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SISTER SIN – Contest

Liv Jagrell, frontwoman of Swedish heavy metal group SISTER SIN, has overcome the odds being a female in a male dominated genre.  Dave Sundberg, drummer, has been quoted in multiple interviews saying “Liv has more balls out there than half of the male singers out there”. The June 25th rerelease of their first studio album, Dance Of [...]

BLACK SABBATH Live in Perth – 4th May 2013

BLACK SABBATH with Shihad Perth Arena, Western Australia Saturday 4th May 2013 By Shane Pinnegar | Photography by Maree King Originally published in Xpress Magazine’s 8th May 2013 issue – read it HERE   Set List – Shihad: Factory Screwtop You Again My Mind’s Sedate The General Electric Comfort Me Set List – Black Sabbath: War [...]

Interview – Ricky Warwick, Thin Lizzy /Black Star Riders – April 2013

By Shane Pinnegar Ricky Warwick has led a colourful musical life, to say the least. From a brief stint as guitarist with cult post-punks New Model Army through to leading his own biker metal band The Almighty through 7 studio albums, and a couple of highly respected acoustic singer/songwriter albums as a solo artist which [...]

LIVE – Bob Seger: Rock And Roll Never Forgets Tour, February 27, 2013

Venue: Huntington Center City: Toledo, OH, USA Date: February 27, 2013 Photographer: Todd Jolicoeur – www.toddstarphotography.com Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band brought their Rock And Roll Never Forgets tour to Toledo, OH and what an exciting and energetic show it was.  It this tour opener is any indication, this should be a great [...]

DEEP PURPLE COMPETITION!!!

We have ten copies of the magnificent tribute album REMACHINED to give away. The album pays tribute to Deep Purple’s legendary MACHINE HEAD album and features artists as diverse as Metallica, Flaming Lips, Iron Maiden, Black Label Society, Jimmy Barnes with Joe Bonamassa, Chickenfoot, Santana and more covering songs from that album. Email rockon@100percentrock.com before [...]

REVERSE GRIP release new World Tour video for ‘Sold My Soul’

Toronto sleaze rockers REVERSE GRIP have released a brand new video clip for Sold My Soul, from the album we rated in our top ten of 2012 – HUNGER FOR CHAOS.  Filmed through Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe on their 2012 World Tour, the clip features many of the bands and fans the three Broda [...]

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