Iron Maiden and Dream Theater touring North America this summer!
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
As long as we're on the metal tip, I should share the following details with you. Thanks to my buddy Rob for the heads up on this one! Horns up!
(Extra special thanks to Iron Maiden for NOT skipping Cleveland!)
From DreamTheater.net:
Prog rock/metal institution DREAM THEATER will spend their summer supporting Iron Maiden on the band's month-long tour of major US and Canadian markets. The tour launches on June 9 and runs through July 20, and includes a stop at the storied Madison Square Garden in NYC, marking the first time in a lengthy and respected career that Dream Theater have played the world's most famous arena.
This tour will mark another milestone in Dream Theater's history, which continues to expand and evolve twenty-five years deep.
CommentsArmored Saint – La Raza
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Saints still conquer!
Especially when you're talking about John Bush and Armored Saint.
La Raza, the first all-new studio album of Armored Saint material in 10 years, will be on the shelves here in the U.S. on March 16th, and let me tell you, this album was worth the wait! "Loose Cannon" is a strong album opener that immediately made me think what a great setlist opener it would be! Hopefully the Saint boys are thinking something similar in regards to simply touring a bit to support La Raza. I can't imagine that they wouldn't do at least 15-20 shows to get the word out about this release, but I guess we'll find out soon.
Metal Blade Records currently has a pre-order special that will net you a copy of the album and an Armored Saint t-shirt, all in one handy package - bonus points, the t-shirt doesn't suck!
It's good to hear John Bush back behind a microphone again - with the release of La Raza and potential additional activity on tap with Anthrax, there's a good chance that it will be a year full of music for John Bush fans to enjoy. We'll take it!
Here's a full review of the disc from Shawn Gould at Pitriff.
Contest: Win a copy of the new REO Speedwagon Christmas CD!
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
When you care enough to give the very best, you keep it for yourself instead. you share it with the ones that you love!
With the holiday season in full swing, we've been feeling pretty nostalgic about the past year. While sitting around listening to the new REO Speedwagon holiday release Not So Silent Night with my Popdose compadres Jeff and Jason, I suddenly had a thought. What can I do to make someone's holiday just a little bit brighter?
CommentsMetal Salute: Auburn Records celebrates 25th Anniversary
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
For those of you that have been in the dark (and we might be talking about Metal Church), you'll want to be aware of THE metal event happening this weekend in Cleveland on Saturday at the Beachland Ballroom. Local metal impresario Bill Peters celebrates the 25th anniversary of his record label Auburn Records with a FREE show featuring a good chunk of the Auburn roster (both past and present) performing live.
Setlist: Metallica at Quicken Loans Arena – 10/15/09
Written by: Chris Akin
You know, it’s crazy when I think about the fact that I’ve seen Metallica 36 times now, yet this was the first time I’ve seen them in the last decade. I have worshipped this band since I was a kid, but the facts are the facts, and the fact is that they did a solid decade of performing and recording that just didn’t interest me at all. The last two times I saw them were at Blossom Music Center in 1998 with Jerry Cantrell, and then again in 1999 with Sevendust and Kid Rock.
The show in ’98, complete with hardly any classic Metallica tunes except for when they brought out the stools to jam material from the first two albums acoustically, was the worst performance I’ve ever seen from the band I would call the best live act of all time. More upsetting still was their performance a year later, when they were blown off the stage by both Sevendust and Kid Rock. After that, the clangy sound of St. Anger didn’t even remotely interest me enough to venture out to see them. Truth be told, I had pretty much decided that Metallica was done.
CommentsCage Match: Ace Frehley vs. Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Today, we welcome special guest/uber-KISS fan Corey Rotic for a memorable Cage Match that was proposed by Cage Match board member D.X. Ferris.
Vinnie Vincent Invasion “Boys Are Gonna Rock” vs. Ace Frehley/Frehley’s Comet “Rock Soldiers”
That’s a whole lot of alleged “rocking.”
I think, to begin with, this is an unevenly-matched cage match because I’ve been an Ace Frehley disciple since childhood, but sometimes facts are facts.
I’m so torn – Vinnie Vincent is clearly a better guitarist than Ace Frehley, but…that hair. *shudders*
Likewise, Ace is no virtuoso but he does have a sweet Les Paul that belches smoke and flies. And as generous as I possibly can be, neither one of these are great songs. But when has Kiss ever had anything to do with music?
CommentsDXism – Danzig
Written by: D.X. Ferris
A continuing series of helpful advice, humorous observations, questions about life, and obscure movie quotes and musical references, as posted by Scene Magazine staff writer D.X. Ferris on Twitter. Follow @dxferris for daily doses of the magic.
Today's DXism:
Twist of Cain Park: Cleveland's finest summertime tribute to the dark genius of Glenn Danzig. Admission is free... but will you make it out?
alternate idea:
"Dirty Black Summer: Cleveland's finest folk musicians pay tribute to Danzig at scenic (Twist of) Cain Park." This also is fake.
Bonus helpful advice:
One way to mess with cell-phone yakkers: Blast 'em with air horn. Actually, it works w/ anybody. Especially at work. They never expect it.
