Recorded in 1999 & released in 200 on the band’s second album “Infest”, Last Resort is a great example of the Nu-Metal/Rap-Metal that took hold on the back of grunge in the early 2000’s. For those who don’t know, Nu-Metal is a genre of music that infuses traditional Heavy Metal with elements of other music, in …
Back in 1994, Dream Theater were releasing their second album entitled “Awake”, the final track of which is found here. Written entirely by the keys player, Kevin Moore, the song is very different from the rest of the album and is a fitting goodbye from Moore to the rest of the band. It was not …
Released in 1977 after being recorded in South Wales, Closer to the Heart has been played on the majority of Rush tours since its release. It has also been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame back in March 2010. The track is definitely one of the more straight ahead Rush tracks and will …
Judas Priest and the album Screaming for Vengeance hit the UK in 1982 among the beginnings of the New Romantic movement with bands such as Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran, whilst the cheese pop of Bucks Fizz and Bananarama were climbing the charts. Rock was still being released by the usual big guns of Quo, …
Is this one of the most iconic songs ever? It may well be! It’s been used in films, video games, as a theme song, and is featured on almost every classic rock compilation album ever released. With a song this iconic, there will always be stories abounding about it. I remember meeting someone who was …
Robbie Williams released this track back in 1998. The music video features him dressed in a similar style to a very famous bass player in a exceedingly successful glam rock band (100 points if you can guess who….) whilst the track itself benefits from the drumming talents of Chris Sharrock (who also played on album, …
For me, Scott Rockenfield had the coolest looking kit in rock by miles. All the chains made it look amazingly cool, and the fact that he is an amazing drummer just helped it all the more! This chart is from the album of the same name, Empire. For me, it is one of those albums …
Sometimes what’s needed is a song you can just smash out. Thats where this track comes in! A lovely straightforward angry little song that is great fun to play. Taken from the album “Back Into Your System” released in 2002, it was the first of three singles from the album. Turn it up loud and …
What do Alice Cooper and Megadeth have in common? This track! Megadeth covered No More Mr. Nice Guy for the film Shocker, with the original being on the Billion Dollar Babies album released in 1973. This is a great track to play with no real surprises! The Intro and Outro will require either two bass …