Dungeon Fun with Tony & Shannon from GODSMACK, Lips from ANVIL

Hey Fiends,

Hope you had a chance to catch our KILLER broadcast last night. It was one of those ‘fully loaded’ editions of Rock Solid Pressure. Although Patty and myself are recovering from the flu, the show must ‘always’ go on. And man, what a great show it was. Throughout our 13 year history, we’ve had some of the biggest Rock Stars on the planet stop in for interviews in our Dungeon. Hell, we’ve been doing high profile interviews on radio before, well, ANYBODY! It’s getting to the point where a lot of these rockers have become friends and have been on the show ‘many’ times. One of our ‘regulars’ is the always outspoken LIPS from ANVIL. He’s not one to shy away from controversy, in fact, he likes to ‘create’ it. He recently took a bit of heat with his take on the whole ‘Rock Is Dead’ thing. It was a totally different perspective on the term then what Gene Simmons had to say about it. We recently had a rollicking good time with ANVIL at The State Theatre, and as usual, we sat down with LIPS for an interview..Sorta

First off, gotta say that we have had ROB REINER and LIPS on the show a few times. It’s usually a straight forward and formal interview. The interview we aired last night was ‘anything’ but formal. This was more like a discussion between friends that have partied a bit ‘too’ much. It began with LIPS addressing his ‘Rock Is Dead’ stance, which led into our inebriated discussion about the ‘Fall Of The Internet’ ‘A World Without Electricity’, and lots of other deep subjects that come into play when you’re stoned. In fact, this was one of my most enjoyable interviews EVER!! This captured the essence of backstage madness perfectly, and it reflects why I’m still in this business. I’m hoping our crazy discussion will give LIPS some inspiration for topics for the next ANVIL album. Those of you who know me, listen to the show, or read this blog frequently. You’re aware that I have a strong premonition that the internet will destroy itself, along with the introverted culture it created. I also feel that our electricity grids in America could be attacked. This is why our discussion with LIPS was so important. I really needed another ‘thinking’ mind on these subjects. We talked about going back to the ‘Wild West’, becoming Minstrels, and reverting back to a lost culture in the aftermath of the destructive topics I just mentioned. If you missed the show last night, all I can say is, it was a bad time for you NOT to tune in. The interview WILL be posted on our player over at http://www.RockSolidPressure.com in a few weeks, so you WILL get a chance to hear it again. This interview will also be included in one of our ‘Best Of’ specials. Either way, this chat will go down as ‘Historic’ in our Hallowed Halls..

If that wasn’t enough right there. we also featured a new interview with TONY ROMBOLA and SHANNON LARKIN from GODSMACK. We recently had the pair at State Theatre with their side project BLUE CROSS. This side project showcases their Blues Rock / Classic Rock musicianship that you will ‘never’ see in GODSMACK. This was the first time we had Tony and Shannon on the show and we were excited. We talked about everything from gear to the latest Godsmack release. We also touched on their tour of Australia which is now underway. It was an extremely informative session with two of the biggest Rock Stars on the planet. We were also really impressed at how both of these huge Superstars are just regular, down to earth guys. They were easily approachable by their fans, and we can’t wait to have both of them back on the show..

LAST NIGHTS PLAYLIST TO DIE FOR

DREAMGRAVE: The Last Drop Falls (debut)

LORD DYING: A Wound Outside Of Time (Relapse Records) debut

SUNLORD: Chant Of The Fire King (debut)

GODSMACK: Generation Day (Universal) debut

ANVIL: Bombs Away (VH-1 Records)

THE DOOD: I Am Monster (debut track)

DIO: I Could Have Been A Dreamer (Warner Bros) debut track

 

That’s all for this week..I’m going back to bed!!

Cya In The Field

J-Rock

FORGED IN FIRE! And Other Strange Tales

Hey Fiends,

It’s been one helluva week in the field for us! At the moment, I’m ‘still’ coming down from a string of badass concerts at The State Theatre. And there’s lot’s ‘more’ coming on the horizon. I’m sure many of you local Floridians have noticed that we’re putting the ‘Peddle To The METAL’ and booking lot’s of great shows at the Theatre. You’ll always see the best concerts at this historic venue, and I’m truly honored to be a main player at the venue. I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of the best bands in the WORLD for the past 7+ years. You’ll always see something cool there just about every night. Most of the locals who are reading this have probably had some of your best concert experiences at State Theatre. And ‘sometimes’ it’s a non-stop experience. Take this past week for instance.

