Conventional wisdom has it that rock & roll is the aural embodiment of youth culture, but as more artists who've devoted their lives to playing the stuff grow older, they've struggled to reconcile maturity with the recklessness of the music. No surprise, then, that few if any have had the courage to do what Warren Zevon did with his 2000 set Life'll Kill Ya – create a concept album about aging, disease, decay and ultimately death. "My Shit's Fucked Up" and the title tune are bleakly witty but unblinking glimpses into the abyss of mortality, "Don't Let Us Get Sick" is a sadly hopeful prayer against the inevitable, "Porcelain Monkey" chronicles Elvis Presley's long slide into fatal irrelevance, and the cover of Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life Again" transforms the song into a picture of a man struggling to convince himself he's going to get out alive.
First of all, I’ve always liked Dweezil Zappa and admired his reverence for his influences. A fluent and stellar guitar player, he has continued to not only survive but thrive in his career despite the huge shadow of his genius father Frank (it’s true). Today, Dweezil and brother Ahmet keep Frank Zappa’s music alive on the live circuit with a band that even includes some previous members of father Frank’s ensemble. His musical journey through the 80′s and 90′s combined everything from hair-band influences to classical to Zappa-meets-They-Might-Be-Giants eclecticisms.
Maurizio's second CD for Pacific Blues, recorded in Italy with guest artists Sugar Ray Norcia and Mark DuFresne is a rich mix of musical styles and voices. Each of the artists wrote songs especially for this recording, done live in the Gubbio Theater with the same fine musicians as the first CD, with some extra guest players. Blues, R&B flavored ballads and some swinging uptempo songs are the fare. The band and Maurizio's fine guitar mold themselves to each of the singers as if they had been together for years.
METALLICA today announced that they will reissue their first two albums, 1983's "Kill 'Em All" and 1984's "Ride The Lightning", on April 15. Both albums have been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in three formats — CD, vinyl, and deluxe box set. On Kill 'Em All, Metallica fuses the intricate riffing of New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Diamond Head with the velocity of Motörhead and hardcore punk. Kill 'Em All is pure destructive power, executed with jaw-dropping levels of scientific precision.
MANILLA ROAD - The epic metal legends lead by Mark Shelton are back again! On 30 June 2017, the new studio album "To Kill A King" will be released at Goldencore Records in 3 different configurations: - GCR 20111-2 (Standard Edition in Digipack) - GCR 20111-1 (double vinyl including an exclusive bonus track in tube bag with CD) - GCR 20111-2D (Deluxe box, with flag, storm lighter, plectrum and Digipack CD) Not counting the live albums, "To Kill A King" is now the eighteenth studio album by the inventors of Epic Metal from Wichita / Kansas. With the album they celebrate their anniversary year "40 Years Of Manilla Road". The iconic Metalheads left the underground scene only five, maximum six, years ago. Before, performances at festivals such as Sweden Rock, Hellfest and Bang Your Head were just as unusual as participating in the "700000 Tons Of Metal Cruise" in 2016. In spite of everything not Manilla Road have changed, but the scene and listening habits of metal heads and rockers. In their fortieth year, the band is finally at the right time and the right place to unite the underground with the conventional rock and metal scene.
Kill That Girl are three guys and one girl are from Viareggio, Italia. They are playing "the same three chords" since 2006. Being big fans of Manges, Kill That Girl, one of many bands in an obscure position even in this anonymous punk community we call "the underground," are unfortunately an unknown identity in this mostly un-rocking musical era along with many other great bands just trying to make it.