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Interview – Keith Roth

CrypticRockCrypticRockJune 3, 2025

When something lingers so deeply within your soul, there is no containing the passion waiting to pour out. Something that follows you every step of life, there are fortunate enough to find a successful path within the muse, just like esteemed Radio Host Keith Roth. ... Read More

Interview – Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 2, 2025

Few of the bands that emerged from the Sunset Strip Hard Rock scene during the 1980s struck the same nerve as L.A. Guns. Formed in 1983 by Guitarist Tracii Guns after he bowed out of Hollywood Rose (a band that would eventually morph into Guns ... Read More

L.A. Guns – Leopard Skin (Album Review)

Garrett RichardelloGarrett RichardelloApril 18, 2025

Formed four decades ago, L.A. Guns show no signs of slowing down. They seem to be picking up steam because they have released five studio albums in the last seven years, including their most recent, Leopard Skin. Released on April 4th, 2025, through Cleopatra Records, ... Read More

Interview – Don Dokken of Dokken

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 22, 2023

During the ’80s, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal found a common place in Billboard charts. A soar in mainstream acceptance and popularity that we have not seen prior, or thereafter, one of the kings of the era were none other than Dokken. A band formed ... Read More

Winger Chapter One: Atlantic Years 1988-1993 set art

Winger – Chapter One: Atlantic Years 1988-1993 (Box Set Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 7, 2023

Extremely successful in the late ‘80s, Winger is a band who often do not get the respect they deserve. Formed by Kip Winger, a trained student of music, prior to Winger’s mainstream success Kip actually contributed bass and vocals to Alice Cooper’s 1986 Constrictor and 1987 Raise Your ... Read More

Dokken – Heaven Comes Down (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 24, 2023

One of the biggest bands during the ‘80s era of Hard Rock and Metal was unquestionably Dokken. With origins dating back to the late ‘70s, Dokken stamp on the ‘80s scene early on with hits such as 1983’s “Breaking the Chains,” leading through to 1986’s ... Read More

Hair Nation

Interview – Keith Roth

Interview – Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns – Leopard Skin (Album Review)

Interview – Don Dokken of Dokken

Winger – Chapter One: Atlantic Years 1988-1993 (Box Set Review)

Dokken – Heaven Comes Down (Album Review)

Interview – Keith Roth

Interview – Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns – Leopard Skin (Album Review)

Interview – Don Dokken of Dokken

Winger – Chapter One: Atlantic Years 1988-1993 (Box Set Review)

Dokken – Heaven Comes Down (Album Review)

This Month in Horror Movie History – Terror Train (1980)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Prophecy (1995)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Abyss (1989)

Developing Artist Showcase – Red Voodoo

Developing Artist Showcase – Glitterfox

Developing Artist Showcase – Deadcode

Interview – Ms. Toi

Interview – Craig R. Baxley

Interview – Drop & Ben Nominet of Sybreed

Police Academy 3: Back in Training – Still Laughing 40 Years Later

Blackwater Holylight – Not Here Not Gone (Album Review)

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Mackenzie Donaldson

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Frater Orion of Deathless Legacy

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Lena Scissorhands of Infected Rain