On Thursday we had the band BLUE CROSS which featured TONY ROMBOLA & SHANNON LARKIN from GODSMACK. It was wild to see them step out of their metal element and play some ‘smokin’ Bluesy Rock. If ‘that’ wasn’t historic enough, they were joined onstage by legendary Blues Rock Guitarist ERIC GALES. And YES, we have pics of this historic moment on the State Theatre stage. When we return to the airwaves on March 2nd, we’ll have an in-depth backstage interview with Tony & Shannon. It was a night of kickass rock that was ‘classic’ all around!! The lineup of bands was also stellar, and good friends of ours. It featured BREAKING BLUES, RELENTLESS, AZZITIZZ, 3 KILLER BUDS, and AARON LOVELESS. All these acts should be proud to have been involved in a historic event like this. Something like this will probably never happen again..Well, until GODSMACK end their tour which starts next week..Then..Maybe

On Friday we had that kickass FRIDAY THE 13th FEST. The local shows are rare at State Theatre, but when they happen..They HAPPEN!! We love the local shows because it’s like a huge party for us. I can still do my job and have fun with all our friends. I don’t have a Tour Manager breathing down my neck. I don’t have to deal with any demands from National Acts. I don’t have to rush the openers offstage (well, sorta, haha). The local shows are always a celebration of our massive metal scene down here in Tampa Bay. And The Rock Solid Pressure Show has always supported our scene. Damn, we helped ‘create’ it right? So needless to say, we had an amazing time on Friday night. The lineup was insane..We had scene favorites DEMENTIA, DIDGES CHRIST SUPERDRUM, INTO THE GRAVE, SAHE, WICKED REVOLUTION, COUNTED OUT, UNDERTONE..Put another notch in the belt for the local metal scene. This show was AMAZING!!

On Saturday night (feeling a bit worn out at this point) we had our friends in ANVIL roll through. And yes, they have become friends of ours over the past 4 years or so. We have a running joke at the Theatre with the guys from Anvil. I ‘never’ let them leave the stage unless they play FORGED IN FIRE for me (haha) So how did this start? Well, about 4 years ago. fresh off the success of their acclaimed movie ‘The Story Of Anvil’. State Theatre took a chance on booking them. Why not? It launched them back into the spotlight, and it was well worth the risk. The band basically vanished into obscurity in the 80’s, when all along they continued to make albums. Thank the metal gods for that movie, and their rise from the ashes. I was a huge fan of their first couple albums. Especially FORGED IN FIRE. That was one of the best metal albums of all time. The title track is one of the best METAL SONGS of all time.

When we first met Anvil at State Theatre 4 years ago. I was ‘positive’ that their closing song was going to be ‘Forged In Fire’, along with ‘Metal On Metal’ (of course). But can you imagine my dismay after ‘attempting’ to end their show with ‘Metal On Metal’ and NOT playing FORGED IN FIRE (??) Oh no, no, no, no, I could not let this happen. I freaked out!! I got the band out of the dressing room and BACK on the stage to play the song. Are you kidding me? I waited almost 30 years to see this. The guys were very gracious and complied. The whole thing was kinda funny really, and it sparked a friendship with the band. So NOW, every time they come through, they fuck with me a bit, and make like they are not going to play it. Lips always looks at my glaring face at stage left with my arms crossed. Then he says ‘I can’t leave without doing this for my buddy’..And I rush to the front of the stage with the crowd and enjoy one of the best metal songs of all time. And YES!! It was like that on Saturday night. Not only have Lips and Rob ‘forged’ friendships with us, but they bonded with some of the bigger local acts down here as well. So lots of musicians who also know the band, always come to the Anvil show. Our friends RAYNUS, JONZEY, and BRIAN from THE DOOD were in tow on Saturday night. They also know the band, and we all had a ‘wild’ time backstage. In fact, I had this real ‘deep’ conversation with Lips about the internet, no electricity, and the whole ‘Rock Is Dead’ thing.

I’m sure you all have seen Lip’s comment about ‘Rock Is Dead’ on your favorite metal news page. It kinda went viral, and he took some heat. He was basically just putting his spin onto what Gene Simmons said. Anyway, you’ll all HEAR this conversation on the next Rock Solid Pressure Show. This will clear ‘everything’ up and calm people down a bit. Man, I hope our interview goes viral (haha) We could certainly use the ratings. After 13 years of doing the show (and living with the ups and downs of ratings) It would be nice to have something go viral. Anyway, ANVIL crushed it on stage. ALL the bands on this show crushed it. There were 2 other bands on the tour that we really bonded with as well. LORD DYING and SUNLORD. You’ll be hearing their music on our next broadcast. The opening acts were all friends of ours (of course) ROCKSTARR BENTLEY, 20 SHADES, CONSINITY, AUTUMNS PAIN..By the end of the night, I could barely drive home..What a week in the field!!

