Metal playlists from the underground
Here are the Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands of All-Time updated for 2014. These groups are established, they are hard, and some of them are really heavy. Sure, some are hard rock, others are heavy metal. Some bands on this list, at one time or another, could be considered death, grunge, sleaze, […]
Calling all guitar geeks and virtuosic posers; gather ’round for the Gears of Rock’s Top 10 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time. Here are amazing talents producing mind-blowing guitar records, all of which feature a hard rocking edge combined with soulful playing. Most importantly, you will find very few vocal tracks on these discs. Instead […]
I have got some great news for Crüeheads and humanity. “Sex”, the new song from Mötley Crüe is available for free download today at Motley.com. The track was recorded specially for the upcoming Tour with KISS. Featuring a sleek groove and singalong chorus, “Sex” is great to wake up to on a Monday morning. Enjoy […]
Vampires Everywhere! are getting set for their forthcoming album Hellbound and Heartless on June 19. Today the band is pleased to announce the official track listing of the new LP and the album artwork (see below): 01. I: Hellbound 02. I Can’t Breathe 03. Beauty Queen 04. Drug Of Choice 05. II: The Inferno 06. Star […]
The new band of vocalist ZP Theart (ex-DragonForce) I Am I will step into the heavy metal history books on May 26 when it releases its debut album Event Horizon exclusively on USB drive. It comes in a CD case featuring the album’s artwork. See the track listing below: 1. This is My Life 2. […]
Rob Zombie played the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey last night. You can watch most of the show below thanks to @TheRamonesFreak. Read a review of the show’s killer setlist here as Gears of Rock covered the show live. “Jesus Frankenstein” “Superbeast” “Living Dead Girl” “More Human Than Human” “Demonoid Phenomenon” “Black Sunshine” […]
When you see Rob Zombie live, it’s not just for the great music, it’s for the spectacle. He is one of the few artists that offers fans the most for their ticket by providing the necessary ingredients for a killer stage show: Large screens, carefully produced images, demonoid stage props, and FIRE! PNC Bank Arts […]
Bassist Duff McKagan (Loaded/Velvet Revolver) writes an essay for the Seattle Weekly about touring South America with KISS bassist Gene Simmons. In the article we learn that Gene stays calm with things get rough and that he can dance the “mashed potato.” Read the entire article here on Duff’s experiences with Gene on the Rock N […]
KISS bassist Gene Simmons announced today that the Simmons family have added yet another dog to their stable. “It’s Animal House, folks,” said Simmons. His wife Shannon Tweed rescued the new dog, which has yet to be named, from the ASPCA (see video). It appears that the household has a total of 6 dogs and […]
Watch the preview of this week’s That Metal Show with Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Michael Schenker. In this clip, McCready mentions that Pearl Jam may not accept a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination until KISS gets in.