The Corona Files - Part #28

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 28 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 Scar Symmetry drummer Henrik Olsson to discuss life in Sweden, during the pandemic, as well as his one man band project Apocryphon.  Henrik also gives an update on Scar Symmetry and the status of The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph).  He also discusses the complexity of his lyrics and thought put behind them.

Beer of the Show:  Sigma - Shutdown #3  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks:  Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division, Haken - Invasion, Deadland Ritual - Down In Flames, Lynch Mob - Tie Your Mother Down, The Unity - Line and Sinker, Cole Rolland, Halocene, Kristina Schiano, Anna Sentina - Heaven (Bryan Adams cover), Scar Symmetry - Morphogenesis, The Anomaly, Apocryphon - Strangescape, Scar Symmetry - The Illusionist

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Kill the Lights - Plagues

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Malestrom - Army From Ash

-Ragman is feeling ragged....

The Corona Files - Part#: 28

The Corona Files - Part #27

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 27 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 some of the great new music that they have discovered recently as well as discuss which artists have been motivated to create during the shelter in place.   Next the lads welcome Autograph vocalist Simon Daniels to discuss life in Los Angeles, during the pandemic, as well as Autograph's new single Souls of Fire.  Simon also talks about how Autograph got involved with the Trinity Health of New England organization, and how a portion of the proceeds from the new single will be donated to help front line workers.  Lastly Simon and Rags discuss the ownership of band names and who should be able to use it.

DVD of the Show:  Night Ranger/Kix - Live from M3

Beer of the Show: Clown Shoes - Once Upon a Time in the Far East  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks:  Hell or Highwater - I'll Be Waiting, Kix - Cold Blood, Killitorious - Married With Children, Hyvmine - Flesh n' Blood, Shattered Skies - Birth of a Voyager, Haken - Prosthetic, Veil of Maya - Mikasa, At The Movies - We Don't Need Another Hero, The Raven Age - Angel In Disgrace, Autograph - Turn Up The Radio, Souls on Fire, You Are Us, We Are You, Every Generation

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Drown This City - Stay Broken

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Enslaved - Homebound

-Ragman Is wondering if it's safe to see a show.

The Corona Files - Part#: 27

The Corona Files - Part #26

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 26 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.  The guys also discuss social distancing at concerts as well as the latest postponements,  Next the lads welcome BPMD/Metal Allegiance bassist Mark Menghi to discuss life in Long Island, NY, during the pandemic, and BPMD's new record American Made.  Marks discusses how the band got together and how the chemistry clicked due to working together previously in Metal Allegiance.   He also discusses his thoughts on when he thinks he'll be playing live again, as well as when we can expect some new Metal Allegiance material.  

DVD of the Show:  Alterbridge - Live From Amsterdam

Beer of the Show: Baa Baa Brewhouse - Business Socks  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks:  The Birthday Massacre - The Sky Will Turn, Alterbridge - Dying Light, Frehley's Comet - Breakout, Adelaide - Strong and Brave, Mystic Prophecy - Dracula, Van Halen - 5150, BPMD - Evil, Toys in the Attic, Metal Allegiance - Mother of Sin

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall - Hold Your Fire

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Dee Snider - Prove Me Wrong

-Ragman is thinking the BPMD record, could be his next summer staple.

The Corona Files - Part#: 26

The Corona Files - Part #25

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 25 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.  The guys remember Ronnie James Dio and talk about the odds of the Motley Crue/Def Leppard tour happening.  Are the bands in denial?  Next the lads welcome back Canedy/Rods drummer Carl Canedy to discuss life in PA as well as Canedy's new release Warrior.  Carl talks about how his new band came together and how this record differs from his previous release Headbanger.  He also discusses the possibility of playing live again, as well as his thoughts on virtual concerts.

DVD of the Show:  Pretty Maids - It Comes Alive

Beer of the Show: Gigantic Brewing - Too Much Coffee Man  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks:  The Ron Keel Band - -Don't Misunderstand Me, Pretty Maids - Will You Still Kiss Me When I see You in Heaven, Primal Fear - Along Came the Devil, Dio - Wild One, Born on the Sun, Gojira - Stranded, King's X - Goldilox, The Rods - The Code, Canedy - Warrior, Attia, Lies, Not Even Love, Heat of the Night

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  GTAC - Rock N Roll Is Here To Stay

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Avatar - Silence in the Age of Apes

-Ragman is preparing for the new normal.

The Corona Files - Part#: 25

The Corona Files - Part #24

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 24 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as how artists are staying busy during the shelter in place.   As states start opening up, what are your thoughts on social distancing at a live show?  With limited capacities, will bands still stop in your town?  Tune in to see what the boys think.  Next the lads welcome back Harem Scarem guitarist Pete Lesperance to discuss life in Ontario, Canada, during the pandemic, as well as Harem Scarem's latest record Change the World.  He also discusses how the video shoot for Change the World, ended up turning into Aftershock.  Pete also talks about the other various projects he is involved in as well as what tour plans Harem Scarem may or may not have, post pandemic.

DVD of the Show:  Harem Scarem - Live at the Phoenix

Beer of the Show: Eureka Heights -  Freakin' Laser Beams  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks:  Motionless in White - Loud (F*ck It), Harem Scarem - Change the World, Anthrax - Madhouse, Cheap Trick - I can't Take It, Shrapnel - Begin Again, Scar Symmetry - The Illusionist, AI/DC - Great Balls, Guitarists Against Covid-19 - Synchronicity II, Nitro - Freight Train, Distubed vs Taylor Swift (Mashup) - Down With the Blank Space, Metallica, Megadeth and The Who (Mashup) - Emminence of Holy Wars and Creeping Death, Harem Scarem - Sinking Ship, Fire & Gasoline, Aftershock, In the Unknown, Just Like I Planned, Blue

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Lightworker - Empyre

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Binary Code - Into the Maw

-Ragman is going to see Harem Scarem live, one of these days.

The Corona Files - Part#: 24