So, last night on the broadcast. We decided to just fry your face with new metal. And it was ‘mission accomplished’..Your face fried while Patty and myself struggled to stay awake. We featured an inebriated interview with IRON REAGAN’s axeman MARK BRONZINO. We bonded with this amazing Punk/Metal hybrid at the NAPALM DEATH / VOIVOD show a few weeks back. That tour is still on the road so don’t miss it when it rolls through your town

LAST NIGHTS PLAYLIST TO DIE FOR

THE AGONIST: My Witness, Your Victim (Century Media) debut (Album drops on the 24th)

TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION: El Diablo Rojo (Carved Records) debut track

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: Ziltoid Goes Home (Inside Out) debut track

ADRENALINE MOB: Gets You Through The Night (Century Media) debut

JIRO: Clock Strikes 12 (Mosrite Records) debut

IRON REAGAN: Bleeding Frenzy (Relapse Records) debut

WOLF: Killing Floor (Century Media) debut track

VOIVOD: Corps Etranger (Century Media) debut track

DIAMOND LANE: Kiss The Ring (debut)

DEMENTIA: Nothing Exists (debut)

*LIVE EVENTS THIS WEEK

Friday 2/20: The Local 662: SHOREDOGS CD RELEASE with DEAD END RIVER, THE PALS, POLAR SUMMER, NOTHIN’ TOO FANCY..Doors at 7pm. Get all the info at our site http://www.RockSolidPressure.com or check our facebook pages

Saturday 2/21: The Local 662: FROSTFANG, DRASTIC FALL, FROM THIS FIRE, TRAITORS GATE, NEVER RIGHT..Doors 7pm. Get all the info at our site http://www.RockSolidPressure.com or check our facebook pages

*NEXT TIME ON ‘ROCK SOLID PRESSURE’..Gonna be one of those fully loaded shows. We have that ‘deep’ interview with LIPS, along with an in depth interview with TONY & SHANNON from GODSMACK. Gonna be a kickass time in the ‘ol Dungeon. Tune in on March 2nd

Cya In The Field

J-Rock

Turned On And Tuned In

Hey Fiends,

First off, I’d like to thank everybody for tuning in to our ‘Stoner Special’ last night. I know we appeal to a lot of Stoners, but man, the ratings were through the roof!! Most ‘Metal Heads’ are huge Stoners anyway, so our special appealed to a broad range of listeners. Unlike our annual ‘420 Special’, last night’s playlist was mostly NEW tracks. We’ve been seeing an influx of amazing Stoner bands that are taking huge contracts these days. It’s true, a lot of the major labels that we deal with are now pulling these bands from the underground and bringing them to the masses. We’ve been receiving so much ‘mind altering’ music, that we decided to throw some together and make a party of it. We kept our ‘dark’ edge, and the music was still heavy enough to please our legion of Metal fans. It was like a gathering of the tribes. For 13 years, the Rock Solid Pressure Show has been turning you on to some of the coolest music on the planet. And we’re old enough to have seen many trends come and go in the industry. As long as it meets our criteria and fits our format, then we’ll turn you on to it. For the past couple years, we’ve been noticing this rise of the Stoner Bands, and we LOVE IT!! A lot of it has that late 60’s, 70’s sound. I survived both of those decades. I was born in 1960 and I remember all the great bands when they were NEW!! Sure, I rolled with the times, became a ‘metal’ musician after I heard ‘Sabbath’ (Like most of my peers haha). But I will never lose my love for Stoner music. Back in those days it was called ‘Acid Rock’, yes, even Sabbath. So there is much to celebrate in my world these days, and last night was a celebration of ‘new’ music with a mind-blowing 60’s, 70’s edge. Expect more specials like this in the future..

LAST NIGHT’ ‘SMOKIN’ PLAYLIST

STEVE ROTHERY: The Ghosts Of Pripyat (Inside Out Music) debut

NIGHTINGALE: The Maze (Inside Out Music) debut

CROBOT: Fly On The Wall (Wind Up Records) debut track

BEARDFISH: King (Inside Out Music) debut

DRUM WARS: Carmine Appice Drum Solo (Rocker Records) debut

MURKY RED: Stoned & Horny (Melodic Revolution Records) exclusive debut

ALICE IN CHAINS: Last Of My Kind (EMI) debut track (from 2009)

ANVIL: Paranormal (VH-1 Records) from 2010

DRASTIC FALL: Digital Rain (Melodic Revolution Records) debut track

 

LIVE EVENTS THIS WEEK: Huge week in the field for us..Check it out!!

