After leaving the very successful English Progressive Rock outfit Procol Harum following the release of 1971’s Broken Barricades album, Guitarist Robin Trower embarked on a solo career that would yield four consecutive gold records between 1974 and 1977. Debuting solo in 1973 with Twice Removed from...
Joe Satriani, in the eyes of many, is a guitar god. Naturally a teacher, Satriani has mentored a long list of guitarists from Kirk Hammett of Metallica, to David Bryson of Counting Crows, to Kevin Cadogan from Third Eye Blind, to Alex Skolnick of Testament, among...
In 1975, KISS' double live album Alive! propelled the band into international stardom. Having released three moderately successful studio albums prior to Alive!, the band was on the verge of packing it in. First, 1974 saw the release of two long players, their self-titled debut...
Coming from the city of Cleveland, Ohio, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are one of Hip Hop's most unique acts. Formed back in 1991 originally as The Band-Aid Boys, they soon became B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e to release the debut album Faces of Death in 1993, only to morph into what...
Ranked 57th in Rolling Stone magazine's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, English Singer-Songwriter Eric Burdon is truly an original. Widely recognized as the vocalist of legendary Rock band The Animals, and later Funk Rock band War, Burdon has quite an amazing story to tell....
Frederick, Maryland’s Clutch have cultivated a rabid fan base over the last twenty plus years on the strength of their always innovative, varied recordings, and their relentless touring. Playing well over one hundred shows every year, Clutch is a working man’s band that never disappoints...
It is impossible to overstate the importance of Black Sabbath in the history of popular music, particularly Heavy Metal. Bands such as Iron Butterfly, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin delivered heavy music prior to the band’s self-titled debut, with much of it based on the...
When many first heard the news of the To Those Left Behind Tour set for the Autumn of 2015, the first thought that immediately arose was, "When do tickets go on sale?" A natural reaction for Metal fans, the bill comes packed with a lineup...
When one thinks of the ultimate Arena Rock experience, chances are Styx come to the forefront of their mind. Formed over four decades ago in Chicago, Illinois, between the years of 1977 and 1984, every album they released sold at least one million copies, making them...
Simon & Garfunkel were Folk Rock superstars by the time of their 1970 release Bridge Over Troubled Water. Having met in Queens, NY in the early '50s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel would form a Pop outfit called Tom & Jerry, which spawned a minor...
