The Corona Files - Part #21

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 21 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 dissect Kerrang's top 25 Metallica songs.  Next the lads are joined by Pink Cream 69 vocalist David Readman to discuss life in Holland during the pandemic as well as talk about his new project Immunity for the Masses.  David tells us how he and his band wrote, recorded, and shot a video, under lock down for their first single Welcome To This Nightmare.  It amazing what you can accomplish in 2 weeks when you put your mind to it.  He also gave us an update on Pink Cream 69 as well as the other projects that he is involved in.

Beer of the Show:  Eureaka Heights - Le Tigre  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks:  John Diva and the Rockets of Love - Toxic, Roxanne - Thin Blue Line, Sinheresy - Immortals, Bad Company - How about That, James Brown/Motorhead Mashup - Superkill, Motorhead - Bomber, At the Movies - (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Pink Cream 69 - Man of Sorrow, Immunity for the Masses - Welcome to this Nightmare, Shame, Tank - Valley of Tears, David Readman - Don't Let It Slip Away

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Northlane - Paradigm

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Annisokay - What's Wrong

-Ragman is is living in a Nightmare.

The Corona Files - Part#: 21

The Corona Files - Part #20

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 20 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 dissect the the perfect hard rock/heavy metal list  What are the best albums from front to back?  Next the lads are joined by LA Guns bassist Kelly Nickels to discuss life in Long Island, NY during the pandemic as well as LA Guns' upcoming record Renegades.   He also talks about the 2 versions of LA Guns, and his thought as to whoshould be able to use the name.  Lastly he talks about his clothing line Montauk Salvage Company and his actress step daughter Emma Roberts, and if he was consulted on the music for the last season for AHS.

DVD of the Show:  Threshold - Critical Energy

Beer of the Show:  Eureka Heights - So Hot Right Now  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks:  Passion - Poundcake (VH cover), Queen - Fat Bottom Girls, Threshold - The Latent Gene, James Murphy - Since Forgotten,  Saraya - Seducer, Black Sabbath - After All (The Dead), Ratt/Marvin Gaye (Mashup) - I Heard it Round and Round the Grapevine, LA Guns - Never Enough, Crawl, Nothing Better to Do, It's Over Now

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  The Contortionist - Monochrome (Pensive)

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Across the Sun - Tipping the Scales

-Ragman is wondering what the new normal is going to look like.

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The Corona Files - Part #19

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 19 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 touch on festival postponements and if they will still happen this year.  Next the lads welcome back Firewind guitarist Gus G to discuss life in Greece during the pandemic as well as his bands latest release Firewind.  He talks about the approach on the new record and how it differs from their previous release.  He also talks about the importance of playing with feeling rather than playing a hundred notes as second.  Lastly, Gus touches on the postpoment of their tour and when we can hopefully see them in the future.

Beer of the Show: Du Claw - Sweet Baby Jesus  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks:  Witchskull - March of Winter, Nevermore - Believe in Nothing, Veil of Maya - Outsiders, Mercyful Fate - Desecration of Souls, Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Autumn's Grief, Van Halen/The Jackson 5 (Mashup) - Mean Machine, B-52'/Slayer (Mashup) - Raining Lobsters, Kobra and the Lotus - Velvet Roses, Firewind - Breaking the Silence, Rising Fire, Overdrive, Space Cowboy, All My Life, We Defy

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  A Life Divided - Confronted

Genghis' Pick of the Show: Lokust - Guiltless

-Ragman is crushed that this tour was postponed.

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The Corona Files - Part #18

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 18 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 explore some of the latest collabs in quarantine, as well as if Baby Metal is a crucial part of heavy metal history.  Prior to the pandemic, the lads were joined by BRKN Love vocalist/guitarist Justin Benlolo to discuss his band's debut album of the same name.  He also talks about the new retro sound and the bands that have cloned it, as well as the others that borrow enough to round out their sound.  Ragman and Justin debate on whether its cooler to rip off Led Zeppelin or Nickleback.  Tune in to see which band they picked.

DVD of the Show:  IQ - Forever Live

Beer of the Show: Untitled Art - Tangerine Milkshake IPA  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks:  Lacuna Coil - Veneficium, IQ - The Darkest Hour, Falling in Reverse - Popular Monster, Baby Metal - Karate, Jinjer/Suicide Silence - Territorial Pissings (Nirvana Cover), The Sword - She (Kiss cover), Armored Saint - Isolation (Live From Isolation), BRKN Love - Flies In the Honey, Oxygen, Shot Down, In Your Hands, Papercuts

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Trick or Treat - Libra (One Hundred Dragons Force)

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Unprocessed - Abandonded

-Ragman is lovin what BRKN Love is putting down.

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The Corona Files - Part #17

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 17 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 how they're passing the time, during the shelter in place, and what they're checking out on YouTube.  Next the lads were joined by Shattered Skies guitarist Ian Rockett as he discusses how life, outside of London, UK has been affected by the virus as well as their new single Born of Solder.  Ian also talks of the complexities of playing the song, as well as what is in store for their 3rd full length album.  He also talks the challenges of tapping and still using a pick.

DVD of the Show:  Opeth - In Live Concert at The Royal Albert Hall

Beer of the Show:  Spindletap - The Stunner  Beer Rating: 4

Featured Tracks:  Past Five - Close to the Exit, Dokken - Just Got Lucky, Opeth - Bleak, Iron Maiden - Heaven Can't Wait, Benante/Ian/ Liker/Blythe - Doomsday (Discharge cover), Van Halen - Dirty Movies, Scorpions - Sign of Hope, Shattered Skies - You Will Know My Name, Born of Solder, The End of Rebirth, Elegance and Grace, Shut In, Arisen

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Mystic Prophecy - Dracula

Genghis' Pick of the Show: Barishi - The Silent Circle

-Ragman is still geeking after this interview.  Loving the Shattered Skies.

The Corona Files - Part#: 17