Thursday 2/12: State Theatre: BLUE CROSS (featuring Tony and Shannon from GODSMACK) w/ BREAKING BLUES, RELENTLESS, AZZITIZZ, 3 KILLER BUDS, AARON LOVELESS. Doors 7pm

Friday 2/13: State Theatre: FRIDAY THE 13th FEST w/ DEMENTIA, DIDGES CHRIST SUPERDRUM, INTO THE GRAVE, SAHE, WICKED REVOLUTION, COUNTED OUT, UNDERTONE. Doors 7pm

Saturday 2/14: State Theatre: ANVIL w/ LORD DYING, ROCKSTARR BENTLEY, 20 SHADES, CONSINITY, AUTUMNS PAIN. Doors 6:30pm

*Get all the info on these shows at http://www.StateTheatreConcerts.com

NEXT WEEK ON THE ROCK SOLID PRESSURE SHOW: It’s back to Metal Madness!! We’ll be airing an inebriated backstage interview with MARK BRONZINO from the band IRON REAGAN (Relapse Records), Plus exclusive NEW tracks from THE AGONIST, ADRENALINE MOB, and LOTS MORE!! Make it a point to tune in!!

HAVE A BLOODY VALENTINES DAY (Hope to see you at the ANVIL show on Valentines Day)

J-Rock

http://www.RockSolidPressure.com

 

Dungeon Fun with Jason Shwartzwalder from the KADAVER DOLLS

Hey Fiends,

Had a great time in the ‘ol Dungeon last night. We had some friends over and had a bit of a party before the broadcast. We usually have a few revelers that stop in for the broadcast, but last night was..umm..yeah..A PARTY!! One of our revelers was JASON SCHWARTZWALDER from KADAVER DOLLS. We pulled him out of the GREEN room and had a much needed chat about all the exciting things going on with Kadaver Dolls. The band was signed at THE ROCK SOLID PRESSURE INDUSTRY SHOWCASE back in 2013. And their CD Release Party is THIS FRIDAY NIGHT at THE CROWBAR in Ybor City. I’ve been rallying for this band for many years. I’ve watched them, and helped them, become one of the best metal acts in Florida. It’s always a joyous occasion when one of the bands we work with closely get’s a record deal. Soon, Kadaver Dolls will be a household name, and we almost feel like proud Parents. To all bands reading this, success is built upon perseverance  and dedication to your art. Kadaver Dolls hammered it out and weathered the storm. They kept it together and didn’t give up. If you’re in the Tampa area on Friday night. Get your ass out to Ybor City and make it a point to hit THE CROWBAR for their CD Release Show. It’s going to be a huge celebration. Another band on the bill includes PSYKOTRIBE. This is another one of our bands that was signed to Willpower Entertainment at last year’s Showcase. Other bands include FALLS UPON US, BURNING FAIR VERONA, and more..We’ll cya there!

So, we partied it up last night, and we REALLY partied it up over the past week. We had a great time at 3 shows that are definitely worth mentioning. This past Wednesday, we had a historic show at the State Theatre which included NAPALM DEATH, VOIVOD, EXHUMED, IRON REAGAN, RINGWORM, BLACK CROWN INITIATE and KADAVER DOLLS. Once again, history was made on the State Theatre stage. We really bonded with VOIVOD and IRON REAGAN throughout the long day, but what a great adventure. It’s days like these that make my job fun and memorable. Wish ALL the shows could be like this (right?). Then we had only one day to rest our old bones and gear up for the ROCK FOR R.A.K. (Random Acts Of Kindness) BENEFIT which invaded The Local 662 on Friday night. Right off the bat, I gotta say, Patty and myself were honored to be a part of this amazing benefit. I worked closely with the organizer ‘Carla Pruitt’, which was to become one of the coolest benefit’s I have ‘ever’ worked on. Not only did all our favorite bands play, like TEAM CYBERGEIST, PROGRESSIVE CHEMISTRY, THE DEFIANT, THE DOOD, and FROSTFANG, but the atmosphere for the cause was always in the forefront. Above all, it was a smashing success for ‘Random Acts Of Kindness. Carla is a truly dedicated, and giving person. With all the bullshit, and bad people I have to deal with in this industry. It’s a pleasure just to know that someone is actually doing good things for people. And yes, there will be a PART 2 in May. But that wasn’t the end of our run. We still had to be somewhat alive for ‘another’ show at the 662 on Saturday night. By this time, the phrase ‘Walking Zombie’ comes to mind. Yeah, I was barely able to stand on Saturday night. These 3 day runs are taking a toll on my old bones. I was pretty delirious, but it was a good show. Bands included REFUSAL OF FATE, ROCKSTARR BENTLEY, DEMENTED TRUTH, SOLACE AND RUIN, WICKED REVOLUTION..And even then we didn’t get out of there till after 1:00am. All the stuff I wanted to accomplish on Sunday was scrapped. I slept all day! But was ready to party last night..Hope you all tuned in!!

