2015 – ZRockR Magazine

January

ZRock’R Magazine’s Taylor Carlson with Ron Keel.

Red Dragon Cartel’s Jake E. Lee.

Red Dragon Cartel vocalist Darren James Smith.

Red Dragon Cartel’s Jonas Fairley.

Red Dragon Cartel’s Greg Chaisson.

Red Dragon Cartel

See you soon, Jake!

TailGun vocalist Dru Jaxin.

Saigon Kick vocalist Matt Kramer.

Saigon Kick rocks Vamp’d!

Malfunkshun’s Kevin Wood with ZRock’R’s Stephy Hayward.

Malfunkshun rocking Backstage Bar and Billiards.

Malfunkshun vocalist Tony West.

Kevin Wood.

Paul Stanley and Taylor at Paul’s booksigning for his book Face The Music at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas

Taylor and Hellion’s Ann Boleyn after their show at Vamp’d

Babylon A.D.’s Derek Davis

The Godmother of Soul- Tomirae Brown!

Sin City Sinners’ Doc Ellis giving ZRockR’s Taylor Carlson the mic!

Taylor Carlson (the author of this review, left) with Chris Jericho (right).

Review author Taylor Carlson (left) with UFO vocalist Phil Mogg (right). Taken at UFO’s Boulder Station concert, December 2012.

Cyanide vocalist Robert Hussey (left) with author Taylor Carlson (right). Cyanide’s debut album, Lethal Dose, releases late January 2015.

Derek St. Holmes (left) with author Taylor Carlson (right).

The Kix band members on stage at Eastside Cannery, the night after the Zia signing.

Kix did an in-store event at Zia Record Exchange’s Eastern Ave. location on Friday, January 16, 2015. This photo is from the band’s concert at Eastside Cannery the following day.

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February

Drowning Pool at LVCS

Spider in the house! Powerman 5000 rocks LVCS!

Scott Griffin’s Sid Vicious face.

Scott performing with LA Guns before his departure in 2014.

Cannibal Corpse’s allegiance of fans at House of Blues Las Vegas

Cannibal Corpse on stage at House of Blues

Former LA Guns bassist Scotty Griffin doing his thing on stage with the Sinners!

Mr. Scary himself! George Lynch joins the Sin City Sinners.

Mark Slaughter

Zoltan Chaney.

Dana Strum and Mark Slaughter.

Dana Strum and Jeff Blando.

Terry Ilous of Great White (and XYZ).

Great White.

Handsome Dick Manitoba.

“Baby, Let’s Twist”!

The Dictators.

John 5

Drummer Rodger

Bassist Ian Ross.

John 5 picking with his teeth during “Beat It”.

Phil Lewis performing at Vamp’d with LA Guns on Valentine’s Day 2015.

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March

Thanks Shane! We hope to catch up with you more next time you are here and hope you are feeling better soon!

Wovenwar on stage at House of Blues Las Vegas

All That Remains at House Of Blues Las Vegas

In Flames live at House of Blues Las Vegas

2 hours and 20 minutes. Machine Head on stage at Vinyl. No opening bands. No breaks. No encore. 20 songs.

Scott Griffin performing “I Wanna Be Your Dog”.

Bobby Blotzer.

Bobby Blotzer toasting the Vamp’d crowd.

Jizzy Pearl performing with the Sin City Sinners.

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience vocalist James Dylan.

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience guitarist Tony Catania.

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, and former Whitesnake member, Michael Devin.

Son of drummer John Bonham, Jason Bonham shares a story with the crowd about his father’s days in the infamous band.

Gilby Clarke Live at Vamp’d

Gilby Clarke on stage at Vamp’d

Just another night in Las Vegas…Never when there is a Tinnitus show! Team it up with Uberschall and it’s a night of theatrical dimensions and a musical experience like none other.

Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal with his RockGodz Award.

Photo from the Red Carpet event, including last year and this year’s inductees.

Mitch Perry (left) with Jason Ebs (right).

Jason Ebs (left) with Vinny Appice (right).

April

Kevin Wood of Malfunshun will be calling in from Seattle and talking a bit about music and he and his brother Andrew Wood’s contributions to the scene!

The Mad Axeman doing what he does best!

Gundriver was the opening act on this night of rock and roll at Count’s Vamp’d.

Chaotic Resemblance continues to rise in fame; they were the Killer Dwarfs’ opening act this night.

At long last, the Killer Dwarfs returned to Las Vegas, rocking the Vamp’d stage!

Russ Dwarf’s on-stage antics stole the show at this gig.

Kill My Coquette

Keith Morris of OFF!

Tracii Guns

Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns

Close up of Rudy Sarzo’s playing.

Shane Fitzgibbon

Keith St. John

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May

(Left to Right) Zachary Throne, Brent Muscat, Phil Lewis, Dominick Muzio, and Wayne Carver.

Birthday cupcakes with Zachary Throne and Phil Lewis!

Brent Muscat and Wicked Garden.

Nadir D’Priest of London performing Judas Priest’s “Green Manalishi”.

Zachary Throne performing “Fly to the Angels” by Slaughter.

Beggars & Thieves’ Louie Merlino performing the Faster Pussycat classic “House of Pain”.

Happy Birthday, Brent!

