By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. You may not be familiar with the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Jamie McLean right now, but you most certainly will become a big time fan, after you check out his brilliant work. Although it may be easy to dismiss Jamie McLean as just another Eric Clapton clone, as he certainly... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. As the main songwriter, vocalist and co-lead guitarist of the multi-platinum selling Christian rock band, Stryper, Michael Sweet accomplished many feats that were previously unheard of in the non-secular music genre. Not only was Stryper uncomprising in their Christian beliefs, but they were musically competent as well. The band sold... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The multi-platinum selling band of the early 90’s, Nelson, have returned with a brand new CD entitled, “Lightning Strikes Twice.” With this release, the blonde-hair Nelson twins return to their melodic stylings that were prevalent on their debut release, “After the Rain.” The Nelson twins, Gunnar and Matthew, poured... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The Texas Hippie Coalition is one of the most exciting new bands to emerge on the rock scene in a long time. The Denison, Texas based band, consisted of lead vocalist Big Dad Ritch, bassist John Exall, guitarists Randy Cooper and Crawfish, and drummer Ryan Bennett. The Texas Hippie Coalition released... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Last May, vocalist Joey Belladonna returned to the band that brought him fame and fortune- Anthrax. With Belladonna’s return, Anthrax was back and ready to rock with the vocalist that most of their fans wanted back in the band. And rock is what they most certainly did. Soon after his... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. The Rods guitarist/singer/songwriter David “Rock” Feinstein will be releasing his second solo CD on November 23, 2010 entitled “Bitten by the Beast.” This hard hitting, nine track release is Feinstein at his all time best. “Bitten by the Beast” has killer guitar riffs, slamming solos and well written metal style... Continue Reading →
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