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2 Brand New Machine – The Devil Made Me Do It (2013) – CD Review

  • October 11, 2013
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · CD Reviews A-H · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Hard Rock Videos · Music · Video

BnmdevilA couple of months ago, when my good friend Ryo Vie was in town, we did what most rabid music fans do. We went binge shopping at the local Cincinnati music stores.  While rummaging through one of my favorite local haunts, Shake It Records, I stumbled upon the band Brand New Machine.  Shake it Records had a listening station where I could hear the CD, The Devil Made Me Do It.  After listening to the first three songs, I knew I wasn’t leaving the store without buying this CD.

I was dumbfounded that I didn’t know about this band already.  I thought maybe I overlooked a press release, or got them mixed up with another band.  Lets face it, there is Brand New, New Medicine, Machinehead, Brand New Sin, and several other bands with similar sounding names.  Brand New Machine sets themselves apart by offering fans a classic sound with a modern twist.  On The Devil Made Me Do It, I can hear a mix of KISS, Guns N’ Roses and maybe a little bit of Foo Fighters.   This is one of those releases that you can listen to from beginning to end without the need to skip tracks.  Their sound really works, and there isn’t a bad song on the CD.

Once I opened the CD booklet, I quickly discovered that Brand New Machine’s guitarist is none other than Michael Thomas.  The same Michael Thomas who I have seen play with Faster Pussycat and Beautiful Creatures in the past.  Not only does the band have a kickass guitar player, but they have one of the best new hard rock singers I have heard in a while.  Front man, Brantly Thompson delivers the goods with his whiskey stained vocals on The Devil Made Me Do It.

One way or another, I was destined to find this CD, I am glad that I did. I love this disc, and I am pretty sure you will too!

Rating: 8v1Out of 10

Track Listing:
1. Here I AmBrandNewMachine
2. Girls Like You
3. Devil Made Me Do It
4. Dust in The Sky
5. Here and Gone Today
6. Living For Another Day
7. Always on the Run
8. Blackout Overdose
9. Lettin’ It Roll
10. What Do I Gotta Do
11. Let Me Go

Brand New Machine is:

Brantly Thompson – Vocals
Seven Antonopoulos – Drums/Vocals
Wiley Oliver – Bass/Vocals
Michael Thomas – Guitars/Vocals

1 ADLER’S APPETITE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE!!!

  • July 11, 2010
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

Adler’s Appetite,  the band led by former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler — has finished recording and mixing its new single, “Alive”, with longtime friend and producer Anthony Focx (Vince Neil, Buckcherry). The group is planning on debuting the song live as part of its summer tour, which will kick off Friday, July 9 in Redondo Beach, California.

“We are really excited to be moving forward with original material,” says Adler’s Appetite guitarist Alex Grossi. “I think people are really going to like the direction we are going in.”

The band — which includes guitarists Alex Grossi (ex-Quiet Riot) and Michael Thomas (Faster Pussycat), bassist Chip Z’nuff (Enuff Znuff) and vocalist Rick Stitch (Ladyjack) — plans to release the song worldwide in conjunction with Adler’s tell-all biography, “My Appetite For Destruction: Sex, Drugs & Guns N’ Roses”, which is set for a July 27 release through HarperCollins.

Steven Adler will sign copies of his tell-all biography, “My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N’ Roses”, at Bookends in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Wednesday, July 28 at noon.

