As much as I can appreciate Dom Coccaro’s taste in old horror flicks, I have to disagree with his article Trivium and Avenged Sevenfold: Brand Spanking Old Metal. While I’m not familar with the former band, I think that Avenged Sevenfold deserves a bit more credit than he is willing to give them. Their sound ...
In the early 1980’s there was explosion of bands hitting the L.A. music scene which quickly earned the nick name “Hair Bands” due to the big hair and Glam style stage wear that was donned by the artists. Here are my picks for top 5 hair bands of the eighties. Top Hair Band #5 My ...
Any discussion of the music of the 1980s is likely to spur harsh discussion and heated words about the best songs of the decade. Madonna, U2 and The Police dominated a decade when Phil Collins left Genesis and hair metal found its way to the top of the charts. So, how do you pick the ...
Five young men from Sheffield, England were absolute rock music fanatics as teenagers. They worshipped the likes of T. Rex, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie. Taking the name Def Leppard from singer Joe Elliot’s imaginary band, they proceeded to set the benchmark for rock and roll success in the 1980’s. With tens of ...
Lordi – The Arockalypse / 2006 The End / 15 Tracks / http://www.lordi.org / http://www.theendrecords.com / Lordi was the act that won the 2006 Eurovision song contest, and for good reason. The field was very weak, and Lordi was one of the few acts that actually played any version of rock on the show. This ...
