One of Australia’s founding fathers of heavy metal is about to unleash his first new music in 22 years! Steve Hughes, known to the world for the last two decades as the cutting edge stand up comedian who pulls no punches when it comes how he sees the state of…
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GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES-Part 2 A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of European Super Groups
GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES-Part 2 A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of European Super Groups (Version 1.1) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
Grandfather! Tell Me A Story! – A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal Concept albums.
Grandfather! Tell Me A Story! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal Concept albums. (Version 1.1) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial…
JAPANDEMONIUM…LIVE!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan.
Japandemonium! Live!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan. (Version 1.1) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
STILL THE ORCHESTRA PLAYS-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Symphonic Heavy Metal Albums.
STILL THE ORCHESTRA PLAYS. A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Symphonic Heavy Metal Albums. (Version 1.1) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
REBORN IN BLASPHEMY-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Re-Recorded Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums.
REBORN IN BLASPHEMY A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Re-Recorded Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums. (Version 1.8) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial…
New Bands…New Blood: 2010-2020
This article is meant to share new bands and new blood to the metal scene that do not get as much attention. These are bands who have only come into existence in the past 10 years. So no bands that released their debut album before 2010 are included (a few…
A TRIBUTE TO THE PAST-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Tribute Albums
A TRIBUTE TO THE PAST A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Tribute Albums (Version 1.3) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add…
THE 100% OFFICIAL METAL-RULES.COM STAFF PANDEMIC PICKS
THE 100% OFFICIAL METAL-RULES.COM STAFF PANDEMIC PICKS Like most of you, all of us here have been impacted by the global pandemic to one degree or another. If an effort to keep our content fun and relevant we have each selected our personal song that each of us feel best…
GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of American Super Groups
GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of American Super Groups (Version 1.7) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and technical…
READ ALL ABOUT IT-A Very Brief And Incomplete History of Canadian Heavy Metal Magazines
READ ALL ABOUT IT A Very Brief And Incomplete History of Canadian Heavy Metal Magazines (Version 1.3) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
Remembering The Forgotten-2019
Remembering The Forgotten-2019 I wrote these introductory comments for this same column four years ago. It still holds true today. The more things change, the more they stay the same. However (!) in a slight improvement, this year seemed to be less of a stampede to be first to publish ‘End…
Graham Bonnet and Alcatrazz say “Hello Australia” in June
Graham and the band play RAINBOW “Down to Earth” in its entirety, plus a 2 hour set of classics from his time with Alcatrazz/Michael Schenker Group/Impelliteri/Blackthorne even his classic ’70s hits Warm Ride, Baby Blue, even some Marbles classics! ONLY $50 Limited VIP meet and greet EXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE before…
Remembering The Forgotten-2018
Remembering The Forgotten-2018 by JP I wrote these introductory comments for this same column two years ago. It still holds true today. The more things change, the more they stay the same. However (!) in a slight improvement, this year seemed to be less of a stampede to be first to…
Idol Of Death: A Guide To Japan’s Underground Idols For Metalheads
By Ron Anicich What is Japanese idol culture? For decades the Japanese popular music scene has been dominated by idol groups who have over-saturated the market with their bland, computer-driven pop music. Female fronted groups like AKB48 and Morning Musume, who no person with functioning ears should ever listen to,…