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Deep Purple’s New Video “Vincent Price
British heavy metal forefathers get cheeky in their first new video in 20 years
By Alex Baker
On Friday Deep Purple released the first official video off their new album Now What?!, which dropped on April 30 through the Ear Music label.
The video for the track “Vincent Price” is the band’s first for more than two decades and depicts the… Read More
Alice Sweet Alice
Alice Sweet Alice is a band from Kansas City that fuses innovative hard rock with electro and elements of post punk to create their own uniquely contemporary rock sound. This eclectic assemblage of musicians is co-fronted by female vocalist/keyboardist Ali Kat, and bassist/vocalist Scott Martinez. Also in the lineup are drummer/vocalist Billy Brown, and lead guitarist Ron Bales. The band has been around since 2007 and are in the process of… Read More
Specyphi
A hard rock/metal outfit from Cincinnati, Specyphi also incorporate elements of rock, blues, and acoustic music into their sound. The band is fronted by vocalist Josh Fent and features Shane Doan on lead guitar, Telly Kools on bass, and Kevin Best on drums. Although the band has only been in operation for a couple of years, they already have an endorsement deal with B.C. Rich guitars. Check out the headbanging video for Specyphi’s “Snowy Summer.”
Danny Vash and Nite Wolf
Danny Vash and Nite Wolf are a three-piece power trio with a classic hard rock sound that recalls the likes of AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Ozzy and Judas Priest. The Albuquerque, NM rockers are fronted by singer/guitarist Danny Vash who is joined by bassist Mike Alberts and drummer Bill Weber. The band are a headliner in Albuquerque and have also opened shows for the likes of Blue Oyster Cult, Robin Trower, and Savoy Brown, among others. Check out Danny Vash and Nite Wolf’s video for “Walkin’ My Dog.”
After The Reign
After The Reign is a country band from Ashbury Park, New Jersey that’s been around since 1995. Something of an oddity in a state that’s more closely associated with rock acts like Bon Jovi and Springsteen, After The Reign have carved out a niche for themselves over the years as “New Jersey’s Premier Country Dance Band.” This six-piece assemblage of countrified Jersey boys are veterans of the road and have opened shows for the likes of Vince Gill, Charlie Daniels, and Johnny Paycheck among others. Like most New Jersey residents,… Read More
Schecter Warns Buyers to Beware of Counterfeits
Cheap copies of Schecters being floated as the genuine article
By Alex Baker
Schecter has issued a warning that several guitars recently appearing for sale on auction sites have in fact been counterfeits. The American mass producer of custom guitars has identified the Synyster Gates Signature (above) as being one of the guitars that has been appearing as counterfeited.
Founded in Van Nuys, CA in the mid Seventies, Schector is known… Read More
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