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The Pure Rock Shop (TPRS.com) is your source for hard rock and melodic metal news, interviews, reviews, photographs, and more.
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Reviews:
Halestorm, Hollywood Undead & Fit For A King – Pittsburgh, PA – 7/28/2024
On Sunday evening, as the North Shore was still recovering from the Stadium show featuring Def Leppard, Journey, and Steve Miller the night before, fans lined-up from the Stage AE box office all the way down to Art Rooney Drive and around the bend in anticipation of...
Winger – Warrendale, PA – 7/22/2024
Winger returned to Jergels last night for the first time since November of 2022, having last visited Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library Music Hall with Tom Keifer and John Corabi a year ago. And despite having a rather late 8pm start date for the three-band line-up,...
80’s Rock Invasion – Toledo, OH – 7/19/2024
Excited to bring you coverage of five killer bands at the 80's Rock Invasion by HB Concerts at the Promenade Park Pavilion in Toledo, Ohio from Friday night. The weather was beautiful as fans made their way to the venue on the riverfront in the city. And, as the...
Interviews:
Chip Z’Nuff Discusses “Diamond Boy” and Upcoming Tour with Jack Russell and Bulletboys
The Pure Rock Shop recently caught up with Chip Z'Nuff on 91.7 FM. The long-time bass player and now lead vocalist of Enuff Z'Nuff filled us in on the current line-up for the band's upcoming release Diamond Boy and tour with Jack Russell's Great White and the...
Nick Douglas Discusses His Latest Solo Album Regenerations
Visiting the home briefly before heading to Germany to rehearse for Wacken Open Air and the continuation of Doro's summer tour in Germany, Spain and France, longtime bass player Nick Douglas caught up with The Pure Rock Shop on 91.7 FM to discuss his latest solo album...
Great White’s Mark Kendall talks about New Lead Vocalist Mitch Malloy
The Pure Rock Shop caught up with Great White guitarist Mark Kendall to discuss the band's new addition, frontman Mitch Malloy, during our show on WNJR 91.7 FM. Check out the full interview for an update on how Mitch is finding his place in the band with just a few...
News:
2024 M3 ROCK FESTIVAL IS ALMOST HERE – SATURDAY, MAY 4 & SUNDAY, MAY 5
M3 Rock Festival 2024 kicks off Saturday, May 4th with performances from Queensrÿche, Stephen Pearcy of Ratt, Last In Line, Quiet Riot, Lynch Mob, Doro, Aldo Nova, Child’s Play, Fan Halen, and more. It's the 15th year at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Fifteen years of...
BABYLON A.D. Release First Single Off New Album “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day”
Babylon A.D. are proud to announce their first single "Wrecking Machine" from their upcoming album "Rome Wasn't Built In A Day" on Perris Records. The album will be released on May 17th. According to Derek Davis, "The song came about when lead guitarist John Matthews...
SAXON & URIAH HEEP KICK OFF US TOUR NEXT WEEK
Hell, Fire & Chaos - The Best Of British Rock & Metal is the title of the upcoming United States tour by two British Legends in the Rock and Metal genre Uriah Heep and Saxon. With almost 50 studio albums combined and numerous live records, selling...
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