New Beginning, New Surprise: Fu Manchu's The Return of Tomorrow Veteran rockers Fu Manchu have been a model of consistency since they first picked up their instruments back in 1985. The stoner rock quartet from
Paying Tribute to the Gods: An Interview with Conquest's Derek Brumley Derrick Brumley told me a story about how his older brother's girlfriend left the first Black Sabbath record at his childhood home one
John Garcia at Elsewhere (Brooklyn, NY) Stoner rock legend John Garcia played an electric last show of a two-week North American run, dubbed the Tour of the Valedores, on May 29th
Sessanta (A Celebration of Maynard James Keenan's 60th Birthday) at Forest Hills Stadium Usually when you buy a ticket to go see a show, you walk in the doors and are fairly certain of what you’re going
In Flames at Warsaw (Greenpoint, NY) In Flames played their first headlining show in Brooklyn in almost 25 years on May 3rd in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at Warsaw. It was the Swedish
The Sonic Ride: Astroqueen's Johan Borgede on the Band's Hiatus, Reunion, and Future Astroqueen released their full-length debut, Into Submission, in 2001. It is a cult classic in the world of stoner rock and metal. To date, they
No Words: The Versatile Role of the Instrumental on the Classic Metal Album Sometimes, all you need is the music. Literally, just the music. No vocals. I’ve always been a huge fan of a fully instrumental track.
Firehouse singer CJ Snare has passed away at age 64 He co-wrote most of the band's songs and has had seven songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, five of which were
A Light in the Black: Seven Songs That Explain the History and Legacy of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow If you grew up in the late 1980s and early 1990s like I did, you think you know all you need to know about classic
Shadows Fall "The War Within" 20th Anniversary Show at Starland Ballroom (Sayreville, NJ) If you’re like me (and you probably are), you get a ton of emails informing you about upcoming concerts in your area. Most of
