Dokken rocked the house with a blistering set… playing all their hits, including: ‘Just Got Lucky,’ ‘In My Dreams’ and ‘Alone Again.’ Special thanks to the House of Blues and Trisha for making this happen for METAL SHOP. Here are some pictures of the show, enjoy -Ralph.
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Anyone who has the chance to see the reunited Van Halen, ought not miss the opportunity. From the first night of the tour in Charlotte, NC, VH has continued to stun crowds nationwide with their electrifying and high energy shows. I can say having seen several dozen shows from rocks greatest, including Iron…
‘We were called White Heat…by the time we got to the record company, they were like there’s too many ‘White’ bands out there. There’s Great White, Whitesnake and White Lion, we want you to change the name.’ Read More
Iron Maiden are on the road in much of Europe, Russia, Turkey and Croatia in July and the U.K. in early August before heading to North and South America. Check out the first in a series of Iron Maiden tour diary videos below the band has posted on their Facebook page.
Jan. 4, 1986: Thin Lizzy singer/bassist Phil Lynott died at the young age of 36. His longtime abuse of cocaine, heroin and booze led to his collapse on Christmas day at his home in London. Kidney and liver infections complicated by pneumonia and, finally, heart failure took his life too soon. …
“Words are the most powerful things we possess. They shape our very lives and determine who and what we are… I renounce, denounce and pronounce that I will never play that song [“Animal”] live again.” -Blackie Lawless (from Blackie Lawless Renounces His Past Sins by Brian Reesman) Read More
You haven’t heard it until you’ve heard it live. I have a whole new perspective of Queensryche’s ‘Operation: Mindcrime II’ after seeing the band play live October 12, 2006 in Portland, Oregon. It’s no surprise the sequel to Operation: Mindcrime hasn’t received praise like the original, but geez, the first album was one…