Post Tagged with: "Fred Phillips"

Judas Priest, Jackson Taylor, Blackberry Smoke, Alestorm + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2010s

Judas Priest, Jackson Taylor, Blackberry Smoke, Alestorm + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2010s

It’s not until you actually start combing through the hundreds of records you’ve listened to over a decade that you realize how daunting the task really is.

Gloryhammer, Tom Keifer, Soilwork, Sturgill Simpson + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2019

Gloryhammer, Tom Keifer, Soilwork, Sturgill Simpson + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2019

Fred Phillips’ Best of 2019 list includes Gloryhammer, Tom Keifer, Soilwork, Sturgill Simpson, Wind Rose, Parkway Drive – yes, Parkway Drive – and others.

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Van Halen’s ‘Runnin’ With the Devil,’ ‘Hot for Teacher’ + Others: Gimme Five

As frontman David Lee Roth celebrates his 65th birthday today, we return to a handful of Van Halen favorites.

Iron Maiden, Sept. 21, 2019: Shows I'll Never Forget

Iron Maiden, Sept. 21, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget

I’ve seen concerts with skilled musicianship, but for the total package – spectacle, performance and passion – Iron Maiden can’t be beat.

Kiss, Sept. 7, 2019: Shows I'll Never Forget

Kiss, Sept. 7, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget

I had misgivings based on my last lackluster experience with Kiss, but in the end, I was glad that I went.

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ZZ Top’s “El Diablo,” “Thunderbird,” “Rough Boy” + Others: Gimme Five

We returned to some old favorites as ZZ Top kicks off their 50th anniversary tour tonight.

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Bloody Hammers – ‘The Summoning’ (2019)

Bloody Hammers strike the perfect mix of riffs, mood, melody and camp to drive a stake right through my metal heart.

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Gloryhammer / Aether Realm, June 17, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget

I can, without a doubt, say Gloryhammer’s recent stop in Dallas was one of the favorite concert experiences of my life.

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Sweet Oblivion [Featuring Geoff Tate] – ‘Sweet Oblivion’ (2019)

Geoff Tate’s collaboration with Sweet Oblivion may be the closest thing we’ve gotten to the classic Queensryche sound since 1990.

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Gloryhammer – ‘Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex’ (2019)

Gloryhammer continues to brilliantly satirize power-metal genre clichés and traditions on the final album of an impressive trilogy.