I caught up with bassist Bjorn Englen for an impromptu interview on board the Monsters Of Rock Cruise East, Shredders from the Deep where he performed stellar sets with both Dio Disciples and Hellion. Bjorn is one busy bassist active with a several different bands besides the above mentioned bands, he tours with Tony MacAlpine […]
Insomniac announced the return of North America’s longest-running dance music festival, Nocturnal Wonderland, to Southern California on Labor Day Weekend. For the second year in a row, the festival will span three full days, September 2, 3 and 4, at the San Manuel Amphitheater & Grounds. Headliners from all over the world will come together […]
Fred Barchetta Tonight, I finally got to see one of my favorite bands Points North turn into their alter RUSH ego Fred Barchetta. If you’re a RUSH fan you’ll appreciate the flawless musicianship that guitarist Eric Barnett, Bassist Uriah Duffy, drummer Kevin Aiello and Vocalist Kristina VanAmburgh bring to the stage. When watching them play […]
It was NAMM week in SoCal and I was fortunate to be able to catch a young Phenom, Miss Gabbie Rae at The Grove. I have been following her meteoric rise in the Metal Community over the past few years and she has been making her way up the scene with her epic performances with […]
NAMM week is always special and during all of the chaos we were able to catch up with my friends from Sweden, COLDSPELL. We were able to squeeze in a quick and impromptu interview to find out more about the status of their upcoming fourth album that should be released later this year. If you […]
GRAHAM BONNET @ MALONE’S It’s always a treat when I’m able to catch up with old friends as I was during NAMM week with Graham Bonnet. It was the opening show of his first tour in quite a while. Believe me, I didn’t know what to expect because we hadn’t seen each other nor had […]
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David Reed Watson, the newest member of this amazing Metal Band “KILL RITUAL,” was lurking around the Anaheim Convention Center during NAMM week and we were fortunate enough to sit down with him during the bands performance at Malone’s. Having been a fan of David’s since we met a few years ago, we discovered that […]