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Rainbow – Straight Between the Eyes: The Album That Deserved More? (opens the original)
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Rainbow – Straight Between the Eyes: The Album That Deserved More?In this deep-dive discussion, we take a closer look at Rainbow’s 1982 album Straight Between the Eyes — a record that found the band pushing hard toward the American market while navigating a rapidly changing musical landscape.Ritchie Blackmore was determined to break Rainbow in the U.S., and the band committed heavily to that goal. Rather than simply sticking to the major concert markets, Rainbow toured extensively across America
Why Are So Many Rock & Metal Venues Closing? (opens the original)
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San Diego’s iconic rock and metal venue Brick by Brick has closed its doors, and Matt Hartnett is sounding the alarm about what this means for the future of live music.In this episode, Matt examines the growing wave of legendary independent venues closing across the United States. He digs into the numbers, explores the forces reshaping the live music business, and explains why the continued loss of these venues could create serious consequences for rock and metal bands.Matt also revisits his pre
Did Chuck Schuldiner Predict Modern Metal? (opens the original)
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Did Chuck Schuldiner predict the future of metal? In this episode, Matt and Erik dive into one of the most thought-provoking debates in heavy music: whether the legendary Death frontman's warnings about the growing fragmentation of metal still hold true today. As countless subgenres emerged during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Schuldiner questioned whether splitting the scene into smaller niches would weaken the unity that once made metal such a powerful cultural force. Decades later, was he r
Is the Band Name More Important Than the Lineup? (opens the original)
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When does a legendary band stop being the band fans fell in love with? On this episode of Hart O'The Matter, Matt and Tom dive into one of rock and metal's biggest debates after Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner revealed that he doesn't see the band continuing once founding members Rob Halford and Ian Hill are gone. His comments raise a bigger question that every music fan has an opinion on: when should a band call it a day? Should a group continue with no original members, one original mem
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