Known as “America’s Blue Collar band” XFactor1 is the real mother deal y'all. One listen to their newest release Famous. Last. Words. and you will hear an album (and band) that is filled with emotion, energy, and killer hard rocking music. Famous. Last. Words.has 13 ass-kicking treats for your metal ears that will leave you wanting to gorge again and again.
Month: November 2012
There are many words that are used to describe emotion but when combined, three words describe it better than any other. Those three words would be Another Lost Year.
We’ve all heard the classic slogan “Cleveland Rocks”. While it may have been a TV sitcom’s introduction/theme song that made that slogan famous some years ago, it will be the metal band based in that fine city known as Affiance that will bring that slogan back and to heavy music reality. What Affiance will also bring back in the process is (and most importantly) what true rock and metal fans long for: melodic metal with soaring vocals and driving guitars.
Are you bored of metal bands consistently droning out the same note in a blasphemous attempt at getting the “Heavy” and “Brutal” sound, trying to reflect the good old days of rock? The London based Ace Mafia is our Indie Band of the Week for a reason – they provide the raw heaviness that we wanted whilst sticking to their classical roots. We got to interview their bassist – Geos – and you can see how the interview went here…
Marty McCoy from Bobaflex is good-humored, and hands-down one of the most personable people I’ve had the pleasure to speak with in a long time. If you haven’t heard Bobaflex’s Hell in My Heart, you’ve done yourself a disservice. Check this interview, get a copy of the album, visit them on facebook and at theofficialbobaflex.com, request ‘Sound of Silence’ from your radio station, and make Bobaflex a household name. You won’t regret it!
Don't know what to make for the Holidays? Check out this cookbook with 147 recipes from some of the biggest names in rock!
Read the review of the new six-song EP by Halestorm recorded live at the Warner Sound Studios.
An in-depth interview with George Lynch in which he talks about everything from his new adventure with two of his former Dokken bandmates, music & guitars, to the plight of Native American Indians.
Read all about the eclectic, wild mix of mayhem that is...The Coney Island Rock N' Roll Roadshow!
It is good to see a band spend time and effort on a B-side collection, unlike most bands or record labels that push out these collections to either generate money for the label or buzz for an upcoming record, Kylesa have spent over a year going through their back catalogue to produce a wondrous accumulation of material that will satisfy die hard fans and new fans alike.