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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:
RATT – Warrendale, PA – December 17, 2019
Fronted by Stephen Pearcy with Juan Croucier on bass, Pete Holmes (Black N' Blue) on drums and guitarists Jordan Ziff (Marty Friedman) and Chris Sanders (Knight Fury, Britny Fox) along for the ride, Ratt overloaded Jergel's on Tuesday night. They kicked things off...
KIX – Warrendale, PA – December 14, 2019
Most definitely an annual tradition as KIX visited a sold-out crowd at Jergel's again this year with promises to return in 2020 as well...the energetic Steve Whiteman, along with guitarists Ronnie Younkins and Brian Forsythe, Mark Schenker on bass, and Jimmy Chalfant...
La Guns – Warrendale, PA – November 7, 2019
LA Guns, featuring the powerful combo that is frontman Phil Lewis and lead guitarist Tracii Guns, returned to Jergel's in Warrendale on Thursday night in support of the bands latest release The Devil You Know. The album, which came out early this year is a follow-up...
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News:
Ricky Warwick Announces New Album ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’
Ricky Warwick (Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, The Almighty) has announced that he will be releasing a brand new studio album, his first since 2015. The new album is titled 'When Life Was Hard And Fast' and will be released on the 19th February through Nuclear Blast....
P.J. Farley Releases “Accent the Change”
P.J. Farley (Trixter, RA) caught up with The Pure Rock Shop to discuss his second solo release 'Accent the Change'. Listen in to the full interview here to learn more about P.J.'s early love of music, the story behind his album's cover artwork, and his time on the...
Nick Perri Discusses the release of his album Sun Via
Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves, a Philadelphia-based rock band led by artist/songwriter/producer Nick Perri, caught our attention earlier this month when opening for The Struts at the Starlight Drive-in in Butler, PA, the first show we've had the opportunity...

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