By Nicholas Kobe, Contributor
(Photo courtesy of PowerTrip)
Some of the biggest names in hard rock and heavy metal are set to headline the PowerTrip Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The festival will take place from October 6-8th, with two headliners featured each night. Friday night will star Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden. Saturday night will feature AC/DC and Ozzy Ozbourne with Tool and Metallica closing out on Sunday.
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Album Review: Don Toliver – Love Sick
By Nicholas Kobe, Contributor
[Cactus Jack; 2023]
Rating: 2/10
Key tracks: “If I had”, “Bus Stop”, “LoveSickness”
Texas native Don Toliver has been making major waves in music since around 2018. He released his first album Donny Womack and had a prominent feature on CAN’T SAY by Travis Scott. Despite how long Toliver has been around, it feels like he only picked up real traction in the past year or so, or at least, got on my radar.
Ozzy Osbourne announces his retirement from touring
By Nicholas Kobe, Contributor
[Photo courtesy of cnn.com]
On February 1, 2023, heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbounre announced his retirement from touring, canceling the remainder of his dates scheduled for 2023.
Judas Priest reunites with former members to celebrate their induction to the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
By Nicholas Kobe, Contributor
[Photo courtesy of Cleveland.com]
Legendary metal act Judas Priest was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on November 5. The Judas Priest segment of the show featured a performance from the band playing their three biggest hits, “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming”, “Breakin the Law” and “Living after Midnight”.
Album Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard –Laminated Denim
By Nicholas Kobe, Contributor
[KGLW; 2022]
Rating: 6/10
Key tracks: “The Land Before Timeland”, “Hypertension”
A new project has dropped from King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, which is frankly a miracle. King Gizzard’s fans had been waiting an agonizing five days since the release of their last album. Sarcasm aside, King Gizzard has one of the most insane output schedules in all of music. 22 albums deep, just over 10 years into their career. The band’s sound has ranged from psych, prog, electronic, metal, punk, acoustic and literally everything in between. The most recent leg of their career has been dominated by experimentation. This can be clearly seen in their first album from October, Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava, an album of seven songs, all based on each of the seven musical modes.
High Vis releases new album
By Nicholas Kobe, Contributor [Photo courtesy of High Vis via Bandcamp] London band High Vis released their sophomore album Blending September 30 via Dias Records. This record comes off the heels of their debut album No Sense No Feeling, released in 2019. High Vis has exploded up from the underground recently, being heralded for their…
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