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February Birthdays

February Birthdays

Black Sabbath guitarist and legenady Heavy Metal riff master Tony Iommi was born this month. As was a multitude of other guitarist and vocalist. Not a strong month for drummers. Also born in February was the master of macabre, the glutton for the guillotine, the snake charmer himself, Alice Cooper

December Birthdays

December Birthdays

Two of the hardest living, hardest partying and hardest rocking men in Hard Rock and Metal, Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmister were born this month along with numerous other rock and metal legends.

November Birthdays

November Birthdays

Blue Oyster Cult is well represented in the month of November for birthdays with three members celebrating being born this month. Along with many legendary guitarist.

Roctober Birthdays

Roctober Birthdays

The guitarists for one of Metals greatest guitar tandems Judas Priest’s K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton were both born in Roctober! See what other rockers were born this month.

September Birthdays

September Birthdays

A couple of guys that rode the railroad to rock stardom were born in September, along with one of the greatest drummers ever, classic rockers and the bassist/vocalist from one of the earliest heavy metal bands.

August Birthdays

August Birthdays

Leo’s and Virgo’s know how to rock. The month of August is hot and full of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Legends. I don’t know what was in the air nine months before August, but it must have been rock and metal dust. Wait until you see who was born this month. WOW!

My First Concert

My First Concert

KISS and RUSH are on tour in 1975 and I am about to see my first live rock concert. Nothing like seeing one of the greatest live shows in rock history for my first concert. Alex, Geddy, and Neil of RUSH opened the show and then the boys in KISS took the stage.

Interview | Kev Bower & Andy Sneap Of HELL

Interview | Kev Bower & Andy Sneap Of HELL

U.K. Metal band HELL is about to unleash a Metal Music Masterpiece on the world titled ‘Human Remains’ May, Friday the 13th in the U.K. and Tuesday the 17th in the U.S. HELL members Kev Bower and Andy Sneap were kind enough to speak with me about the new record.

May Birthdays

May Birthdays

Drummers dominate the month of May for birthdays, John ‘Bonzo’ Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Bill Ward of Black Sabbath, Alex Van Halen of Van Halen, Eric Singer of KISS, Roger Earl of Foghat, Phil Rudd of AC/DC and Sean Kinney of Alice In Chains. If you know of any others, let us know.

Interview | Niklas Stalvind Of WOLF

Interview | Niklas Stalvind Of WOLF

With their 6th studio record ‘Legions Of Bastards’ out, WOLF main man Niklas Stalvind took time to talk with me about the new record, what it’s about, how the title came to be and what went into making it.

April Birthdays

April Birthdays

April Birthdays from outer space including Vinnie Moore and Phil Mogg of UFO and Space ‘Ace’ Frehley of KISS. The man in black and his Strat. Also see what real life Howard Stern clown and Metal drummer was born an April Fool.

March Birthdays

March Birthdays

March is the month for the Axemen of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Both of the six and four string variety. Legendary guitarist Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Angus Young and bassist Chris Squire, Billy Sheehan and Steve Harris were born this month.

Choice Trax | February

Choice Trax | February

Want to hear some kick ass Hard Rock and Metal tunes? These are Choice Trax from the Rockchoice Top 20 Hard Rock and Metal Records of 2010. From legendary veterans of Hard Rock and Metal to the new comers that will carry this powerful genre into the 21st century.

RockChoice Top 20 Hard Rock/Metal Albums For 2010

RockChoice Top 20 Hard Rock/Metal Albums For 2010

Another great year for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, musically. With old school bands like Accept and The Scorpions putting out new records and newer groups like Sister Sin and The Sword with their entries, 2010 was a great year to be a fan.

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