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JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 – Crash of Life

June 14, 2023 Lana Teramae 1 Comment

Just two years after the release of Running Games (2021), Joel Hoekstra’s 13 are back with their third studio album Crash of Life. The group was formed by guitarist Joel Hoekstra, who currently plays with …READ MORE

JOEL HOEKSTRA (WHITESNAKE / JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13): “GIRISH [PRADHAN], He’s Really A Rising Star!”

June 6, 2023 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

Guitarist Joel Hoekstra was always surrounded by music, due to his parents being classical musicians. It was his discovery of AC/DC, however, that inspired him to pick up a guitar at age 11. Through hard …READ MORE

Vinny Appice of LAST IN LINE (Live at O2 Academy, Newcastle, U.K., December 1, 2016)

VINNY APPICE (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, LAST IN LINE): “I Was Under The Pretense… I Was In The Band Until BILL WARD Came Back”

March 3, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Close The City and Tell the People That Something’s Coming to Call Rhino Records celebrates the first two albums from the Ronnie James Dio led Black Sabbath with the release of Heaven and Hell (Deluxe …READ MORE

JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 – Running Games

February 23, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

The Backstory Running Games is the second album by Joel Hoekstra’s 13. Even though the group bears the name of its lead songwriter and guitarist, “13” is a group effort. Returning alongside the Whitesnake axe …READ MORE

Daily Album Premieres

DAILY ALBUM PREMIERE Week 8, 2021

February 19, 2021 Scott Jeslis Leave a comment

Featuring new albums from Simulacrum, Evergrey, Joel Hoekstra’s 13 & Durbin!

JOEL HOEKSTRA (JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13, WHITESNAKE): “Even Though I’m Writing Everything, Everyone Gets To Play The Way They Play”

January 29, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Let the Games Begin Joel Hoekstra’s 13 was created as a side project in 2015 by current Whitesnake and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Joel Hoekstra. Under the 13 moniker Hoekstra released Dying to Live that same …READ MORE

JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 – Dying To Live

October 29, 2015 Dan Skiba 1 Comment

Joel Hoekstra’s 13 is the side project of multi-faceted guitarist Joel Hoekstra, who’s best known for his work with Night Ranger, TSO, and Whitesnake, and Dying To Live is his debut record. Hoekstra’s Melodic Hard Rock …READ MORE