LAST NIGHT’S PLAYLIST TO DIE FOR

CEA SERIN: The Illumination Mask (Nightmare Records) debut

AT THE GATES: Heroes And Tombs (Century Media) debut track

CROWNED BY FIRE: Crowned By Fire (Chrome Mountain Records) debut track

MARDUK: 503  (Century Media)  debut

GILBY CLARKE (featuring SLASH) Tijuana Jail (Virgin Records) debut

LORDS OF THE TRIDENT: Song Of The Wind & Sea (Junko Johnson Records) debut

KADAVER DOLLS: Bow Down (Willpower Entertainment) debut track

 

So, I was bitching and ranting in last week’s blog about the new breed of internet ‘people’. I was merely reflecting my passion for the old days of Myspace. I posed the question ‘What Would Happen If The Internet Went Off Completely?’..It was a viable question. I mean, would you survive? It actually stirred up a bit of controversy. I even took this question out in the field, and I found out that tons of people actually think like me (WHAT?) Yes, a lot of people are actually ready if the internet get’s hacked to pieces ‘or’ it becomes too unsafe to even go online. One person even said ‘What If The Electricity Grids Get Hacked In America?’. Now THAT even opens up a whole new can of worms. I’m sure everyone with generators will survive (right?) But it was comforting to know that my old school ways (I’m over 50) were more realized then I imagined. Facebook, Twitter, AND Instagram were hacked last week. Believe me..IT’S COMING!! Don’t throw away your Vinyl, CD’s, or DVD’s..Just sayin

 

NEXT WEEK ON THE ROCK SOLID PRESSURE SHOW: We’re going to be doing one of our ‘Stoner Fantastic’ broadcasts. We just received a ton of new releases, and a lot of them are kickass stoner bands. So tune in next week, and have the bong at the ready!!

And don’t forget to check our site http://www.RockSolidPressure.com for upcoming concerts, past broadcasts, and TV Episodes

Cya in the field!!

J-Rock

Lost In Winter

Hey Fiends,

Hope you all had a chance to catch the show on Monday night. We’re getting lost in the winter season, and yes, Monday’s show was a bit morose. We’re totally enjoying the cold weather down here in Florida. I personally wait all year for this weather. Hailing from the North East, the cold brings back fond memories. It also put’s us in that strange kind of mood, which you experienced on Monday night. But we’re always pretty strange down here in the Dungeon HaHa. Had a really exciting morning. I had the pleasure of listening to some unreleased tracks from one of our favorite Stoner Bands ‘MURKY RED’ from Belgium. It was an honor to be privy to hearing these tracks before they are officially released on ‘Melodic Revolution Records’..We have a unique bond with this band, and it’s been a morning that literally made ‘My Entire Week’..If you thought their first album was ‘Stoner Heaven’, all I can say is ‘Wait Till You Hear The New Stuff’.. It has an amazing ‘Floydian’ edge, but goes beyond Floyd in many ways..What sets them apart from their peers in this genre, is the dark vocal, and captivating down tuned guitar riffage. I really hope this album drops soon so we can start blasting it. It was such a great morning, I’m actually ‘Happy’, which is rare these days. But look at it this way, if I was happy all the time, then the ‘Rock Solid Pressure Show’ would not be such a hellious and mystifying experience every week. But I savor the rare moments of happiness, and MURKY RED did the impossible, and made me smile

*THE PLAYLIST TO DIE FOR (1 / 19/ 15)

VOIVOD: Artefact (Century Media) debut track

NAPALM DEATH: Dear Slum Landlord (Century Media) Exclusive debut (album drops on 1/28)

NIGHT DEMON: The Howling Man (Century Media) debut

PAIN OF SALVATION: King Of Loss (Inside Out) exclusive debut (album drops on 1/27)

ZEPHANIA: Blackbeards Revenge (Hailing from IN)

FINAL CURSE: Tomb (Hailing from NC)

ALSATIA: Kill To Atone (Hailing from MO)

*The last 3 bands listed were part of a kickass ‘Local Lockdown’. We’ll be featuring the Lockdowns every week. We’re on that quest to find the most amazing Out-Of-State band to play at The Industry Showcase in September. Usually, as tradition serves, we would be gearing up for The Rock Solid Pressure Radio Competitions. This will be the first year in our 13 year history, that we won’t be having the battles. The winner of this acclaimed competition would play the Showcase every year. But this year, we’re just going to pick who WE want to play the annual event. We promise to bring the competitions back next year. We have just been way too busy organizing national concerts events this year. We’ll be doing the ‘Local Lockdowns’ every week to give you a taste of what bands we’re looking at..

