The Corona Files - Part #47

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight for part 47 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.  The boys also talk about the latest news in hard rock and heavy metal.  Next the lads welcome back Winger/Whitesnake guitarist Reb Beach to discuss his latest solo album A View From the Inside.  Reb discusses the reasoning behind releasing his first all instrumental album and why it took 17 years to get it done.  He also gives insight behind many of the tracks and how some of the older tracks have been re-worked.  He also give updates on Black Swan and Winger.

Beer of the Show:  4 Noses - Strawberry Velvet  Beer Rating: 4

Featured Tracks: Ronnie Atkins - Real,  Evergrey - Forever Outsider, Within the Ruins - The Devil in Me, Mammoth WVH - Distance, Vanden Plas - The Lonely Psychogon, Reb Beach - Dark Places, Black Magic, Cutting Loose, Little Robots, Aurora Borealis, Sea of Tranquility, The Mob - Never Get Enough

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Iron Savior - Souleater

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  David Garfield - If Six was Nine

-Ragman is wondering what happened to part 46; Don't ask...

The Corona Files - Part#: 47

The Corona Files - Part #45

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight for part 45 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.  The boys also talk about the latest news in hard rock and heavy metal.  Next the lads welcome back filmmaker Bob Nalbandian to discuss his latest documentary Bay Area Godfathers - Part 1.  Bob discusses what it takes to put a documentary together as well as the process of getting the interviews.  He also discusses the evolution of the Bay Area thrash scene and how it started with band like Y & T all the way up to the point to where it it exploded with Metallica and Testament.

Editor's Note:  Ragman wants to apologize for the length of time it took to get this pone posted.  Sorry guys.  I've been through alot the last couple of months, but now I'm back and stronger than ever.  Horns up!

Beer of the Show: Celestial Beerworks - Two Truths and a Lie  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks: Hyro The Hero (Featuring Chad Gray) - Fight, Mr. Big - Wind Me Up, Marty Friedman - The Perfect World, Cacophony - Desert Island, Sevendust - Blood From a Stone, Armored Saint - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, Y & T - Black Tiger, W.A.S.P - I Wanna Be Somebody, Cacophony - E.S.P.

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Voodoo Circle - Devil With an Angel Smile

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Sodom - Indoctrination

-Ragman reveals his struggles.

The Corona Files - Part#: 45

The Corona Files - Part #44

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight for part 44 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.  The boys also talk about the latest news in hard rock and heavy metal.  Next the lads welcome back guitarist Simone Mularoni from DGM to discuss their new release Tragic Separation.  Simone discusses the loose concept that the album touches on lyrically as well as the making of the video for their 2nd single, Surrender and why they plugged in, rather than just air guitaring.  He also lets us know his thoughts on the possibility of doing an all instrumental record, in the future. 

Editor's Note:  Ragman wants to apologize for the length of time it took to get this pone posted.  Sorry guys.  I've been through alot the last couple of months, but now I'm back and stronger than ever.  Horns up!

Beer of the Show:  Saint Arnold - Pumpkinator (2020)  Beer Rating: 4

Featured Tracks: Be The Wolf - Failures, DGM - Surrender, Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera, Iced Earth - Frankenstein, Alice Cooper - Roses on White Lace, Helloween - Halloween, DGM - Blame, Flesh and Blood, Surrender, Land of Sorrow, Fallen

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Onslaught - Strike Hard, Strike Fast

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Amahiru - Hours

-Ragman is making progress

The Corona Files - Part#: 44

The Corona Files - Part #43

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight for part 43 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.  The boys also talk about the latest news in hard rock and heavy metal.  Next the lads welcome vocalist Jeff Scott Soto to discuss his new release Wide Awake.  Jeff discusses how his days in Talisman as well as how they used to pick covers.  Jeff also speaks of the of the difficulties of filming a video during the pandemic as well as the importance of track listing.

Editor's Note:  Ragman wants to apologize for the length of time it took to get this pone posted.  Sorry guys.  I've been through alot the last couple of months, but now I'm back and stronger than ever.  Horns up!

Beer of the Show:  Hopworks - Ace of Spades  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks: The Raven Age - Grave of the Fireflies, Make Them Suffer - Erase Me, Motorhead - Bomber, Black Sabbath - Master of Insanity, Arch Enemy - Silverwing, DGM - Animal, Talisman - Mysterious (This Time It's Serious), Jeff Scott Soto - Somebody to Love, Mystified, Love Will Find Away, Retribution

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Vanishing Point - Salvus

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Solution. 45 - For Aeons Past

-Ragman is kickin' these out...

The Corona Files - Part#: 43

The Corona Files - Part #42

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight for part 42 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.  The boys also talk about the latest news in hard rock and heavy metal.  Next the lads welcome guitarist Matt Asselbergs (Nightmare) to discuss Nightmare's new release Aeternam.  Matt discusses the addition of Madie on vocals as well as the departure of Maggy Luyten.  He also taolks about the horror theme of the new record.  Even though its not a concept record, there is a theme. 

Editor's Note:  Ragman wants to apologize for the length of time it took to get this one posted.  Sorry guys.  I've been through alot the last couple of months, but now I'm back and stronger than ever.  Horns up!

Beer of the Show:  Astral Brewing - Cosmico  Beer Rating: 4

Featured Tracks: WET - Big Boy's Don't Cry, Axe - Rock N' Roll Party in the Streets, Long Distance Calling - Hazard, Helstar - Black Wings of Solitude, Adrian Smith (A.S.A.P.) - Silver and Gold, Daughtry - World on Fire, W.A.S.P. - Show No Mercy, Nightmare - Ikarus, Lights On, Crystal Lake, Aeternam, Serpentine

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Mors Principium Est -A Day for Redemption

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Gojira - Another World

-Ragman is catching up, slowly but surely.

The Corona Files - Part#: 42