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By Andrew Bansal

Even though thrash veterans Megadeth have been around for nearly 30 years and are known and revered for their early albums more than anything, the album that first introduced me to the band, compelled me to explore their music and eventually turned me into a lifelong fan was their tenth studio effort ‘The System Has Failed’, released on September 14th 2004, and on its tenth anniversary today I feel obliged to recollect and revisit my mental state from ten years ago and reflect upon the subsequent impact it made on my life. Continue reading “The Album That Got Me Into Megadeth Has Turned 10”

By Andrew Bansal

1984 was quite the year for heavy music, and those that weren’t fortunate enough to exist back then can only imagine what it must have been like. It began aptly with the release of Van Halen’s ‘1984’, and Judas Priest’s ‘Defenders Of The Faith’ arrived just three days later, and was soon followed by Bon Jovi’s self-titled debut, Anthrax’ ‘Fistful Of Metal’, Yngwie Malmsteen’s ‘Rising Force’, Scorpions’ ‘Love At First Sting’, Black Flag’s ‘My War’, Ratt’s ‘Out Of The Cellar’, Trouble’s ‘Psalm 9’, Saxon’s ‘Crusader’, Twisted Sister’s ‘Stay Hungry’, Dio’s ‘The Last In Line’ and Metallica’s ‘Ride The Lightning’. But the album that emphatically blew this overwhelming competition out of the water and triumphantly stood out and above the pack not only in the year of 1984 but for the next three decades until present day when it’s still cranked at blissfully high volumes by metalheads all over the world was the one with the insanely detailed Egyptian-themed cover, Iron Maiden’s ‘Powerslave’, released September 3rd. Continue reading “30 Years Of Iron Maiden’s Powerslave”

By Andrew Bansal

Headed by Sam Dunn and Scott McFadyen, Banger Films Inc. is a Canadian production entity founded merely 10 years ago but has already won plenty of accolades for their manner of depicting the hard rock and heavy metal world through documentaries such as ‘Metal: A Headbangers Journey’, ‘Global Metal’, ‘Iron Maiden: Flight 666’, ‘Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage’ and the ‘Metal Evolution’ TV series. Their latest endeavor ‘Super Duper Alice Cooper’ is their take on Alice Cooper’s rock ‘n roll journey, had a limited theatrical run in April this year, was released on DVD/Blu-Ray via Eagle Rock Entertainment in June, and is a markedly huge departure from anything Banger Films has done before. I watched it for the first time only a week or so ago, and albeit late to the party, I’d still very much like to tell all my readers why this movie is a masterpiece in every sense. Continue reading “Super Duper Alice Cooper: A True Masterpiece”

By Art Daniels

Dolores,

Greetings from the west coast!

I know its been a long time since we have talked. I’m really sorry about that. I’ve been busy living here in Los Angeles. In fact, this week marks my three-year anniversary of living here. I know it sounds crazy that I’ve lived here so long and believe me, it doesn’t feel like it at all. Let me catch you up to speed on all that has happened to me. Continue reading “The Art Daniels Blog – Three Years Gone”

By Andrew Bansal

Located in the busiest part of Hollywood on the intersection of Hollywood Blvd and Las Palmas Ave, Whiskey Blu is the newest rock bar/lounge in town, and following a couple of soft openings in its first few weeks, it held its grand opening last Friday July 18th, with all-female hair metal/boogie rock quartet Glam Skanks as the featured performer. Continue reading “Whiskey Blu: Hollywood’s Newest Rock Venue”