So I kinda went on a rant on Monday night about Hipsters, Facebook, and things that are pissing me off these days. And yes, our yearnings for the Myspace days (which was so much cooler than this new fickle, social media society). But our coolest topic was talking about the demise of the Internet. Could it happen? Of course it could happen. There’s plenty of masterminds who could shut the whole thing down. I mean, its only been in existence for 15 plus years, and it gets worse every year. So what if it happens. Will you survive? It’s already at the point where it’s pretty unsafe to even pay your bills online without having your identity stolen. Will technology eat itself?. Well, I tell you this, I’M READY for it. If we have to revert back to the old days, I’M READY. I pity all the people that totally invested their lives, and time, into the computer age. Especially those people who are so invested, that can’t stop looking at their iphone (even while they are talking to you). These are the people that will curl up in a ball and probably have a nervous breakdown. The breed of computer age Narcissists will crumble. The bands will have to revert to passing out flyers, and actually ‘talking’ to REAL people in the field. You’ll have to look in the paper to see what shows are playing. You’ll have to actually CALL venues and see what shows are coming (which would normally be on their answering machine..remember those days?) The world will be forced outside to communicate with others (remember those days?). We live in a highly unstable and dangerous world. I would not be surprised if the Internet gets hacked to pieces in the near future. Would you be ready?

*UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS

Wednesday 1/28: State Theatre: NAPALM DEATH, VOIVOD, EXHUMED, IRON REAGAN, RINGWORM, BLACK CROWN INITIATE, KADAVER DOLLS: Now here’s a festival that we’ve been waiting MONTHS for. We’ll def see you there!! Doors are at 5:00pm, so get there early. Get more info at http://www.StateTheatreConcerts.com or http://www.RockSolidPressure.com

Friday 1/30: The Local 662: ROCK FOR R.A.K. BENEFIT featuring TEAM CYBERGEIST, PROGRESSIVE CHEMISTRY, THE DEFIANT, THE DOOD, SLIKK WIKKED, FROSTFANG. This is possibly the BEST local lineup of bands that we have seen in awhile. It’s FREE admission with your donation of warm clothing, or a blanket, for the homeless. Come rock out for a great cause. Get more info at our site http://www.RockSolidPressure.com

Saturday 1/31: The Local 662: REFUSAL OF FATE, ROCKSTARR BENTLEY, DEMENTED TRUTH, SOLACE & RUIN, WICKED REVOLUTION: Now here’s ANOTHER stellar lineup of kickass bands. It’s going to be an amazing weekend. Get more info at our site http://www.RockSolidPressure.com

Cya At The Shows

J-Rock

New Year..New Nightmare’s

Hey Fiends,

Well, it’s a new year, and we have plenty of new nightmare’s to be mined on the Rock Solid Pressure Show in 2015. Hope you all had a chance to catch the broadcast last night. We personally want to thank you for making our first official ‘Dungeon Party’ of the new year a ratings buster. We’re slowly getting back to our Ab-Normal selves after all the specials from the last few weeks. It felt good to have our first Dungeon Party of 2015. The new blood is pouring in and we’re getting bombarded with new releases from a lot of our Major Label affiliates. Expect all new releases for the next few months. We gave you a taste last night, but a lot of that was some ‘late entries’ from December. Unfortunately, these releases came in too late to chart on our ‘Best Of 2014′ special, but we have decided to chart some of them anyway in next years broadcast. This is mainly why the labels release their newest stuff at the beginning of the year. It’s so their bands can get a full year of spin so they can make all the ‘Best Of’ shows and publications. But to us, it’s better late than never. Especially when the release kicks ass!!

So, it was all new blood last night, and a course, we threw in a classic ‘cut’ at the end of the show (That you never heard before). We also unleashed a drunken interview with JUSTIN MANNING from CROWNED BY FIRE. We had a great time with this Los Angeles based powerhouse when they toured through with FOZZY / TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION. Don’t expect the ‘L.A.’ sound though. Expect a metal kick to the face with songs about Blood, Voodoo, Space, and yes..FIRE!! This is a band after our own black hearts. Their new EP is beyond amazing. It’s called ‘SPACE MUSIC FOR CAVE PEOPLE’, and I think that says it all right there. We’ll be spinning a LOT of it on the Rock Solid Pressure Show in the coming months. So yeah, we were all pretty wasted in the interview. Like most of our interviews on the road haha. JASON BOCCIA from the band POTTY MOUTH (And who is also touring with CBF as a tech) and HARRY ARTHUR STREICH from VOODOO LOUNGE also got in on the crazy shenanigans. It was a night to remember at The State Theatre. If you shamelessly missed the broadcast last night, it will be up on our player at our site http://www.ROCKSOLIDPRESSURE.com in a few weeks. Right NOW, you should all be checking out CROWNED BY FIRE at http://www.facebook.com/CROWNEDBYFIRE

*LAST NIGHT’S PLAYLIST TO DIE FOR

TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION: Monster In Me (debut) Carved Records

