Throttlerod formed in the middle of 1999, and began in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2000, they recorded their debut full length album called Eastbound And Down. The band relocated to Richmond, Virginia in 2001. The lineup went through a few different changes throughout the years but the only consistent band member was guitarist and vocalist Matt Whitehead. Drummer Kevin White...
Solace is a heavy/ doom metal band originating in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The band formed in 1996 and the only original member left is songwriter and guitarist Tommy Southard. The current lineup (I believe) consists of Justin Daniels on guitar, Tim Schoenleber on drums, Mike Sica on bass, Justin Goins on vocals, and Southard on guitar. I discovered Solace...
In honor of Black Friday in the United States, today’s Top 5 On Fridays is going to feature my five of my current favorite bands with the word “Black” in their name. The obvious granddaddy of them all is Black Sabbath. I wanted to keep the list in the riff rock genre and feature bands that are still active. I...
Welcome to another Top 5 on Friday post! Every Friday I list my five favorite music related topics that mostly relate to riff rock bands and musicians. Today I will be discussing current vocalists that perform in more than one band. I needed to narrow this down a bit because there are many fantastic singers in heavy rock music today...
There have been many great power trios in hard rock music. Typically consisting of guitar, bass, and drums, with vocals from one or more of the members, some of the greatest rock music ever created was produced by power trios. Artists that only feature three members are usually talented and each musician carries on an integral role in formulating the...
Red Fang is an American stoner rock/ metal band from Portland, Oregon. Formed in 2005, the band is composed of guitarist and vocalist Bryan Giles, bassist and vocalist Aaron Beam, guitarist David Sullivan and drummer John Sherman. I first heard the music of Red Fang when I obtained a copy of their 2008 Tour EP 2, released on Wantage Records....
Truckfighters are a band that I have been a fan of since their first full length album. They formed in 2001 and are from Örebro, Sweden. They play stoner/ desert rock and are one the best live bands I have witnessed, on four different occasions. I first heard about the band from the former stoner rock dot com site and...
Welcome to another installment of the Top 5 on Friday. This week, I will be discussing five albums that were released between 2004-2008 that were excellent, in my opinion, but overlooked or simply forgotten. Again, the order of the five is difficult to place but I believe my number one spot is solid. These are albums that are not really...
Welcome back to another Top 5 On Friday! This week, I will cover my top five favorite riff rock bands that only released two full length albums. In most of these cases, tragedy struck and a band member passed away, which ultimately led the band to break up. After researching the band list for this post, it was quite difficult...
Welcome to the new Top 5 on Friday post! Every Friday I will feature a top five of my favorite music related topics. I am starting things off with my top five favorite rock albums of 2023. It’s very difficult at times for me to choose my favorite albums because the list can change periodically. For instance, my number three...
