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Buckcherry – Roar Like Thunder (Album Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsJune 13, 2025

From Southern California, Buckcherry has been called everything from Hard Rock and Sleaze Rock to Alternative Rock. Truthfully, it is absurd to try to find a label for the band, because their sound has remained consistent since the early days, with songs like 1999’s “Lit ... Read More

Volbeat – God of Angels Trust (Album Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsJune 6, 2025

Together since 2001, Denmark’s Volbeat has become one of the most well-known and successful Heavy Rock bands around. Traveling a fascinating journey, Volbeat attained significant success in the Euroepan market with their first three albums (2005’s The Strength/The Sound/The Songs, 2007’s Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil, ... 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

Miss Velvet – Triptych (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 6, 2025

No manual comes with life; you have to figure out how to put it together as you go. The cold, hard truth is that lessons come with experience, but for Miss Velvet, it has been about growing with each pain. Originally from New York, Miss ... Read More

Interview – Dorothy Martin of Dorothy Talks Purpose in Rock-n-Roll

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 1, 2025

Life moves in mysterious ways. While we would like to believe we are in complete control, then something completely unexpected happens that reminds us perhaps we are not. A wake-up call to remain humble and grateful and realize just how special it is to open ... Read More

L.S. Dunes – Violet (Album Review)

Mark ZapataMark ZapataJanuary 31, 2025

L.S. Dunes made their name known in September 2022 at Chicago’s Riot Fest. Interestingly, their debut album, Past Lives, was waiting in the wings when it debuted a few months later, in November. Looking back, the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns were the catalyst of the project, ... Read More

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