Winger – Jergels – Pittsburgh 4-26-17
Jergels hosted a sold out crowd Wednesday night for the Winger show, which is always a Pittsburgh favorite with hometown boy Reb Beach on guitar. The very lively crowd packed in...
Rock the Arena II – U.T. Savage Arena – Toledo, OH
The Rock the Arena event in Toledo, Ohio at the Savage Arena, may be the University of Toledo’s way of encouraging alumni to visit the campus again, but for the hard rock...
Nathan James of Inglorious Interview
Nathan James of Inglorious took the time recently to talk with Kara from The Pure Rock Shop for 91.7FM WNJR in Washington, PA (and online at www.wnjr.org) about the bands' experiences...
Chuck Garric and Calico Cooper of Beasto Blanco Interview
Coming off two hot and steamy performances on the 2017 Monsters of Rock Cruise, Beasto Blanco members Chuck Garric and Calico Cooper (both members of the Alice Cooper Band) discuss their...
Overkill Discusses The Grinding Wheel
Legendary New Jersey thrashers, OVERKILL, have recently announced their upcoming eighteenth album, "The Grinding Wheel", which will be released on February 10th, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have finally...
Nightwish Vehicle of Spirit Smashes European Charts
Nightwish rings in 2017 with the release of the DVD/CD set "Vehicle of Spirit" in North America on Friday January 6th. Coming off the smashing success of the release throughout Europe...
Steel Panther Cleveland House of Blues 11-30-16
Warning, no safe rooms here! Reminiscent of an era when spandex wasn’t just for Spanx and Aquanaut didn’t have an environmental warning, Steel Panther delivers over the top original songs that...
Accept Returns Restless and Live
Metal icons, Accept, recently made the release of their new live package called "Restless And Live", public. This package will include the entire show Accept played at Bang Your Head!!! Festival...
Chuck Billy of Testament Preaches the Brotherhood of the Snake
Chuck Billy of Testament recently joined The Pure Rock Shop Radio Show to discuss their latest album "Brotherhood of the Snake" which was recently released on Nuclear Blast Records.During our exclusive interview, Chuck talks...
Chris Caffery of TSO Talks Tour, Conditioning, Nutrition and More
Chris Caffery of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Savatage took the time recently to provide The Pure Rock Shop with an in-depth interview regarding TSO's 2016 tour which you can listen to below:During our...
SteelHeart – Monsters of Rock Cruise 10-3-16
My first experience seeing SteelHeart was at a sold out Akron Agora in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Their musicianship was was precise, crisp and energetic. However, the vocal prowess and mere stage presence...
Pretty Maids – Monsters of Rock Cruise 10-1-16 and 10-4-16
Pretty Maids were one of the rare treats of the Monsters of Rock Cruise. This was our first getting to see Ronnie Atkins, Rene Shades, Ken Hammer and Allan Tschicaja perform live. Also, I was quite surprised...