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“The Tour” Kiss, Motley Crue, The Treatment Date: Saturday, September 15th 2012 Venue: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars The 2012 Darien Lake concert series came to a thunderous close on Saturday, September 15th as “The Tour” featuring Kiss, Motley Crue and The Treatment performed to [...]
Directed by: Daniel E Catullo III Starring: Steel Panther Guitar Anarchy Studios Mixing: Jay Ruston Rated: N/A Concert Feature: 90 min Special Features: 60 min Our Score: Concert- 4 out of 5 stars Special Features- 5 out of 5 stars “British Invasion” is the long awaited DVD/Blu-Ray release from the spandex clad band Steel Panther. [...]
The Casualties “Resistance” Seasons of Mist Tracks: 15 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “Resistance” is the latest release from NYC punk band The Casualties. The album is the bands 9th full length release and is the follow up to the bands popular 2009 release “We Are All We Have”. “Resistance” is being released [...]
Green Day “Uno!” Reprise Records Producer: Rob Cavallo/Green Day Tracks: 12 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “Uno!” is the 9th and latest studio release from the East Bay punk/pop band Green Day. The album is also the first in a trilogy of albums by the band that will be released over the course [...]
WWE Superstar & member of band Fozzy
Guitarist and founding member of the band Attika 7
Bassist/vocalist & Lead vocalist, respectively
NFL Player and Musician
Creators of the upcoming “Twilight” spoof film “Twiharder”
Rob Zombie “Mondo Sex Head” Universal Producer: Jason Bentley Tracks: 13 Our Score: 2 out of 5 stars “Mondo Sex Head” is the latest release from musician/director Rob Zombie. The album features 13 remixed Zombie classics which were produced by Jason Bentley. Though the album does not feature any new material per say each of [...]
Tremonti “All I Was” Fret 12 Producer: Michael Baskette Tracks: 12 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “All I Was” is the debut solo release from Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti. The album is being released via Fret 12 records and was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Incubus, Stone Temple Pilots). Take everything you [...]
“Rockstar Mayhem Festival” Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Asking Alexandria, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada, White Chapel, I The Breather, Bleeding Ink Date: Saturday, August 4th 2012 Venue: Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars On Saturday August 4th the heavy metal circus known as “The [...]
“Rockstar Uproar Festival” Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Adelitas Way, Fozzy, In This Moment, Duece, Candlelight Red, Mindset Evolution, Cruz Date: Saturday, August 25th 2012 Venue: New York State Fair Grand Stand, Syracuse, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars The Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival came to the Great New York State Fair on Saturday [...]
Cassi Stratford in “Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader”
Lead guitarist for the pop-punk band Yellowcard
Vocalist/guitarist for the death metal band Grave
Founder/owner of Metal Blade Records
Bassist for the metal-core band As I Lay Dying
Los Angeles based rock band
Order of Nine “Seventh Year of the Broken Mirror” Nightmare Records Tracks: 11 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Originally formed under the name Templar, the Pennsylvania based band Order of Nine are back with “Seventh Year of the Broken Mirror”. The album is the follow up to the bands 2008 release “A Means [...]
Fozzy “Sin and Bones” Century Media Records Producer: Rich Ward Tracks: 10 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Sin and Bones” is the 5th full length release from the heavy metal band Fozzy. Fronted by WWE super star Chris Jericho and backed by Rich Ward, Frank Fontsere, Paul Di Leo and Billy Grey the [...]
Close to Home “Momentum” Artery Recordings Producer: Andrew Wade Tracks: 11 Our Score: 4.5 out of 5 stars “Momentum” is the 3rd and latest release from the Cincinnati Ohio based band Close to Home. For those unfamiliar with the post-hardcore group consisting of Josh Wells, Andrew DeNeef, JJ Cooper and Travis Hartman the group has [...]
Blaqk Audio “Bright Black Heaven” Superball Music Tracks: 12 Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars “Bright Black Heaven” is the latest release from synth-pop group Blaqk Audio which consists of AFI lead singer Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget. “Bright Black Heaven” is the follow up to the groups 2007 debut release “CexCells”. The [...]
Competitor on Season 24 of CBS’ “Survivor”
Lead singer of the metal group Vampires Everywhere
Guitarist for the hard rock/metal groups Guns N’ Roses and Sixx AM
Vocalist for the British rock band The Treatment
Member of the pop group Midnight Red
Bassist with Styx
“2012 Vans Warped Tour” Date: Tuesday, July 17th 2012 Venue: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars The rolling circus known as the Vans Warped Tour made its way to the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, NY on July 17th. Though the temperatures for [...]
