Concert Reviews
Trashy Annie at Redwood Bar & Grill – Los Angeles – 5/7/2024
The Redwood Bar & Grill is a dark hole in the wall bar adjacent to downtown L.A. A true rock n’ roll bar and the perfect ambiance for a Tuesday night rock show in early […]
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Brutal News
STAIND 05-04-24 @ The Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN
It was a warm spring evening in Saint Paul last Saturday, and thousands of people poured into the Xcel Energy Center to see the annual 93X Twin City Takeover. I look forward to this show […]
Brutal News
JUDAS PRIEST 05-02-24 @ The Armory in Minneapolis, MN
In the genre of heavy metal, few bands boast the longevity, influence, and power of Judas Priest and Sabaton. The last time these two bands came through Minneapolis, I was out of town for work […]
Brutal News
Black Label Society Drummer Jeff Fabb Releases “Love and War” – Talks Zakk Wylde in Pantera
Los Angeles, CA (Friday, April 5th) – Making his name in ground-breaking heavy metal bands such as Black Label Society, In This Moment, Sixx:A.M. and Filter, Jeff Fabb decided to pioneer his own sound with […]
New Releases
Blacktop Mojo Drops New Single “I Can’t Tell”
Los Angeles, CA (Friday, March 22th) – Blacktop Mojo releases “I Can’t Tell” – a blues and grunge-inspired, southern twang track that soars high above modern rock with its genius instrumentation and catchy melody. “I […]
Concert Reviews
Darkest Hour at 1720 Los Angeles – March 14th 2024
It’s a dark Thursday night in Los Angeles just southeast of the downtown area. Deep in the grimy industrial district of the city, lies the 1720 Warehouse. It’s a very unsuspecting concert venue… unless you’ve […]
Concert Reviews
NITA STRAUSS March 16, 2024 @ The Skyway Theater, Minneapolis, MN
I’ve been a fan of Nita Strauss for a while now. She has an impressive and extensive resume; she started her career in the all-female tribute band, “The Iron Maidens,” is a touring guitarist for […]
Brutal News
Job For a Cowboy’s Moon Healer Earns #7 Spot On Billboard Current Rock Albums Chart
Moon Healer, the latest full-length from experimental/progressive death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY, shattered Billboard charts upon its first week of release, earning the #13 position on the Current Hard Music Albums chart, #7 on the […]
Album Reviews
Scott Stapp – Higher Power (Album Review)
The highly anticipated fourth solo album by former Creed frontman Scott Stapp is set to be released on March 15 through Napalm Records. The title track “Higher Power” was released in August as a single […]
New Releases
Former Fear Factory Vocalist Burton C. Bell Releases Debut Solo Track “Anti-Droid”
The voice that defined futuristic anxiety, existential desperation, and steadfast resistance returns. Extreme music pioneer, multimedia talent, and iconoclastic provocateur Burton C. Bell resurrects his legacy and forward-thinking destiny, remade in a career-spanning incarnation as […]