Progressive metal supergroup Sons of Apollo have released a music video for the track ‘Coming Home’. You can see the video below.Continue reading
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Prog Supergroup Sons Of Apollo Release Single – Signs Of The Time
Sons Of Apollo, a new progressive rock and metal supergroup featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force) have announced their début album, Psychotic Symphony, due for release on October 20 via InsideOutMusic/Sony. You can hear the first track, ‘Signs Of The Time’ below.Continue reading
Metal Maya Announces Metal Allegiance Tribute, Custom Lemmy And Cliff Burton Guitar Contest
Metal Maya the only All-Inclusive Heavy Metal destination vacation metal festival in 2017 has announced the details for Metal Allegiance’s planned tribute to fallen heroes set. In addition, The festival teamed up a with Jackson guitars to giveaway custom-painted guitars bearing the likeness of Lemmy from Motorhead and Cliff Burton of Metallica. Continue reading
Metal Allegiance – Fallen Heroes Tribute Concert At The Grove In Anaheim
For the last five years Ghost Cult has covered some part or all of THE NAMM Show, the bi-annual music industry and gear convention that is a music fan’s dream come true. Not only do all of the music industry gear companies , celeb endorsers, and other music companies all get together and hang out, demo gear, and general have a good time, it makes for a great time. Continue reading
Metal Allegiance Pays Tribute To Fallen Heroes In Anaheim
Metal Allegiance promised that their “Fallen Heroes” show would be something to see, and they weren’t lying. Continue reading
Metal Allegiance Begin Writing Second Album, All-Star Tribute Show Nears
Metal supergroup Metal Allegiance have shared a tweet to report writing for their second album is underway.Continue reading
Metal Allegiance Adds More Big Names For Major Concert Event In Los Angeles
Metal Allegiance, the all-star band of metal legends led by Mark Menghi, will take over City National Grove of Anaheim during NAMM on January 20th for a monumental tribute to our fallen musical heroes. Hosted by Jackson, Charvel & EVH, with Loudwire, and Musician’s Institute and Monster Energy joining as co-sponsors of the event. Mikkey Dee (Motorhead), Eddie Hermida (Suicide Silence), Arejay Hale (Halestorm) and Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies) are now added to the line-up. Continue reading
We Can Be Heroes: Mark Menghi And Metal Allegiance
We caught up with Mark Menghi of Metal Allegiance, in the middle of hellishly busy week for him. He was rehearsing for a tribute performance to Deep Purple’s Made In Japan album at Saint Vitus Bar, in Brooklyn. We has also rehearsing for their first UK performance ever, at Bloodstock Open Air 2016. So when Mark squeezed us in for a chat, we were pleasantly supposed by his calm, humble demeanor. Mark talked a lot about the profound losses to the music world that led the band to create their new EP, Fallen Heroes (Nuclear Blast).
The NAMM Show 2016 Recap
Once again Ghost Cult, along with the entire music industry it seems, invaded Anaheim, CA for The National Association of Music Merchants, a.k.a. THE NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention center. Taking over the town and part of greater Los Angeles at Night, NAMM is becoming more and more of a yearly pilgrimage for brands, gear heads and artists. Autograph and selfie-seeking fans are also starting to dip in to part of the main weekend, with really only the first two days being “industry only types”. That dynamic is expected to change in 2017 when fans have free range for the entire event. In the mean time the name of the game is networking and wheeler dealer action between manufacturers, merchants and artist reps. The main action is at the booths where the big name gear companies show their new wares, and artists from the up and coming to the legendary vie for attention and props. All day long it’s a schmooze fest and a meeting of the minds in terms of gear mavens, and artists jamming. At night it is the special events such as this years’ NAMM Jam, Tribute to Randy Rhodes, and other events, many held for charity that pack the clubs at a more-exclusive-than-usual for L.A., clip. Whatever your motivation for attending, THE NAMM Show, and its summer-time counterpart can’t be beat for an awesome industry experience and eye-popping star power all in one place. Thanks to Melina Dellamarggio of Melina D Photography or covering it for us this years and bringing us there with her amazing photo set!
On The Road… with The Winery Dogs
The Winery Dogs just released their new album Hot Streak (Loud and Proud) to critical acclaim and are once again setting off to be road dogs as well. This new album being a natural extension of their début album, the band was eager to hit the road and jam some of these new tracks as well as fan favorites on a headline tour. Performing at The Wilbur Theater in downtown Boston, the feeling in the room was palpable, as Richie Kotzen, Mike Portnoy and Billy Sheehan have a chemistry between them that is unmistakable. The only comparison to the level of collective talent and simpatico these guys share would be a Led Zeppelin or a Rush in their prime. Unlike their previous tours, they feel like a fully-fledged rock band now, that happens to feature legendary players; as opposed to a cool supergroup of guys. On the contrary, with the humble genius Kotzen at the microphone, the band has reached a new level of cool. The audience reflects this too, now as it is not just dominated by technique nerds and fanboys, but real lovers of their growing repertoire. Evil Robb Photography captured The Winery Dogs on this evening for Ghost Cult, as they being their next chapter.
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