Vinnie Apicella

There are two ways to perceive a band like Blitzkrieg. The first is that since they were among the NWOBHM pioneers that broke the scene back in 1980 and helped forge the sounds of the true Metal revolution that’s continued to be felt and employed by countless bands worldwide, they’re deserving of attention. The other […]

Hoping to prove the sixth time’s a charm, Diamond Head was among a number of veteran British Metal bands to make the rare trip to perform in the states for the annual Heavy Metal Meltdown weekend show in Asbury Park last month. While “sixth time” may seem exaggerated, maybe third or fourth puts it better, […]

Reviews / News Listen with an open mind. The main focus of Ballbuster Magazine is hard rock music and all the styles that are closely related to it. It’s all here, call it what you want…rock, hardcore, progressive, death, extreme, punk, thrash, blues, heavy metal…you get the picture. But, as we all know, there’s a […]

Before embarking on a long winded introduction to this mountainous undertaking spotlighting the storied career of a then and again Rock legend, I thought it best to begin with some “Concluding Observations” as presented on the 512th and final page of the volume as adapted and edited from The Blondie Review: “Blondie is. a band […]

Could it get more perfect than this? An anti-cultural icon at the forefront of rock and roll theatrics and all things evil, silly and grotesque was making his first overdue appearance in these parts for quite some time. And so what would Halloween night truly be without the likes of one Alice Cooper to kick […]

The Birch Hill Nite Club – Old Bridge, NJ

New York City – February 6, 1997 It was an emotional night at the Roseland as the hall rocked for over two solid hours to the thunderous sounds of the metal legends who in their several year absense had obviously been greatly missed. It was a packed house on the night of February the sixth, […]