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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:
Bowl for Ronnie Benefit, Studio City, CA – 11/13/2025
The Bowl for Ronnie benefit for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund returned to Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City on Thursday 11/13/2025. Retuning emcee and celebrity bowler Eddie Trunk of Sirius/XM radio gathered a team that included Geezer Butler...
Bruce Dickinson – Los Angeles, CA – 10/5/2025
On Sunday, October 5th legendary vocalist extraordinaire Bruce Dickinson took the stage for the last show of his current US Tour at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, California. On the heels of a very successful 2024 sold out tour, fans were treated to a sixteen-song...
The Marvelous 3 – Nashville, TN – 9-26-2025
The third year of reunion shows from The Marvelous 3 kicked off in Nashville at the Brooklyn Bowl on Friday evening to a SOLD OUT crowd. The guys were joined by local punk rock band Winona Fighter who are fronted by multi-instrumentalist Coco Kinnon. She was joined by...
Interviews:
Pete Evick Discusses the Inspiration behind his latest Solo Work
Pete Evick is an award-winning musician / producer / songwriter / author who has spent the last 19 years touring the world as the music director and guitar player for rock icon and reality tv star Bret Michaels. Evick has spent his entire life as a career musician,...
Firewind’s Gus G. Checks-In From the Road
Guitarist Gus G., founder of the band Firewind caught up with The Pure Rock Shop following his band's soundcheck at The Roxian Theater in McKees Rocks, just outside of Pittsburgh, PA. The band is in direct support of Dragonforce on a quadruple bill currently touring...
Reckless Love Frontman Olli Herman talks band history, influences & new album Turborider
We sat down for a special video interview with frontman Olli Herman from the Finnish sleaze rocker band Reckless Love on the eve of the band's debut of Turborider. Given that the band has only made brief stops in the United States, I asked Olli to give listeners an...
News:
Rock for Ronnie Raises $100,000 for Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund
ROCK FOR RONNIE Fund Raiser Finds New Home at Autry Museum Park and Brings in $100,000 for Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund Sebastian Bach, Dio Disciples, Count's 77, Kill Devil Hill, Jason Charles Miller, Anita Squeeze and All-Star JamDeliver...
‘BALLAD OF JUDAS PRIEST’ DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS
Sony Music Vision, in association with Sony Music Entertainment UK and Epic Records, today announced the production of The Ballad of Judas Priest, a new documentary about legendary GRAMMY-winning English heavy metal band Judas Priest and their epic journey to the top...
Lords of Acid ‘Praise the Lords’ Tour Begins May 27th
Lords of Acid are hitting the road for their Praise The Lords tour in 2025! The tour kicks off on May 27 in San Francisco and spans 27 dates across the U.S., including stops in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Some upcoming shows include: 05/27...
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