More Than a Rock and Wrestling Connection with Rich Ward of FOZZY
Rich Ward is the lead guitarist and creative force behind the band Stuck Mojo, as well as a being a former member of the metal “supergroup” Adrenaline Mob.
Rich Ward is the lead guitarist and creative force behind the band Stuck Mojo, as well as a being a former member of the metal “supergroup” Adrenaline Mob.
Guitarists around the world may want to pay attention to the Japanese band called B’z, or its guitarist Tak Matsumoto and maybe learn a few things about how to make their guitars wail and scream, whine and soar.
“Every song has something in it that pushed my buttons!” said Steve, and it’s clearly evident on each song on his latest CD release, The Story of Light.
Scum of the Earth was formed in late 2003 by former Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs, an in-your-face singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer.
If you grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey, during the ’80s and ’90s you couldn’t help but know one of the members in the band Trixter.
Guitarist Eric Mantel’s music roots lie in the sounds of the ‘60s and ‘70s. His songwriting talents have been compared to Todd Rundgren, Sting, Greg Lake and the Beatles and when he grabs his axe, he weaves jazz, pop, rock, country, R&B, funk, ragtime, classical and other styles into finely crafted melodic tapestries.
After she had been working and touring extensively with Daniel Lanois, Trixie Whitley is back on her own.
The phrase “metal super group” was custom-made for the newly launched Animetal USA. Comprised of singer Mike Vescera (Obsession/Loudness) as Metal-Rider, bassist Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Dio) as Strombringer, guitarist Chris Impellitteri as Speed King, and drummer Jon Dette (Slayer/Testament) as Tank.
It feels like it was just yesterday I was buying Anthrax’s debut LP, Fistful of Metal, in my local record store – hard to believe it’s been almost 30 years.
The Cult is one of the few bands that have successfully transcended the boundaries of rock, punk, and underground.
