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This Is The One: Thin Lizzy’s Thunder and Lightning at 40

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Brian Downey, Ireland, Irish, John Sykes, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy, Thunder and Lightning, Warner Bros. Records

Reflecting on the Irish greats’ final studio album

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No Quarter: Led Zeppelin’s Houses Of The Holy at 50

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Atlantic Records, Dancing Days, Houses Of The Holy, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, No Quarter, Robert Plant, The Ocean, The Rain Song, The Song Remains The Same

A look back at the band’s farewell to Atlantic Records

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Riki Rachtman Takes His Show On The Road

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Cathouse, Guns 'N' Roses, Hollywood, MTV, MTV Headbangers Ball, Riki Rachtman, The Whisky A Go-Go

The former Headbangers Ball host talks about his upcoming spoken word tour

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Ice-T: The Original Gangster at 65

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1992, 65th birthday, Body Count, Boston, Cop Killer, Ice-T, Paradise Club

Jim Sullivan recounts catching an early Body Count set

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Runnin’ With The Devil: ‘Van Halen’ at 45

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Michael Anthony, Montrose, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records

Is the band’s ferocious debut LP ground zero for hair metal?

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Ozzy Osbourne Wins Two Grammys

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew Watt, Best Metal Performance l, Best Rock Album, Black Sabbath, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Trujillo, Tony Iommi

Black Sabbath frontman takes home trophies for Best Rock Album and Best Metal Performance

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Heavy Duty: Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel Turns 75

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Christopher Guest, David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, Nigel Tufnel, Rob Reiner, Spinal Tap, This Is Spinal Tap, This Is Spinal Tap 2

Celebrating the guitar king of hard rock “Generia”

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No More Mr. Nice Guy: Alice Cooper Turns 75

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 75th birthday, Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin, Dennis Dunaway, Frank Zappa, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Poison, School's Out, Shep Gordon, Trash, Vincent Furnier

Celebrating the wild career of horror rock’s mighty ringmaster

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Place In Line: Deep Purple’s Who Do We Think We Are at 50

January 23, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Who Do We Think We Are, Woman from Tokyo

Looking back at an underrated album from the band’s Mark II era

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War Machine: KISS’s Creatures of the Night Turns 40 

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Ace Frehley, Bryan Adams, Creatures of the Night, Eric Carr, Gene Simmons, I Love It Loud, Jim Vallance, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Super Deluxe Edition, Vinnie Vincent, War Machine

Diving into the new Super Deluxe Edition of the classic 1982 LP

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Six Months In Sabbath: The Ray Gillen Footnote

November 28, 2022November 30, 2022 Nathan Carson 2 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder, Bob Daisley, Geoff Nicholls, Glenn Hughes, John Sykes, Ray Gillen, The Eternal Idol

Looking back on 35 years of The Eternal Idol and its sessions

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022: Artist by Artist

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Elizabeth Cotten, Eminem, Eurythmics, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mellencamp, Judas Priest, Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareillis, The Edge

Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Carly Simon and others received this year’s honors

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David St. Hubbins Cranks It Up To 75

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Christopher Guest, David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Nigel Tufnel, Rob Reiner, This Is Spinal Tap

Celebrating the milestone birthday of Michael McKean and his Spinal Tap avatar

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Empty Fossil of the New Scene: Alice In Chains’ Dirt at 30

September 29, 2022September 30, 2022 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 30th Anniversary, Alice in Chains, Dam That River, Dirt, Facelift, God Smack, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Mike Starr, Rain When I Die, Rooster, Sean Kinney, Sick Man, Them Bones, William DuVall, Would?

Nathan Carson checks out the band’s sophomore classic for the very first time

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Icicles Within My Brain: Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 at 50

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Cornucopia, FX, Geezer Butler, Laguna Sunrise, Ozzy Osbourne, Snowblind, St. Vitus Dance, Supernaut, Tomorrow’s Dream, Tony Iommi, Vol. 4, Wheels of Confusion

Looking back on the metal legends’ cocaine-fueled masterpiece

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