We arrived at Bloodstock and got the tent set up in an overcrowded VIP camp in the dark. Then the rain began.… more »

Review by Greg Adkins, Photos by Chris Fowler. Well, look: a bar is always going to be a lousy place to see a band play live. Best-case scenario, the acoustics are merely fair, the mix is only adequate, at least a good third of the crowd are shouting their private conversations over the music, and the… more »

Performers are insane. It takes a madman to want to stand up in front of people and somehow find a sense of self worth from doing that. The performer is as insane as the audience wants to make them. more »

Following the cancellation of Heaven and Hell as the Sunday night headliner for the 2010 Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival (due to the sad passing of Ronnie James Dio), some thought that the selection of Twisted Sister as the band to close the heavy metal festival a rather str… more »

As we each name-dropped to the other, searching for that facial illumination of recognition. We both realized that while we had not been acquaintances, we had both trod the same paths through the L. A. sound scene during the golden age of Rock... I just had a chance encounter and long conversation with a fellow that I met at the Saugus Swap Meet. It was hotter than a biscuit out there and we had both ducked under a vendor's EZ-Up which offered an oasis of coo… more »

Once upon a time I was a massive Bon Jovi fan, first witnessing them live at Castle Donington back 1985. A year later Bon Jovi turned the rock world on its head with the release of "Slippery When Wet," an album that featured the slick global hits of "You… more »

TotalRock DJs Tina and Sara present the New World Order radio show, broadcast live from TotalRock Radio every Monday 6pm-9pm (GMT). The show aims to showcase the best in unsigned and up-and-coming rock and metal talent. Ever feel that there is just too… more »

Tune into TotalRock Radio between 6-9 pm (UK time) tonight! Mark Taylor will be joining the lovely Tina Saul to chat about the fun-filled Summer they've had at the festivals this year. You can read reviews by Mark Taylor here and check out the Photos b… more »

The actual writer doesn't think about any of this. All those detaily questions have to be internalized. The ideas have to flow and you can't be worrying about all those structural details if you want those ideas to come out. Otherwise you are just hung up on a whole bunch of meaningless details. more »

Review by Mark Taylor, Photos by Moonshayde. This was a great festival and I'm sure all the 55,000 fans here this weekend will be coming back next year more »

Today was the long-awaited CD drop for Iron Maiden's 15th studio album "The Final Frontier." It is the longest to date, with ten tracks timing in at over 76 minutes. Click here to view the "Director's Cut" video for the title track (and opening song) f… more »

Sorry, people, but fantasy often gets mixed up with reality and people end up chasing the wrong things. It all has to do with the media. I've been looking to the TV for my dreams all my life. But it doesn't have to be on video before it's real. more »

  There wasn't much time to sleep off the hangovers as the music started early on the Saturday. In the Bohemia marquee tent Swedish metallers Enforcer were onstage at the ungodly time of 11.30am. Sensibly staying off the booze for a few hours, Enforcer… more »

Band practice, boy that sounds like work, and they are. You're thinking, "I've got to get to practice, what a bore." You just want to get out on stage and be a star, right? But we al… more »

The Sonisphere Festival is a travelling circus of rock which routes itself around Europe. Now in its second year, those who attended the Eastern European shows were treated to the big four of thrash (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax). We weren't t… more »

BFMN Exclusive Photos by Moonshayde Saunders as Skunk AnansieandApocalypticaperform atKnebworth more »

Click Here For Proof of Anthrax in the UK more »

Moonshayde Saunders was at sold-out Sonisphere UK at Knebworth for an exhaustive three days, capturing images for those of us who could not be there more »

A "severe thunderstorm" blew in from the Baltic Sea Sunday and touched down on Sonisphere Finland. Though it only lasted about five minutes, the clang of Thor's hammer left its mark. Two people were hospitalised with serious injuries (no longer critical… more »

This is about a writing group. This is all about writing, and whether you write music or books you want such a group. It may be fictional. It may be real. I'm not telling. more »

A Review by Steven Rask Imagine your favorite local band; the sound they produce, the way the music seeps into your subconscious. You have all their releases, you anticipate their next album, and their next show. Then, without w… more »

Alice Cooper Brings Theatre of Death Tour to Sonisphere 2010 at Knebworth House, BFMN Exclusive Photos by Moonshayde Photography more »

Review by Ken CotePhotos by MusicInPictures.netWho is this New England metal band called Acaro?I first started hearing a buzz about this band towards the end of 2009. As the calendar rolled into 2010 it seemed like every time I looked Acaro was… more »

 Buying an Amp? They're Lying! When the friendly man in the music store smiles, reassuringly at you and says the 1000 watt, 8 speaker monster stack, that you are about to finance, is the hottest amp i… more »

Music does not need to be an opiate of the masses, you know. Music is war drums, bagpipes and horns screeching on the battlefield. Music is weddings and the funeral march. Music is school dances with boys at one side and girls at the other, nervous and unsure how to share their passion. Music is innocence and the surprise of feeling that sneaks up into the corner of your eyes and that sudden sob that stops your throat. Music is our heartbeats and our breathing and the rhythm of sex. Music is life and death and thought. more »