NONPOINT: Pins And Needles (debut) Metal Blade

CROWBAR: Symbolic Suicide (debut) E1 Music

THE CROWN: Iblis Bane (Exclusive debut) Century Media (Officially drops next week)

CROWNED BY FIRE: Buried Away (debut) Chrome Mountain Records

THE DOOD: House Of The Dead (debut)

DRASTIC FALL: Freakshow (debut) Melodic Revolution Records

CIRITH UNGOL: Black Machine (From 1984) Enigma Records

 

*NEWS: We’re gearing up to unleash an onslaught of huge kickass national concerts at the State Theatre in St. Pete. We’re also making a triumphant return to ‘The Local 662′ in St. Pete as well. Yep, seems the war with the Hipsters is back on, and metal returns to the 662 in a BIG way!! Check out our calendar at http://www.ROCKSOLIDPRESSURE.com and hopefully we’ll see you at ALL our events. AND HEY, on next weeks show, we’re going to announce the construction of a BRAND NEW 700 capacity national venue that is being built in Central Florida. And it’s minutes away from our Dungeon. And YES, we’re involved. I know that a lot of you around the country are kinda bummed that we won’t be airing the annual Radio Competitions’ this year.We’re kinda bummed too. It’s the first time in 13 years that we will not be doing the annual battles. Our workload for national concert events seems to be consuming our lives, but we promise to bring them back next year. We broke all kinds of traditions in 2014, but not doing the competitions was the hardest decision we have had to make in our history. Lest we forget, the first couple years of the Rock Solid Pressure Show (When I worked for Sony A&R) it was nothing ‘but’ competitions all year round. In fact, the term ‘Rock Solid Pressure’ was a name I coined for the broadcast, which was basically an on-air gameshow. We didnt officially become a dark ‘metal’ variety show until like 2004..And the rest is sordid history haha. But we still managed to hold the competitions every year in Jan and Feb. That determined which out of state band would play the annual Industry Showcase every year. This year though, we’re just going to pick an out of state band of OUR CHOICE to perform at the heralded event in Sept. And we know tons of ‘em. Right now, we have it narrowed down to like 10 bands that we will choose from. We’ll be making the official lineup announcement in April..So stay posted..

That’s all I got..Cya At The Shows!!

J-Rock

 

BEST OF 2014

THE ‘BEST OF 2014′ ON THE ROCK SOLID PRESSURE SHOW Hey Fiends..Here’s the charting positions from our ‘Best Of’ special last night. Congratulations to all the bands that took honors this year. It was one of the most incredible years for music releases. We have not seen anything this spectacular since our inception in 2002..Here goes

*ALBUM OF THE YEAR:  BIGELF: Into The Maelstrom (Inside Out music)

*SONG OF THE YEAR:  TREND KILLER by THE HAUNTED (Century Media)

*EP OF THE YEAR:  INVIOLATE: Feast Of Ashes (Strange One Records)

*THE TOP 15 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

1) OPETH: Pale Communion (Roadrunner)

2) ADRENALINE MOB: Men Of Honor (Century Media)

3) CROBOT: Something Supernatural (Wind Up Records)

4) SLIPKNOT:  5, The Gray Chapter (Roadrunner)

5) ARCH ENEMY: War Eternal  (Century Media)

6) LACUNA COIL: Broken Halo (Century Media)

7) KADAVER DOLLS: Machines Of Death (Willpower Ent)  *Pre-release charting stats

8) JOHN 5 : Careful With That Axe (60 Cycle Hum)

9) SUNSHINE & BULLETS: Triangulum Mechanism (Melodic Revolution Records)

10) FROSTBITE: Everything I Crave (Crysella Records)

11) DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT:  Z2  (Inside Out Music)

12) ANUBIS GATE: Horizons (Nightmare Records)

13) TEAM CYBERGEIST: The Other Side Of Fate (Self released)

14) AMPLIFIER: Mystoria (Superball Music)

15) ANVIL: Hope In Hell  (A.I.E.)

HONORABLE MENTIONS go out to..WOLF: Devil Seed (Century Media), HAKEN: Restoration (Inside Out Music) ALSO..we received quite a few late entries in December that we did not get a chance to spin yet. But you’ll hear them next week. These entries include TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, CROWBAR, CROWNED BY FIRE, THE DOOD, DRASTIC FALL..Most likely these releases will chart for our ‘Best Of 2015′ special next year..

