MOTLEY CRUE w/ ALICE COOPER 28’th of October 2014 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NYC REVIEW AND ALICE COOPER PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Motley Crue’s highly anticipated FINAL TOUR arrived in New York in late October. The tour was announced in January, and it also features an extraordinary guest Alice Cooper.…
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Best of 2014 – JP
Best of 2014 – JP 1. Gamma Ray-Empire Of The Undead (EarMusic) A raging return to form after the (mildly) disappointing TO THE METAL This one has it all; epics, fast songs, catchy songs, stellar performances and a faster, darker heavier direction than the past several years. The new drummer…
Best of 2014 – Celtic Bob
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Best of 2014 – Marko Syrjälä
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Best of 2014 – Robert Williams
Best of 2014 – Robert Williams 1. Evil United – “Honored By Fire” I’m proud to say that Metal-Rules.com was one of the first online outlets to cover Evil United being provided with an advance copy of their debut self titled full-length prior to it’s release in mid September of…
Best of 2014 – Waspman
Best of 2014 – Waspman 1. Primal Fear – Delivering the Black Over the years Primal Fear has just kept on doing their Judas Priest-inspired power metal thing, for better or worse. 17 years and 10 studio albums into their career, they’ve released what I consider their best album ever.…
Best of 2014 – Jarod Lawley
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Best of 2014 – Brat
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Best of 2014 – Hellias Papadopoulos
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ACCEPT Parts Ways With Guitarist HERMAN FRANK AND Drummer STEFAN SCHWARZMANN
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