Members of Pentatonix and Winners of season 3 of NBC’S “The Sing Off”
Singer for the heavy metal group White Chapel
Drummer and Singer for the heavy metal group White Chapel
Drummer for the heavy metal group White Chapel
Former lead singer/bassist of Biohazard and currently Attika 7
“Tail Gates and Tan Lines Tour” Luke Bryan, Justin Moore. Lee Brice Date: Sunday, June 17th 2012 Venue: Tag’s Summer Stage, Big Flats, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Luke Bryan’s “Tail Gates and Tan Lines” tour pulled into the Tag’s Summer Stage in the Upstate NY town of Big Flats on June [...]
“Midwest Rock and Roll Express Tour” Ted Nugent, Reo Speedwagon, Styx Date: Friday, July 6th 2012 Venue: Tag’s Summer Stage, Big Flats, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars The “Midwest Rock and Roll Express Tour” rolled into Tag’s Summer Stage in the Upstate NY town of Big Flats on July 17th and put [...]
The giveaway will be open until Friday, July 27th
To celebrate their debut album release, This Might Hurt, in the United States on July 17th, THE TREATMENT will make an exclusive iTunes bundle available – a five song covers EP originally released exclusively in the UK as a 300 copy limited edition. The covers EP features THE TREATMENT’s interpretations of: ‘Run Run Run’ – Jo Jo Gunne ‘Evil [...]
Eve to Adam has just announced that they will be extending their 2012 tour supporting hard rock legends Creed. The nationwide tour kicked off early this Spring, and will continue through September with additional stops in Nashville, San Antonio, Atlantic City, and more. The full schedule, including Eve to Adam headlining shows, is below. The New [...]
Attika 7 “Blood of My Enemies” Rocket Science Producer: MudRock Tracks: 13 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars “Blood of My Enemies” is the debut release from the hard rock/ metal group Attika 7. The group consists of former Biohazard singer/bassist Evan Seinfeld, former Static-X bassist Tony Campos and famed motorcycle build/guitarist Rusty Coones. [...]
Billy Connors in “The Amazing Spider Man”, the son Dr. Connor aka The Lizard
Guitarist for the progressive metal band 7 Horns 7 Eyes
Founding member of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Co-star in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
History Channel series “American Pickers”
Vampires Everywhere! “Hell Bound and Heartless” Hollywood Waste Records Producer: Cyanide Productions Tracks: 16 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “Hell Bound and Heartless” is the second first full length release from the gothic infused metal band Vampires Everywhere! The album is being released on Hollywood Waste Records and features 16 tracks that were [...]
Spineshank “Anger Denial Acceptance” Century Media Tracks: 13 Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars “Anger Denial Acceptance” is the latest release from the Grammy nominated metal band Spineshank. The album is being released via Century Media Records and features 13 new tracks. “Anger Denial Acceptance”is the follow up release to the bands 2003 album [...]
Shadows Fall “Fire From the Sky” Razor & Tie Producer: Adam Dutkiewicz Tracks: 10 Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars “Fire From the Sky” is the 7th release from Massachusetts metalers Shadows Falls. The album is the follow up to the bands 2009 release titled “Retribution”. “Fire From the Sky” is being released via [...]
Lions Lions “To Carve Our Names” Hollywood Waste Records Producer: Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta Tracks: 11 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “To Carve Our Names” is the latest release from the post-hardcore band Lions Lions. The album is being released via Hollywood Waste Records and features 11 tracks that were produced by [...]
Vocalist for the heavy metal group Rise to Remain
Adam reviews the latest releases from Spider Rockets, Chelsea Grin and White Chapel
Adam talks about the latest albums from Architect UK, Miss May I and Rise to Remain
Guitarist/vocalist for the thrash metal band Ghoul
Gregory Alan Isakov is a singer/song writer who has had songs featured on Showtime’s hit series “Californication”. Gregory’s song “Big Black Car” was part of a popular McDonalds Christmas commercial in Canada which helped propel the song to the #1 position on the Canadian iTunes chart. Media Mikes had a chance to talk with Gregory [...]
Creator of the one man band Disfiguring the Goddess.
Star of upcoming independent film “Justice/Vengeance”
Future of History Making PYRAMID SOUND STUDIOS Remains Uncertain – Bridge Construction Could Put an End to Ithaca New York’s, Studio’s 35+ Year Legacy Touted for Recording ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, OVERKILL and bevy of local artists. The fate of PYRAMID SOUND STUDIOS, a recording studio world-renowned for spawning the onslaught of American heavy metal in the 1980’s [...]
Member of LMFAO’s Party Rock crew
Bass player from the Ramones
Singer/Songwriter of hit song “Smack You”
“Machete Kills”, “Ranchero”, “Con Air”, “A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas”
Otherwise “True Love Never Dies” Century Media Producer: Jay Baumgardner Tracks: 14 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars “True Love Never Dies” is the debut release from the hard rock band Otherwise. The 5 piece Las Vegas based band consists of Adrian Patrick- Lead Vocals, Ryan Patrick- Guitar/Vocals, Flavio Ivan- Bass/Vocals, Corky Gainsford- Drums/Vocals [...]