* THE TOP 10 TRACKS OF THE YEAR 1) BRIDES OF FIRE by FOZZY (Century Media)

2) DARKNESS INSIDE by DISCIPLES OF MAYHEM (Self released)

3) DARK HORSE by FEED THE RHINO (Siege Of Amida Records)

4) HAUNTED by PROGRESSIVE CHEMISTRY (Self released)

5) DEATH OF A DREAM by THOUGHTS FACTORY (Melodic Revolution Records)

6) MEDUSA by DEMENTIA (Self released)

7) KILLER MUSTACHE by LEFT OF REASON (Self released)

8) WELCOME TO MY HEAD by WAYLAND (Fontana / Ironworks)

9) POST HUMAN CHRONONAUT by DIDGES CHRIST SUPERDRUM (Self released)

10) ROADKILL by THEY MIGHT BE ZOMBIES (Self released)

HONORABLE MENTIONS go out to.. TRANSCENDENCE OF SOULS by INFINITUS MORTUS w/ DESTINI BEARD (Late entry) BIRTH TO EARTH by EYES LIKE 20… WE AINT GONNA NOT GET DRUNK TONIGHT by AMERICAN DOG… WAITING by TRIPTYKON

*CONCERT OF THE YEAR:  DIO DISCIPLES

This was probably one of the busiest years in the field that we have seen in a long long time. So many great national concert events like DIO DISCIPLES (State Theatre), DEICIDE (State Theatre), ANVIL (State Theatre), ADRENALINE MOB (The Local 662), BLACK STAR RIDERS (State Theatre), SUMMER SLAUGHTER (State Theatre), CROBOT (The Local 662), NONPOINT (State Theatre), CROWBAR (State Theatre), and FOZZY (State Theatre). These are the shows we really had fun at. Although we had ‘tons’ of concert events in 2014. Sometimes we don’t even like being there. Either the Tour Managers are dicks, or the band themselves rub us the wrong way. The national concerts listed above are events that remind us why we’re in this business. We had WAY too much fun at these events.. We do not pick ‘Concert Of The Year’ by attendance. We judge it by the overall enjoyment of the entire day and night. We would love to pick THE ROCK SOLID PRESSURE INDUSTRY SHOWCASE  as Concert Of The Year..because it always IS..EVERY YEAR (lol). That’s where all our hard work for the scene comes together every year..It’s our legacy, but we can’t name it Concert Of The Year, or we’d be doing that EVERY YEAR!! Same with the tons of local shows we’re involved with every week. We ALWAYS have fun at those events..well..mostly

We picked DIO DISCIPLES as Concert Of The Year because this event stands out as a magical night for us. The entire experience was incredible. It was a supergroup of some of our metal heroes all in one room paying tribute to their fallen bandmate RONNIE JAMES DIO. There will never be another moment like this again. During the performance, we observed hardened metalheads with tears in their eyes. WE had tears in our eyes. But what made this extra special for us, was hanging out and forging friendships with the band. They didn’t run off to the bus, or to the hotel. They hung out with us all day..and its like, we’re hanging out with SIMON WRIGHT, CRAIG GOLDY, SCOTT WARREN, ONI LOGAN, MARK BOALS. We even did an emotional interview with CRAIG GOLDY that was a ratings buster for our broadcast. We’ll remember this show forever..And yes, I will try to book them again this year.

*HORROR MOVIE OF THE YEAR:  The Butterfly Room

Ok, let it be said that 2014 was the WORST year for theatrically released horror films that we have ever seen since we started the show way back in 2002. we were forced underground into the bowels of Netflix and Pay Per View. And believe me 98% of that stuff blows!! We only found TWO movies that really kicked ass..THE BUTTERFLY ROOM and THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN. We liked them both equally so it was a tough choice. We settled on ‘Butterfly’ because we felt the re-emergence of veteran Scream Queen BARBERA STEELE as a murderous Grandmother was priceless. Nt to mention allthe cameos b horror film icons. we still are scratching our heas as to ‘why’ both of these movies did not have a theatrical release. Lets hope 2015 will be much better..

*Before we leave 2014 behind entirely, we’d like to raise a final toast to all the great musicians we lost in 2o14. WAYNE STATIC, DAVE BROCKIE from GWAR, JACK BRUCE, TIM WILLIAMS from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, SHANE GIBSON from KORN, TOMMY RAMONE, JOHNNY WINTER, RANDY COVEN frm Yngwie, DICK WAGNER from ALICE COOPER BAND, JOE COCKER, and all the other great musicians we lost in 2014. We salute you and will remember you forever..

*LIVE EVENTS THIS WEEK

Friday 1/9, State Theatre: WISH w/ TEAM CYBERGEIST, DEMENTIA: This is going to be kick ass. We’ve been waiting a long time for this one. We expect a packed house. Make sure you’re there. Doors at 7pm. Get more info at this show at our site http://www.RockSolidPressure.com or http://www.StateTheatreConcerts.com

That’s it..We’ll cya in the field… J-Rock and Patty