody Hanson and lead guitarist Joe Garvey backstage...
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Touring The Machine – Jesse Hasek and Brian Vodinh of 10 Years
Alternative heavy rock giants 10 Years are touring like a machine in support of their new album, Minus The Machine. The album debuted at #26 on the Billboard Top 200, with nearly 12,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The album was the band’s first release on their own label, Palehorse Records, in partnership with Warner Music...
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MARK TREMONTI FINDS HIS OWN ‘REAL’ ON DEBUT SOLO RECORD
Soon to be one of the greatest ever, guitar virtuoso Mark Tremonti of Creed and Alter Bridge has done it again. This time, the amps are cranked up to 11 as Tremonti unleashes an all-out metal assault on the senses. Building on the straight ahead hard rock sound of Creed and Alter Bridge’s melodic metal, All I Was is heavy and thrashy. Relentless...