“Rob Zombie & Megadeth” Rob Zombie, Megadeth, Lacuna Coil Date: Saturday, May 12th 2012 Venue: Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars On Saturday May 12th Rob Zombie and Megadeth came to the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA. The co-headlining tour featured Rob Zombie, Megadeth and Lacuna [...]
The Great Commission “Firework EP” ANGR/Century Media Tracks: 6 Our Score: 4.5 out of 5 stars The “Firework EP” is the latest release from the Riverside, California band The Great Commission. The EP features 5 acoustic renditions of songs which were originally included on the bands 2011 full length album titled “Heavy Worship”. The EP [...]
“MassChaos Tour 2012” Godsmack, Staind, Halestorm, Brook Royal Date: Sunday, May 13th 2012 Venue: Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars The “MassChaos Tour” made a stop at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, NY on Sunday May 13th.The tour consists of native Massachusetts’s bands Godsmack and Staind [...]
“End Game Tour 2012” Rise Against, A Day To Remember, Title Fight Date: Tuesday, May 8th 2012 Venue: New York State Fairgrounds Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars Rise Against played the Chevy Court at the New York State Fairgrounds on Tuesday, May 8th as part of the bands “End Game 2012 Tour” The [...]
The Cory Smoot Experiment “When Worlds Collide” Metal Blade Records Producer: Cory Smoot Tracks: 12 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “When Worlds Collide” is the posthumous album release from former GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot aka “Flattus Maximus”. Smoot passed away earlier this year while on tour with GWAR from a pre-existing heart condition. [...]
Author: G K Stritch Hardcover: 246 pages Publisher: Full Court Press Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “CBGB Was My High School” is a coming of age biography written by G K Stritch. The book is being released via Full Court Press and is more than just your normal biography. Not only does Stritch [...]
Founding member of Anthrax and Formed Red Lamb with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth
Guitarist for progressive UK rock band The Safety Fire.
Finnegan O’Neil in Rob Reiner’s “The Magic of Belle Island”
Guitarist for the rock/metal band A Sound of Thunder
Founding member of the Norwegian progressive black metal band Borknaga
Guitarist/Founding member of the legendary black metal group Marduk.
Co-Star in “The Cho Show” and 2010′s “My Bloody Valentine”
Lead singer for the punk rock band The Brigg
Performer on season one of TV series “The X Factor”
Abby Vargas in the TV series “The L.A. Complex”.
Guitarist for Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie & composer for Rob Zombie’s “Lords of Salem”
Lead singer for the thrash band Municipal Waste
The giveaway will be open until Monday May 15th
Bassist and a founding member of the legendary punk/ska band Fishbone
Rise Against “EndGame” DGC/Interscope Producer: Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore Tracks: 12 Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “Endgame” is the 7th studio album from the punk rock band Rise Against. The album is the follow up release to the bands successful “Appeal to Reason” album. Produced by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore and released [...]
Directors: Jason Woliner, Eric Appel, Jay Karas Starring: Chris Elliot, Maria Thayer, Brett Gelman Distributed by Adult Swim Running Time: 134 minutes Season 1: 4 out of 5 stars Extra: 4 out of 5 stars “Eagleheart: Season 1” tells the story of bumbling U.S. Marshall Chris Monsanto (Chris Elliot) and his equally incompetent partners Susie [...]
Star of film “Resolution”
Lead singer for the rock group Eve to Adam
Directed by: Gerardo Naranjo Starring: Stephanie Sigman Distributed by: Fox World Cinema MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 113 minutes Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 1 out of 5 stars “Miss Bala” directed by Gerardo Naranjo is the fictional story of Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman), a young Mexican girl aspiring to become the next [...]
Directed by: Hong-Jin Na Starring: Jung-woo Ha, Yun-seok Kim, Seong-Ha Cho Distributed by: Fox World Cinema MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 137 min Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars Extras: 1 out of 5 stars “The Yellow Sea” written and directed by Hong-Jin Na is the story of a desperate Chinese cab driver who is [...]
Hung “Hung” The End Records/ReThink Records Producer: Andy Abel/Ryan Kelly Tracks: 10 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Hung” is the debut release from the New York based progressive metal band Hung. The band consists of Dmitry Kostitsyn- vocals, Lyris Hung- electric violin, Evil Jon- guitar, Sam Roon- bass and Kenny Grohowski- drums. Together [...]
Jeff Loomis “Plains of Oblivion” Century Media Records Producer: Aaron Smith Tracks: 10 Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars “Plains of Oblivion” is the second solo release from Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis. The album hosts a variety of musicians such as former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman. The album is being released via Century Media [...]
Drummer in the Alice Cooper Group
Creator of Adult Swim series “Metalocalypse”.
Dr. Archibald Hopper on the ABC series “Once Upon a Time”
Lead vocalist/guitarist for the band Smile Empty Soul.
