In the cool city, in the heat of the night Looking for adventure, on the face of the light Night Ranger, Night Ranger Night Ranger: Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC on May 8th, 2019 No words better describe the feeling in the air the evening Night Ranger came to the historic Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC. […]
The word icon was created for someone like Robert Plant. The Led Zeppelin frontman – and his magical vocal style – has been the stuff of rock legend for generations of fans – and this fall, for many for the first time, we will get to hear the man sing live. Robert Plant has announced […]
Gruesome Music-Where Rock and Horror Meet. That’s the title and tagline of our new venture here at Gruesome Magazine. But what is horror? The word Gruesome denotes bloody, scary, and macabre, but not all horror is gruesome right? What are some of the other types of horror? Creepy, spooky, ethereal? That’s where the band Suldusk […]
New Year’s Day is a female fronted alternative rock/metal band from Anaheim, California. These guys have been around since 2005 and gained traction of a fan-base via social media in 2006 with their self-titled EP. In 2007 they followed up with their album My Dear, which had more of a pop-punk sound. The metal sound […]
Having been banging around the metal scene since 2014 – Minneapolis based rockers Cold Kingdom had quickly earned a reputation as a solid, crowd-pleasing act. They spent a few years opening for some of the biggest names on the metal circuit but 2018 brought a bit of road bump as their lead singer decided to […]
Since the band’s debut in 2015 – Hollywood Vampires have made some serious noise on the metal scene. Makes sense seeing that three of the United States biggest stars form the band. Being fronted by Alice Cooper, having Joe Perry handling lead guitar duties and rhythm guitar duties handled by none other than film legend […]
Rockers LoveSick Radio have been making some noise since their debut single caught peoples attention and made it into the Billboard Top 50 – since then they’ve been playing live – hitting festivals and opening for some of the biggest acts on the road. Now they are back with a new single – destined to […]
Summer music festivals are all the rage, have been for the last few years but a fall music festival? Sounds good to me cause I’m a heat hater, nice cool nights and some kick-ass metal sounds to be just what I need – and a great slate of bands would make it all the sweeter! […]
Witherfall is a dark melodic metal band from Los Angeles. With this new EP entitled “Vintage,” they draw inspiration from 1990’s MTV and craft a mostly acoustic album. Sadly, “Vintage” does not fall into the wheelhouse of my musical taste. However, with that being said Witherfall and their music definitely have an audience as the […]
Okilly Dokilly, a metalcore band out of Phoenix Arizona, are the originators of “Nedal” music, a subgenre of metal themed around the Simpsons character Ned Flanders. Yes, you read that correctly. For those who don’t know, Ned Flanders is the Simpsons goody-two-shoes neighbor who is a God-fearing, religious, no-swearing, everything-is-great person. So, what’s the exact […]
Hollywood-based rock band Dead Girls Corp has released their debut 12 track album, Bloody Noses and Hand Grenades. A distinctive rock band with influences of new wave, post-punk, goth, and industrial with lyrics that are sometimes dark, but always entertaining. If this band isn’t on your radar, I suggest you change that immediately. The band […]
For the last almost four decades – mornings have been filled with the voice of Howard Stern and his stable of crazy sidekicks. So many memories, so many laughs. Since moving his show to satellite radio, he has become an icon – a ground breaker. Stern announced his pending retirement on his show – citing […]
Todd Rundgren has done a lot in his long run as a music superstar – one thing he hasn’t done though is star in a genre film – time to check that one off the list. Today brought a trailer for The 27 Club starring you guessed it – Todd Rundgren. Have a look! So […]
Along with a full band, the Ronnie James Dio hologram will be heading out on tour in 2019. Being billed as a “live music experience” Dio Returns will feature Craig Goldy on guitar, Simon Wright on drums, Scott Warren on keyboards, and Bjorn Englen on bass. The show will also feature renowned metal vocalists Tim […]
Those that master the guitar are looked upon as Gods – not just in the Metal / Rock world – but in all of music. If you can make those six strings sing – you’ve got your golden ticket. Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Slash – we could literally list the guitar heroes for hours […]