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BURNING RAIN - Face The Music
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BURNING RAIN, a hard rock band founded by guitarist extraordinaire Doug Aldrich (REVOLUTION SAINTS, THE DEAD DAISIES, EX-WHITESNAKE, DIO)and vocalist Keith St. John (MONTROSE, KINGDOM COME), are pleased to announce the release of their fourth studio album, Face the Music, on March 22nd via Frontiers Music SRL. When asked why the band chose to release “Midnight Train” as […]
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The Treatment - Power Crazy
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“Power Crazy” is the fourth full-length album from British hard rockers The Treatment. Coupling sonic power with an insane taste for infectious riffs, The Treatment are firing on all cylinders with their slice of no frills hard rock. A quick listen will instantly reveal the essential ingredients of a classic hard rock album: riffs, huge choruses, […]
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THE END MACHINE - The End Machine
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Hard rock titans collide for THE END MACHINE, a brand-new project that features classic-eraDOKKEN members George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, and Mick Brown as well as current WARRANTsinger Robert Mason. The band will be releasing their self-titled debut on March 22nd via Frontiers Music SRL. Surely, some fans may be wondering to themselves, isn’t this just Dokken without Don Dokken? “Musically, of course […]
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FM - The Italian Job
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Hot on the heels of the release of their 10th studio album “Atomic Generation,” UK’s finest melodic rock band FM kicked off their tour in support of the album with a typically stunning performance at Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy in April 2018. FM offered up a set which included fan favorites and classic cuts taken […]
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Anthem - Nucleus
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Japan’s leading traditional heavy metal band, ANTHEM, will release Nucleus, an entirely re-recorded greatest hits album now available with English lyrics for the first time, on March 29! On the eve of the bands 35th Anniversary, their popularity in Japan remains as high as ever and their worldwide fan base continues to grow. Thus the idea of an […]
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Flotsam and Jetsam Release "The End of Chaos"
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1986 brought us Flotsam and Jetsam’s debut record Doomsday and the Deceiver. Here we are rocking into 2019 with yet another bombastic deliverance from Flotsam and Jetsam with their latest creation, The End Of Chaos….or is it? I for one sure hope not, because this is a monster record and I want to hear even […]
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WEST BOUND - Volume I
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West Bound are a hard hitting new rock band formed in the LA area by vocalist Chas West (Resurreciton Kings, ex-Bonham, Lynch Mob etc.) and renowned guitarist/producer Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Halford, Tribe of Gypsies).With a lineup completed by Jimmy Burkard (guitar), Jason Cornwell (bass), Dave “Chilli” Moreno (drums), and Stephen LeBlanc (keyboards) the guys offer their […]
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NAMM 2019, Wampler Pedals
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Founded by CEO and author, Brian Wampler, Wampler Pedals is now in its 16th year, as another successful small business. Wampler Pedals is located Martinsville, Indiana and specializes in a boutique series of effects pedals and amplifiers. Along with designing and manufacturing all American made pedals and amplifiers, Brian has also written two books, on […]
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NAMM 2019, Traveler Guitars
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Founded in 1992, Redlands, California based, Traveler Guitar, is a small business specializing in the design and manufacturing of full-scale travel guitars. Developer and CEO, Leon Cox, produces 15 different series of acoustic, electric, bass and hybrid guitars along with accessories and travel cases and gear. Traveler Guitars are available for purchase both nationally and […]
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Knaggs Guitars, NAMM 2019
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Although Peter Wolf and I have talked many times before on Facebook, we had never sat down and been able to chat about his amazing guitars and his extensive background in making them. I had a chance to play his guitars and see the quality of the construction when we spoke at this years NAMM. I […]