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Chilean singer Ronnie Romero juggles stepping into Sunstorm with Rainbow, MSG and more

Heavy metal band Lords Of Black may have gotten Chilean vocalist/songwriter Ronnie Romero off the ground, but being handpicked by Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore to front a [More…]

Woodstock blues rockers Ten Years After earn deluxe expansion, book by beat keeper Ric Lee

Since the Summer of Love, Ten Years After have rarely been strangers to the road, though just because these British blues rockers were sidelined by the pandemic, doesn’t [More…]

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra tradition adapts to “Christmas Eve And Other Stories” livestream

In-person events aren’t able to happen this holiday season for obvious pandemic-related reasons, but that doesn’t mean the annual tradition of seeing Trans-Siberian [More…]

Believe in Stryper and the band’s debut recording with former FireHouse bassist Perry Richardson

Heavy metal got a jolt from heaven when Stryper stormed onto the scene like “Soldiers Under Command,” making MTV history as the videos for “Free” and “Honestly” [More…]

Guitar hero Phil X “Right On The Money” with The Drills and Bon Jovi

Fans of Phil X fronting The Drills or playing guitar for Bon Jovi are all in luck because there’s loads of new music coming from both camps. For starters, this session [More…]

Hard rockers Hinder reach 15 years of “Extreme Behavior,” branch out with Dangerous Hippies

Fifteen years have flown by for fairly prolific hard rockers Hinder, and though the band’s getting a breather while waiting on the rescheduled dates to perform all of [More…]

Veteran Styx beat keeper Todd Sucherman moves to the mic for “Last Flight Home”

What started out as a paid summer vacation keeping the beat for classic rockers Styx on 1996’s “Return To Paradise” reunion turned out to be a life-long career for Todd [More…]

A synthesis of grooves, philosophies from Flyleaf/P.O.D. members’ band Belle And The Dragon

Chart-topping alternative rockers Flyleaf may be on hiatus at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped primary songwriter and guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya from keeping the [More…]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: “The All-New Christmas Eve And Other Stories” Tour at Allstate Arena

Click here for a review of Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Allstate Arena. For additional information on Trans-Siberian Orchestra, visit Trans-Siberian.com. For a list of [More…]

Rejuvenated Trans-Siberian Orchestra wraps season, decade with dazzling display of debut

The touring tradition of Trans-Siberian Orchestra just turned 21 and the group used the occasion to go all the way back to those very beginnings, but with a twist. Building [More…]