Metal playlists from the underground
Dear Hopelessly Lost Metal Nerd, I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Songs of All Time Official Countdown. I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience. You see, over the last 5 years I have spent […]
Dear Nerdy Metalhead Know-it-All, I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Songs of All Time Official Countdown. I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience. You see, over the last 5 years I have spent quite […]
Here is a list of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. A prerequisite for making this list is that the guitarist must have played for an awesome band. For example: Joe Satriani is a sick guitarist that produced virtuosic guitar albums; however Chickenfoot is not that awesome. Same type of thinking goes with Steve […]
Saturday night metalheads are very familiar with Jennifer Leah Gottlieb aka “Miss Box of Junk” from VH1’s That Metal Show. Jennifer has been a key member of the show since the Season 4 premiere on Feb. 6, 2010. Jennifer replaced Keri Leigh Tucker, the original “Miss Box of Junk” that passed away in 2009. […]
Here are 10 songs containing some of the most influential and greatest guitar riffs of all time listed with band, album, and guitarist. You have heard them all and if you play guitar, you know how to play these riffs and songs inside out. 1. “Iron Man” Black Sabbath, Paranoid (1970), Tony Iommi 2. “Heartbreaker” Led […]
British rock icons Def Leppard present their latest single from the upcoming live compilation Mirrorball: Live & More. The brand new track “Undefeated” begins with a victorious drum groove and Hysteria-esque chants. The band channels 1990’s Aerosmith harmonies during the bridge prior to the first chorus (0:46). The main guitars and drums during the verses […]
It’s been 9 years since Shangri La Dee Da has been released and about 1 year since I personally wrote off the Stone Temple Pilots. Or Have I? When I first learned that STP was putting out a new album, I couldn’t care less. I’ve been let down by this band simply for the fact […]
After polling the little demonic beings living within my thick fat hairy skull, an imperfect list of the Top 100 All-Time Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Bands was born. We hope you despise it. Insincerely Yours, The Management P.S. When you are done vomiting blood all over the list, test your metal wits on the […]
We are now at the half way point of a great year for heavy music. The first 6 months of 2010 have given a great assortment of powerhouse releases. If the year was to end right this second, these are my picks for the Top 10 Albums of 2010. 1. Overkill – Ironbound Legendary New […]
80’s glam band, Ratt delivers another powerhouse of a record on Infestation. With hard rock vibes reminiscent of the Out of the Cellar days, Stephen Pearcy and company also invoke the spirit of ’76 Aerosmith. Pearcy’s voice soars on all 11 tracks of Infestation; at 50 years old, he has not lost much of anything. […]