The image and aesthetic of black metal has always been an integral element of the notorious genre and its resultant culture. The album sleeves, intricate logos,...
They were young, rail-thin long-hairs donning tie-dyes and denim — modern-day ministers on a common mission to spread their own “Good News” Gospel. With reckless abandon,...
Be sure, KISS did not invent the concept. But they did perfect it — elevating the live album format to an all-new, highly bankable art form....
Ace Frehley’s latest offering, Origins Vol. 2, is a jewel of an album chock-full of cover songs that gracefully landed in my den of iniquity after...
Returning in 2021, Download Festival organisers have confirmed Kiss, Biffy Clyro and System Of A Down will headline the rock weekender. Read more here:
V13 chatted to Bryan from Texan rockers The Sword about the last seventeen years, their favourites stories and picking up some famous fans.
Rock icons KISS have announced the rescheduled dates for the European leg of their 2021 'End of the Road' World Tour. Find out the new dates...
The Sword celebrate their career with two multi-decade spanning collection albums. Read all about both albums and check out their Kiss cover of 'She' here.
If you’re bored and locked inside of your own hell-opinion prison cell, let’s dig through some LPs and see what we can find. My discombobulation is...
What is a Paltrocast? – In July 2018, New York-based writer and editor Darren Paltrowitz launched the Paltrocast in partnership with PureGrainAudio (now V13 Media). This bi-weekly podcast features exclusive interviews with...
The coronavirus pandemic, which shows no signs of relenting, has forced two more UK festivals to shelve their plans for their 2020 events due to be...
We sat down with the #dungeonsynth master, Håvard Ellefsen, also known as Mortiis, about all things Mortiis, including the new Omniprescence Productions/Dead Seed Productions album Spirit...
One of the last great records of the arena rock era, Stick It to Ya, the debut album from Slaughter, was an instant smash when it...
Leading rock event, Download Festival, has announced rock giants Kiss, Iron Maiden and System of a Down will be appearing at the 2020 rock weekender.
Author Christopher Long recounts his 45-year journey as a fanatic KISS freak culminating with the band’s recent “End of the Road” show at Sunrise, FL’s BB&T...
Dismissed frequently for being a disco record, “Dynasty” was EXACTLY the album that KISS needed at that time it was released — May 23, 1979. 40...
Out now via Cleopatra Entertainment, Band vs Brand is an entertaining and in-depth look into the power of branding in today’s music industry.
Released via Rhino Records, the deluxe 30th anniversary edition of Skid Row’s platinum-selling self-titled 1989 debut certainly will be a must-have treasure for misfit kids from...
Paltrocast episode 10 has your host, Darren Paltrowitz, chatting with three exceptional interviewees, each with exciting new projects. Get to know more about Ace Frehley, Dennis...
As CRASH not only taught me a lot about artists that I have been following for decades, but also looks stunning, this may be my favorite...
Entitled Spaceman, the latest record from co-founding KISS lead guitarist, Ace Frehley, is an impressive piece of work — one that likely will “scratch” the “itch”...
New Jersey native, Eddie Trunk, host of the AXS TV series TrunkFest, spoke with us about his new series, the future of That Metal Show, and...
Prequelle is ten tracks combining Broadway’s camp, Alice Cooper’s grand guignol shtick, The Alan Parsons Project’s concept album approach and ABBA’s songwriting chops, all structured around...
We spoke with Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen about the band’s music and success he’s outside of the group, including his paintings on display at the...
Everything Sexorcism has to offer is exactly what a seasoned Lordi fan has come to expect from the Finnish monsters, but did they go too far...
Paul Stanley’s music-related success extends well beyond KISS, as he has not only released a pair of a solo albums, written and produced for other artists,...