Punk Rock Poet Dr. John Cooper Clarke in performance at Vinyl

Thank you Dr. John Cooper Clarke! Don’t stay away so long!

Sycamore Smith

Dan Potthast.

IMAGINE….

The Imagine Foundation Show last year with Count’s 77

The Horn Section from the Clark High School band here in Vegas onstage at the Imagine show at Vamp’d last year.

Girlschool vocalist Kim McAuliffe.

Girlschool vocalist Kim McAuliffe and lead guitarist Jackie “Jax” Chambers.

Girlschool bassist Enid Williams.

Brendan Sholz of Mercy Music.

Owner of 11th Street Records, Ronald Corso.

Anti-Flag’s Justin Sane and Chris#2.

GBH

7 Seconds.

The Aggrocats

The Interrupters

Murder City Devils

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June

July

Younger brother Vinny is still rocking and going strong!

Carmine Appice – even at age 68 he is still one of the best rock drummers in the world.

The humor at an Appice Drum Wars show is half the fun! The picture here speaks for itself.

Cyanide frontman Robert Hussey.

Ernie Berru as Diamond Dave!

Cyanide bassist David Karr.

Derek Fuller as Eddie Van Halen!

Geoge DuBose as Michael Anthony!

Lighting up the stage on a Friday night in Sin City!

Faster Pussycat/Sin City Sinners’ Brent Muscat.

Wicked Garden vocalist Dominick Muzio on bass guitar.

Las Vegas’ Siana King and Brent Muscat.

Ace Frehley drummer Scot Coogan.

London vocalist Nadir D’Priest with Beggars and Thieves vocalist Louie Merlino.

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August

Guitarist Bobby Gustafson: Presently in the band Satan’s Taint.

Alan Krigger!

London frontman Nadir D’Priest.

London’s twin axe attack!

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll! Well, two out of the three anyway.

Black N Blue’s Jaime St. James on vocals!

Jimmy D’Anda!

Let it Rawk’s guitar legends, Oz Fox and Stacey Blades!

Sean McNabb on bass, whose prior credits include work with Quiet Riot and Dokken.

Killer Bee taking the stage at Vamp’d!

Bulletboys’ vocalist Marq Torien.

Bulletboys rocking the Vamp’d stage!

Night Ranger’s

Sin City Sinners & Jeff Watson! (L to R: Scotty Griffin, Joshua Alan, Doc Ellis, Jeff Watson, and Blas Elias)

Nightwish lead vocalist Floor Jansen.

Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell.

Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez.

Alice in Chains vocalist William DuVall.

Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney.

as the beloved Hedwig.

Yitzhak of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Hedwig interacting with fans on the side of the stage.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch now showing at the Onyx Theater.

Tom Keifer of Cinderella performing on the Vamp’d stage!

Openers Chaotic Resemblance.

Headliners Enuff Z’Nuff rocking the Vamp’d stage in Las Vegas!

Michael Angelo in action on the live stage!

The infamous double guitar!

Doing things on a guitar no one else can!

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September

A Band of Gypsies

Leona X onstage at Vampd

Femme Fatale headlined Vamp’d Vegas on September 4

(Left to Right): Doc Ellis, Joshua Alan, and Scott Griffin.

Twisted Sister’s Eddie Ojeda!

Steve Austin Taylor as Ian Gillan!

Knee Deep in Purple!

TailGun on the Babes stage!

I Prevail’s Brian Burkeiser performing on the House of Blues-Las Vegas stage.

Johnny 3 Tears of Hollywood Undead performing at House of Blues-Las Vegas!

Mr. Scary himself, George Lynch!

The band! From left to right – George Lynch, Oni Logan, Sean McNabb

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October

Budderside on their first visit to Vegas!

Stephen Pearcy – The Classic Voice of Ratt!

Guitarist Chris Hager, Pearcy’s longtime friend and another former Mickey Ratt/Rough Cutt member.

Keith Robert and Scot Coogan –

Eric Stacy and Keith Robert

Jeff Tortora

Tracii Guns

Islander

Suicide Silence

Brian “Head” Welch

Jonathan Davis

James “Munky” Shaffer ripping it up at HoB

Korn drummer Ray Luzier

Brian “Head” Welch

” Fieldy” – some of the most wicked basslines in rock

Sin City KISS on the Babe’s RSB stage!

Belphegor!

Kataklysm!

Sepultura’s Paulo Jr. (bass) and Eloy Casagrande (drums)!

Derrick Green (vocals) of Sepultura at LVCS!

Andreas Kisser of Sepultura shredding the LVCS stage!

Derrick Green (vocals) and Andreas Kisser (guitar) taking the LVCS stage!

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November

Cyanide’s Miranda Trenholm with special guest Jerry Vayne.

Loudness vocalist Minoru Niihara taking command of the Vamp’d crowd!

Loudness bassist Masayoshi Yamashita!

Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki during “Heavy Chains”.

Scott Weiland at LVCS

Requiescant In Pace Scott- We’ll see you at the big venue in the sky. ” Promises of what I seemed to be – Only watched the time go by – All of these things I said to you…”

Graham Bonnet takes the stage with the Sinners!

ZRock’R’s Matt Leiman and Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan!

Lead guitarist Michael Grant!

Vocalist/guitarist Phil Lewis!

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December

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