Courtesy of Blabbermouth.net

0 ADLER’S APPETITE SUMMER TOUR ANNOUNCED!!!

  • June 12, 2010
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music
Adler’s Appetite, featuring original GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Steven Adler, announces summer tour.
Fresh off recent appearences on VH1’s “That Metal Show” and “Sober House”, Steven and company are hitting the road this summer in support of Adler’s tell-all biography, “MY APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION: Sex, Drugs & Guns N’ Roses”, which is set for a July 27th release through Harper Collins.
The tour will also mark the debut of new original material from the band, which includes guitarists Alex Grossi (ex-QUIET RIOT) and Michael Thomas (FASTER PUSSYCAT), bassist Chip Z’nuff (ENUFF Z’NUFF) and vocalist Rick Stitch (LADYJACK).  “We are really looking forward to getting back out there and playing some new material,” says Adler.  “As much as we love doing all the old GN’R stuff, which of course we will contiune to do, it will be nice to show the fans that there is so much more to this band than what people have seen”.
Supporting ADLER’S APPETITE on the tour will be Texas-based ANCHORED, whose new single, “Dirty in Texas”, will drop on June 15th. (www.MYSPACE.com/anchoredmusic)
Tour Dates:
Jun 12 2010      10:00P    Glass Cactus     Grapevine, Texas, US
Jun 13 2010     8:00P    BFE Rock Club     Houston, TX.
Jun 14 2010     8:00P    Lone Star Sports Bar     Temple, TX
Jul 9 2010     10:00P    Brixton     Redondo Beach, California, US
Jul 10 2010     10:00P    Galaxy Theatre     Santa Ana, California, US
Jul 11 2010     10:00P    Canyon Club     Agoura Hills, California, US
Jul 12 2010     8:00P    Club Vegas     Salt Lake City, UT.
Jul 13 2010     8:00P    The Railyard     Billings, MT.
Jul 15 2010     8:00P    Frequency     Madison, WI.
Jul 16 2010     10:00P  The Back Bar     Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Jul 17 2010     8:00P    Bada Brew     Crest Hill, IL.
Jul 18 2010     10:00P    MILWAUKEE FESTA ITALIANA     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin , US
Jul 21 2010     8:00P    Hayloft     Mt. Clemens, MI.
Jul 22 2010     8:00P    Market Block Party     Syracuse, NY.
Jul 23 2010     8:00P    Ram’s Head Live     Baltimore, MD.
Jul 24 2010     9:00P    The Cube     Newark, DE.
Jul 24 2010     9:00P    The Cube     Newark, DE
Jul 26 2010     8:00P    Bowery Electric     New York, NY.
Jul 27 2010     8:00P    Mill Creek Tavern     Philadelphia, PA
Jul 28 2010     8:00P    The Bell House     Brooklyn, NY
Jul 29 2010     10:00P    Hard Rock Cafe     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvan, US
Jul 30 2010     8:00P    Montage Music Hall     Rochester, NY.
Jul 31 2010     8:00P    Showcase Live     Foxboro, MA.
Aug 1 2010     8:00P    City Limits     Sanford, ME.
Aug 5 2010     8:00P    Dingbatz     Clifton, NJ
Aug 6 2010     8:00P    The Underground     Sandusky, OH.
Aug 7 2010     8:00P    McGuffy’s House of Rock     Dayton, OH
Aug 8 2010     8:00P    Cosmic Charlies     Lexington, KY
Aug 10 2010     9:00P    Mill Creek     Appleton, WI.
Aug 11 2010     8:00P    Clyde Iron Works     Duluth, MN.
Aug 12 2010     10:00P    BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY     BRAINERD, Minnesota , US
Aug 13 2010     8:00P    Reverb     Cedar Falls, IA.
Aug 14 2010     8:00P    Elko Speedway     Elko, MN.
Aug 15 2010     8:00P    Pheonix Lounge     Harrisburg, SD.
Aug 19 2010     8:00P    Union Station     Colorado Springs, CO.
Aug 20 2010     8:00P    Roadhouse     Dacono, CO.
Aug 25 2010     8:30P    Cedardome     Milton, WA.
Aug 26 2010     8:30P    Hayley’s Bar & Grill     Everett, WA.
Sep 3 2010     8:00P    Canyon Club     Augoura Hills, CA.
Sep 3 2010     8:00P    The Canyon Club     Agoura Hills, CA.

0 HRH Live Featuring Adler’s Appetite

  • July 5, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Hard Rock Videos · HRH Live · Music · Video

HRHLiveAdlersAppetite

Friday night Adler’s Appetite came to Cincinnati’s Riverstar Entertainment Complex to unleash their renditions of Guns N’ Roses awesome tunes.  The band features former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler, Chip Z’nuff (Enuff Z’nuff) on bass, Rick Stitch (Ladyjack) on vocals, Michael Thomas (Faster Pussycat) and Alex Grossi (Quiet Riot) on guitar.

Local bands The Mighty Swine, and A Nervous Wreck opened the show. The Mighty Swine played a cool set of original tunes.  A Nervous Wreck did a good job getting the crowd revved up with a bunch of cover tunes from the bands Poison, Ratt, L.A. Guns and more.

Adler’s Appetite hit the stage about 11:oo P.M. and played a great set of tunes covering the Guns N’ Roses albums, “Appetite for Destruction”, as well as the “Use Your Illusion” albums.

Rick Stitch may not be Axl Rose, but he did a good job signing these songs.  I was pretty impressed with the guitar tandem of Alex Grossi and Michael Thomas as well.  Adler’s Appetite may not be anything more than a glorified cover band, but at least Steven Adler is trying to keep the Guns N’ Roses music alive and well.  Until Axl Rose gets his head out of his ass and reunites the class G N’ R linuep, this is as good as it gets!

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