Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, the Mavericks, LeAnn Rimes + others – Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue (2014)
There’s not nearly enough “outlaw” here to justify the name of this album.
Articles by: Fred Phillips
Dead Earth Politics – The Queen of Steel EP (2014)
They had me at “Redneck Dragonslayer.”
Skid Row – Rise of the Damnation Army: United World Rebellion, Chapter 2 (2014)
It seems, finally, that Skid Row has found its way again.
Alestorm – ‘Sunset on the Golden Age’ (2014)
Alestorm honed their cutlasses to a razor-sharp point on ‘Sunset on the Golden Age.’
Buckcherry – F**k EP (2014)
In another time, this “concept” might have been shocking. Not anymore.
WTF Wednesdays: Betraying the Martyrs, “Let It Go” from Phantom (2014)
A death-metal version of the signature song from Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Yep.
Forgotten series: Warlock – Triumph and Agony (1987)
It was fast, heavy — and on occasion, gnarly and ugly, as metal should be.
One Track Mind: “Weird Al” Yankovic, “Word Crimes” from Mandatory Fun (2014)
An anthem, whether you know the source material or not, for those who love words.
Ted Nugent – Shut Up and Jam (2014)
This isn’t Ted Nugent’s strongest outing, but it’s a perfect example of what he does.
Judas Priest – ‘Redeemer of Souls’ (2014)
Judas Priest’s ‘Redeemer of Souls’ shows you don’t need new tricks if you can perform the old ones with the fire, passion and energy of 30 or so years ago.
