On “The Maxed Out Metal Hour” this week: our first edition of “6 Degrees of Yngwie”. Bands and artists related, somehow, to Mr. Yngwie J. Malmsteen. Featuring Stratovarius, Hammerfall, Rata Blanca, Vision Divine, John Norum, …READ MORE
Remember this one guys? 30 years ago today “Hear N’ Aid – We’re Stars” was recorded. Hear N’ Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual Heavy Metal/Hard Rock artists in 1985 to raise money …READ MORE
MER: Your new solo album Damage Control is due out very soon. Are you pleased with how it’s turned out? JSS: I’m so pleased with it. We’ve just finished mixing and mastering a week and …READ MORE
Interview with Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Everyone’s favorite Swedish Neo-Classical guitar virtuoso (there’s more than one?), Yngwie J. Malmsteen, is back with a new look, a new singer, a new label and a new album to boot! It’s been three years …READ MORE
Over the years each decade has managed to produce musicians who have pushed the boundaries of guitar playing back further and further. In the 60s, Jimi Hendrix stunned the music world with his revolutionary technique, …READ MORE
Drummer extraordinaire John Macaluso is perhaps the hardest working drummer in Rock. John has done session work on over 200 albums and is continually touring with one band or another. This year, John took his …READ MORE
By now, most Malmsteen fans have probably acquired this package, but for those who haven’t -– here’s a few reasons why you definitely should. This is indeed a true gem for fans of the shredding …READ MORE
Though Derek Sherinian probably is best-known as Dream Theater’s former keyboardist, he has also toured and recorded albums with great names like Alice Cooper, Kiss, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Billy Idol. So when Sherinian releases his …READ MORE
This is the latest GuitarZeus CD from Carmine Appice. Once again Carmine (drums/vocals) teams up with Tony Franklin (bass) and Kelly Keeling (lead vocals/guitar) for his latest project. This is no ordinary Guitar Zeus CD …READ MORE