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Tony Harnell announces return as singer for TNT!

October 17, 2013

There must be some magic in the air today and the stars are all aligned because I have some awesome news to share! Tony Harnell has just announced his return as vocalist for TNT. I have told you earlier this year about Tony Harnell & The Wildflowers featuring Ron Bumblefoot Thal. I also loved seeing Tony perform in January at NAMM 2013 along with Cassandra Sotos and Ron. You can check out a video which we got of their great performance here: Tony Harnell has an incredibly powerful and distinctive voice that I have loved for a long time! Tony was the lead singer of the Norwegian Rock band, TNT during the highlight of their career (1984 to 2006) and has over 30 albums of experience as well as numerous awards. It is so exciting to see that he will be returning to TNT. You can read his Facebook post here announcing the news: So let’s all give Tony a warm WELCOME BACK and I can’t wait to find out about a US Tour!!!! [Read More]

Like Monroe release lyric video for “The Enemy”

October 16, 2013

We had told you about Like Monroe a couple months ago ( formerly A Candle Lit City) and brought you an interview with vocalist, Ty Johnson, read here. Today we wanted to let you know that Like Monroe just released a lyric video for their new single “The Enemy”. Check it out here: Lead singer Ty Johnson has been quoted before as saying, “Every song for us has been about growth. We feel that we are writing our most thought provoking, yet inspiring music we have ever produced and we couldn’t be more proud”. This is one song to be proud of guys! Great job! I love this song. It has a great mixture of deep scream vocals meshed with hard rock vocals. along with bad ass drumming. The guitars are drop tuned heavy guitars that I always enjoy. You can pick up the new single today through their website here. So make sure to check them out and follow them at all their new social media sites. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/likemonroeband Twitter: www.twitter/likemonroeband [Read More]

AIRBOURNE releases new video “Back in the Game”

October 16, 2013

Earlier this year, we picked hard rockers Airbourne from Australia as one of our Tuesdays Travels pick. You can read more about that here. Well today, we wanted to share with you their new video for their rockin song, “Back In The Game” which is a balls to the wall song and you will be hooked instantly! We had been looking forward to seeing Airbourne at the Aftershock Festival back in September but they had to cut their North American tour short due to an emergency family situation. We hope that everyone is well. Here they are announcing with their new video they are back in the game with their old school rock sound that reminds me of when I first discovered my other favorite Aussie band AC/DC over 30 years ago. The video includes spectacular live footage shots that treat you to all the angles of their show and has you feel like you are part of the band. From slow-mo to Go-Pro to behind the scenes, it has it all! It makes you [Read More]

Louna from Russia is our Tuesdays Travels pick of the week!

October 15, 2013

For this Tuesdays Travels pick I want to introduce you to a band that we recently got to see perform live here in San Francisco. From Moscow, Russia I present to you hard rockers, Louna. Louna was in San Francisco performing with Heaven’s Basement and The Pretty Reckless for their Going To Hell Tour which in itself is quite historic with American, British and Russian bands together on the bill. Louna came out on stage and just rocked the place. Lou Gevorkian on vocals has not only has spectacular vocals but a high energy stage presence that reminds me of the days of the Runaways or early Pat Benatar. On bass, Vitaly Demidenko is jumping around with adrenaline flowing through his veins and gives us some crunchy bass lines. On guitars you are treated to a double dose of blistering guitars by Rouben Kazariyan and Sergey Ponkratiev. Bringing the sound all together with his lively drumming is Leonid “Pilot” Kinzbursky. Together, this band shows us that even though they may come from a country halfway across the [Read More]

Heaven’s Basement makes quite an impression on San Francisco!

October 15, 2013

Last month we told you how UK rockers Heaven’s Basement really stole the show at the Ernie Ball stage during the Aftershock Festival. You can read more about that here. Well this past weekend, Heaven’s Basement made their debut appearance in San Francisco at Slim’s where they were performing with The Pretty Reckless and Louna. The lineup alone was incredible as it had British, American and Russian bands touring together on the Going to Hell Tour and they really put on quite a show. Shortly before their set, we had the opportunity to interview Sid Glover and Aaron Buchanan as they told us about what other countries they look forward to touring next. We are pleased to bring you the interview from Slim’s right here: Heaven’s Basement truly has an incredible electrifying stage presence. These four guys give a 150% of themselves out on that stage and it continues from the first note to the last song. It is amazing to watch as they must high octane adrenaline running through those veins. Aaron definitely has an amazing talent to [Read More]

Fozzy set to tour with Steel Panther and Buckcherry in December!

October 13, 2013

One of our favorite heavy metal rockers, FOZZY is set to tour with the crazy Steel Panther guys and fellow rockers Buckcherry in December throughout Australia. This will be Steel Panther “Spreading the Disease” tour which starts on December 6th in Brisbane, Australia! Make sure to check the dates on their websites and not miss these incredible shows! I will leave you with our interview with Stevie D of Buckcherry from Aftershock Festival, Rockin Ryan’s Fozzy Tribute Video. We will bring you more when we get further details! Information & Links: Website: www.fozzyrock.com Facebook: fwww.facebook.com/FozzyRock Facebook for Chris: www.facebook.com/chrisjericho Facebook for Rich: www.facebook.com/thedukeofmetal Facebook for Billy: www.facebook.com/Billygreyplaystheguitar Facebook for Paul: www.facebook.com/pauldileo1 Facebook for Frank: www.facebook.com/FrankPlaysDrums Twitter: www.twitter.com/fozzyRock Instagram: www.instagram.com/fozzyRock Website: www.buckcherry.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/buckcherry Twitter: www.twitter.com/Buckcherry Instagram: www.instagram.com/buckcherryworldwide Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/BuckcherryOfficial

Fault Line release new album “Cloud 9” and it ROCKS!

October 13, 2013

Fault Line from Upland, California is delivering their new brand of music, “Modern Classic” Rock that they describe as loud/rude aggressive blus/rock n roll. What I call it is a perfect match. These guys hit the stage and they are there to ROCK YOU! I had the opportunity to catch them earlier this year as they performed at the historic Whisky in Hollywood, CA and they were awesome. Most recently Fault Line released their new CD/Album “Cloud 9” and after listening, it will have you on your own rockin Cloud 9. This album truly delivers some old school rock with a modern flair. They highlight each of the member’s talent on all songs. Sometimes you find an album that has some Kick ass Drums, or some amazing guitar work or vocals and you seem to forget the rest. Not this album, each member has their glory moment on songs and it will have you appreciating all their talent. Fault Line is Brian Karrick on lead vocals, Jeff Mordhorst on Bass, Jeremy Schoen on Lead Guitar [Read More]