Dee Snider is a legend in the rock and metal world. He's up there alongside the likes of Alice Cooper, Rob Halford and Ozzy in terms of his history and influence, as well as being one hell of a human being. His speech to Senate during the heavy metal witch hunts of the 80s are … Continue reading Album Review: Dee Snider – For The Love Of Metal Live
Tag: Twisted Sister
Photo Competition – and the winner is…
We ran a little competition through December on our facebook page to, basically, show off how good our photographers are. We got each shutterbug to submit their favourite photo - that they themselves had taken - during 2016. These were popped into a gallery and the general public were asked to comment, like and share … Continue reading Photo Competition – and the winner is…
Classic Covers: Dee Snider – We’re Not Gonna Take It
So this is a little unusual - an artist covering a song he originally wrote and performed with another band? Well, why not? When you've written one of the best known and best loved rock anthems of all time, then run with it. There's more to this release as well. It will feature on Snider's … Continue reading Classic Covers: Dee Snider – We’re Not Gonna Take It
Bloodstock Epiphone interviews – Twisted Sister / Mastodon
Epiphone are a fairly well known manufacturer when it comes to guitars and they were loitering around Bloodstock to accost some of the musicians who play their products. Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister and Brent Hinds of Mastodon are two of those guitarists, and both did some short interviews in the Epiphone bus. Check … Continue reading Bloodstock Epiphone interviews – Twisted Sister / Mastodon
Bloodstock 2016 – Mosh’s view
Finally, after posting my behind-the-scenes viewpoint over a week ago, I get the time to rattle off a few words about the bands I saw. This post pretty much wraps up our reviews (there may be one more, but that's it) and I hope we've managed to mention most of the bands. It's really difficult … Continue reading Bloodstock 2016 – Mosh’s view
Bloodstock 2016 – Friday (James’s view)
This is James's view of the Friday. Photos are by Will Tudor Photography and Bukavac Photography. For our overviews of the weekend, you'll want to check any of the following: Mosh / Ross / Sean / James / Zach (aged 11). As is obvious, we had a group of people down at Bloodstock this year (Brian … Continue reading Bloodstock 2016 – Friday (James’s view)