This review is by Pop Culture Beast photographer Liza Wilson: Avenged Sevenfold took the stage of Heritage Bank Center recently in Cincinnati. The West Coast metal band released their eighth … Read More
New Music: Striker On Tour
Canadian shredders STRIKER will be hitting the road in April and May 2022 to support Finnish heavy metallers Beast In Black for their first North American headlining tour along with Florida power metal warriors Seven … Read More
Movie Review: Mean Man- The Story of Chris Holmes
In 1988’s The Decline of Western Civilization Part II, the documentary’s most infamous scene involves filmmaker Penelope Spheeris interviewing a drunken Chris Holmes. In the scene, Holmes is gulping down … Read More
Album Review: Sir Lord Baltimore- The Complete Studio Recordings (1970-2006)
Sir Lord Baltimore HNE, a Cherry Red Records label, have recently released a new box set devoted to heavy psych rockers Sir Lord Baltimore. The set, The Complete Studio Recordings, … Read More
Album Review: Riot- Live In America: The Official Bootleg Box Set Vol. 3
Almost a year and a half after the last release, Cherry Red Records and HNE Records have surprised Riot fans with a third entry in the Bootleg Box Set series. … Read More
Music News: The Hall of Heavy Metal History Announces Final Inductees List for 2019
The annual Hall of Heavy Metal History‘s Metal Hall of Fame Gala will take place on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, CA. The event will … Read More
Book review: The Bang Story
In the last few years, YouTube has been a great place for avid music listeners to discover music. If you’re on YouTube long enough, you may find a whole treasure … Read More
Album Review: Alice Cooper- “Paranormal”
It’s been a while since Alice Cooper has released no frills, non-conceptual hard rock album. Alice’s last two projects, 2015’s Hollywood Vampires and 2011’s Welcome 2 My Nightmare, were both … Read More
The Wicked Work of Alice Cooper: An Album By Album Guide- Part 2 (1982-2011)
Album by Album: Alice Cooper This is the second part of my two-part career retrospective on Alice Cooper. To read the first part, click here. Zipper Catches Skin (1982) Zipper … Read More