Held Hostage to perform at Metal Hall Of Fame Ceremony 2023

Wonders happen from time to time and I appreciate every little one of it. This time one of these moments came I as I read that Held Hostage, a small classic metal band has been chosen to perform at the Metal Hall of Fame on January 26, 2023, a event associated with big names that are already around for a long time and have made their way in the world of music.

Held Hostage are going to perform at Metal Hall Of Fame 2023.

The band has taken the opportunity to announce a special original rock set at the Metal Hall Of Fame Gala for all inductees and attendees. The lineup for that show will be Tom Collier founder/lead guitarist/lead vocals, Bill Ali guest vocalist, Scott Gregg rhythm guitarist/backup vocals, Dave Carroll bass guitarist/backup vocals, Ian Evans Drummer.

Held Hostage founder/lead guitarist/vocalist Tom Collier, "Held Hostage being part of rock history is something musicians dream of. We are so happy that Pat at the Metal Hall OF Fame had the faith that Held Hostage would come in and rock the Metal Hall Of Fame Gala in front of all the inductees and attendees."

Scott Braun FireRock Music Group A&R/Creative director says, "Having Held Hostage be part of the Metal Hall of Fame shows the world that hard rock and metal bands are still alive and doing well and, in this day, and age, they can still make it to the top. FireRock Music Group and Held Hostage are extremely proud to part of this historic night."

 

The Metal Hall of Fame announced the induction of 4 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal legends into the Metal Hall of Fame: Twisted Sister, Lou Gramm, Chris Impellitteri, and Raven. Celebrated guitarist Steve Vai (Whitesnake /David Lee Roth) and legendary drummer Mike Portnoy, (Winery Dogs) will induct Twisted Sister.

The event will include numerous performances, surprise artist appearances, a Meet & Greet, and All Star Jams. It will be hosted by radio/television music Icon Eddie Trunk, with entertainment personality Cathy Rankin.

The 6th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Gala, "The most important night in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal" will take place January 26, 2023, at the Canyon Club, Agoura

Hills, C.A.

Purchase tickets here:

https://www.axs.com/events/461909/6th-annual-metal-hall-of-fame-gala-tickets

35.00 Advance / 45.00 At Door

CELEBRITY RED CARPET: 6:00PM

DOORS OPEN 7:00PM

PERFORMANCES / ALL STAR JAMS 8:00PM

Here's one song of the band to quickly check them out with a deep and important message inside.

Mike Portnoy uses Hello Kitty drumset to play metal classics

You don't need to have much equipment to play some nice drum tracks. ;-) 
This video is quite a nice idea.

What can you play on a children's drumset? Let's say you've got some sort of Snare, one Hang-Tom and a Bass-Drum with a single pedal as well as one Splash cymbal. Does it work to play some metal classics upon such a limited set? Check out the video below and you'll know. :-) Just one hint: Slayer's Raining Blood works!
Thanks for putting out so much fun Mike Portnoy!

Got a song? Work with Flying Colors and their team to bring it to life

In support of Heavy Metal Truants Monster Rock Auction, the progressive/rock supergroup Flying Colors (Steve Morse, Dave LaRue, Neal Morse, Casey McPherson, Mike Portnoy) have offered a "Create a Song" experience to record a song with the band and their team. The winner will write a song with creative guidance from the band, have studio time with their exec producer, and mix/master with their engineers. The auction is in aid of Nordoff Robbins, ChildLine and Teenage Cancer Trust.

View the auction at: flyingcolorsmusic.com/auction
Auction Closes: Monday 07 September BST at 19:00 h

Start by sending your demo to Steve Morse, Casey McPherson, Neal Morse, Dave LaRue and Mike Portnoy. They'll each listen, and send you back their individual, creative feedback. Then, hit the studio with Bill Evans, and track your masterpiece with mirth and fervor. Next, have your song mixed by Rich Mouser, the man behind their albums as well as every studio release by Transatlantic, Neal Morse, and Spock's Beard. Next up, give your song the final polish with mastering by Dan Shike, the golden ears behind their #1-charting Live from Europe, and many other chart-topping albums. It's the full Flying Colors experience! (Please see the auction listing here for full details.)

Here is a overview on the organisations which will be aided with the money made out of this auction:

Nordoff Robbins is the UK's leading private provider of music therapy services. Their trained network of music therapists work with people of all ages and with a range of conditions. They deliver thousands of music therapy sessions per year in care homes, day centres, hospitals, schools and our own centres and are also developing a range of other music and health projects aimed at bringing music to more and more people in local communities. Find out more here.

ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of 19. You can contact a ChildLine counsellor about anything -no problem is too big or too small. Call free on 0800 1111, have a 1-2-1 chat online or send an email.

Teenage Cancer Trust are there to give young people the support and expert treatment they need when they hear the word ‘cancer’. The charity needs to raise at least £80million in the next five years to help every young person with cancer in the UK have access to the specialist care they provide. Learn more at their website.

Adrenaline Mob / EP and Video up for streaming

Wow, very powerfull and hard music. That is what first comes to my mind when I listened to this one. And looking to the people that stand behind it, it's rarely surprising that in comes in such a fine quality but it is a surprise that there's only few progressive elements in there. Just look at the actual member list and you'll understand:

Mike Portnoy - Drums
Russell Allen - Vocals
Mike Orlando - guitars

Their first album "Omertá" is about to be released on 3/13/2012 but you can already have a first teaser of what's to be coming up by listening to the songs of the first EP on the widget below.



They did already put out a video, if you like more audiovisual stuff then this one is for you:



After all give their website a click and look around for more stuff or even join the community of the band:

Adrenaline Mob - Official website