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Reviews:
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Cozumel, Mexico – 2/12/2022
It's tradition to have a 5K fun run in Cozumel, Mexico when we get to port (or another city like Jamaica or Catalina), and I know it sounds like a crazy thing to do...but we enjoy our fun runs and often we find that musicians join us for the fun as well. Our host has...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Day 3 “at Sea” – 2/11/2022
Our third day was a travel day on the high seas. On a typically cruise, that would mean spending way too much time at the buffet or relaxing by the pool, but on the Monsters of Rock Cruise, it meant that we had more than twelve hours of music ahead of us and an...
Adrian Vandenberg Recaps the Monsters of Rock Cruise and Tells us What’s Next for Vandenberg
After bringing the band Vandenberg back in 2020 with a new album and a new line-up, the pandemic stalled any plans for touring. In fact, the band had only performed one show in the past two and a half years before heading to the United States last month. But, you...
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News:
Anthrax, Black Label Society, and Hatebreed announce North American Tour
This summer, Anthrax and Black Label Society will bring some of the finest thrash and heavy metal to 24 North American cities when they kick off a five-week tour on Tuesday, July 26 at Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ, wrapping in Philadelphia at the Fillmore on Sunday,...
Radiant Are Back With Their Second Studio Album “Written By Life”
In life, there's often just a fine line between happiness, pain, sorrow and fulfillment, and our ups and downs have made us who we are today. This album tells the stories of Radiant's personal and musical adventures, milestones, and tragedies. Written By Life is a...
Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2022 Tour Dates
After wrapping successful and uninterrupted Fall 2021, and both Winter and Spring 2022 runs, and following a UK/European tour May 23 through July 6, Alice Cooper will be back on the road in September. There is a mix of headline shows and festival appearances on his...
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