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Episode 39 of Season 6 went out live at 19h00 on Rebel Rock Radio on 28 Sept 2023.  It was a great show, we had a good few new listeners tuning in which always makes it flow better.   

This week's Immortals feature was awarded to Ted Nugent and his masterpiece ‘Stranglehold’.  It sounded excellent and went down very well.  hat's off to the bassist, check out what he is doing, it makes the song.  

The Diabolical Challenge really tested us, we looked at 1972 and had:

Deep Purple Machine Head

Black Sabbath – Vol 4

Uriah Heep – Demons and Wizards

The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street

Artists featured:  The Stranglers, W.A.S.P, Skid Row, Airbourne, The Angels, UFO, Scorpions, Queen, Buckcherry, Red Fang, Green Day, Five Finger Death Punch, Metallica, Python Lee Jackson, Pop Evil, My Chemical Romance, Mercyful Fate, Hell yeah, Pantera, AMH, Chrome Division, The Darkness, The Clash, U2, Drowning pool, Ted Nugent, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, The Rolling Stones, Accept, The Union Underground, hales Storm, Vandenburg, The Burning, Roan Ash, Piet Botha.  

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One of the most enjoyable Rock Reviews I have done.  Also one of the most commented on.  I really got deeply into what Sixx A.M. has done and listened to a lot of interviews and watched the documentary mentioned in the review.  

James Michael and DJ Ashba add their talent to the charisma and drive of Nikki Sixx.   Sixx A.M. contrasts the light and the dark in a way that few artists can do.  Check it out.  

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Episode 38 went out live on Rebel Rock Radio on 21 September 2023 at 19h00 sharp.  It was as one of our Engineering Managers used to say “All stations dogs” which means.... well we never knew what it meant.  The show built up nicely from a fairly gentle U2 opener to the sheer power of Orbit Culture and Philistine at the end of the show.  Check out the Artists featured to see what we had in between. 

The Immortals track this week was War Pigs, the Black Sabbath classic, there was no argument about its choice.   

The Diabolical Challenge looked at 1993: 

Motörhead – Bastards

Aerosmith – Get a Grip

Pearl Jam - Vs

Sepultura – Chaos AD

Artists featured:  U2, Van Halen, The Lazy’s, Def Leppard, Junkyard, Adrenaline Mob, The New Black, The Clash, The Jam, Doomsday Outlaw, The Cult, Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock, Molly Hatchet, Beautiful Creatures, Monster Truck, Alice Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Mother Love Bone, Jerry Cantrell, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Axel Rudi Pell, Tool, Buckcherry, Halestorm, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Sepultura, Cinderella, Night Ranger, Volbeat, Orbit Culture, Philistine, Hammerfall

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Episode 37 of Season 6 went out live on Rebel Rock Radio at 19h00 on 14 September 2023.  Once again, the airwaves were cooking thanks to The Rock Doctor’s Rock Power Hour Turbo edition that precedes The Story of Rock and Roll radio Show.  We kicked off with Kiss, basically the band most responsible for TSORR as it was the band that melted my brain 12-year-old brain and changed everything.  That story is in the book The Story of Rock and Roll which you can find on Amazon as a Kindle edition.  

We had a good selection as always, pretty much something for everyone with a build-up to the heavy stuff at the end.  Check the artists featured to see who got a look in. 

The Immortals slot was ably filled by Pink Floyd.  We took a listen to Sorrow off the delicate Sound Of Thunder album.  For this week's Diabolical Challenge we looked at 2006 and the four albums were: 

Iron Maiden – A Matter of Life & Death

Tom Petty – Highway Companion

The Killers – Sam’s Town

My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade

Artists featured: KISS, ACDC, Bruce Dickenson, Rhino Bucket, Firehouse, Beautiful Creatures, Children of Bodom, The Jam, MC5, Spooky Tooth, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Mammoth WVH, Megadeth, Nita Strauss & Marty Friedman, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne, Cinderella, Vaughn Prangley, Bruce Springsteen, Texas Hippie Coalition, Tesla, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Tom Petty, The Killers, My Chemical Romance, Accept, Def Leppard, BlackØwl, Rory Gallagher, Philistine, Slayer, Hatebreed.  

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Episode 36 of season 6 went out live at 19h00 sharp on Rebel Rock Radio.  It was a great episode, we broke the TSORR listenership record so that was very cool.  The show kicked off with the Rolling Stones ‘You Got Me Rocking’.  It was a good mix of genres, we had the classic rock and the metal and a healthy dose of UK punk, pretty much what you have come to expect from TSORR.  Check out the artists featured to see who was on.  We had another track off the new Alice Cooper and the new Vandenberg and a new track from the Halo Effect. 

The Diabolical Challenge was indeed just that.  We looked at 1988: 

Metallica – And Justice For All

Queensrÿche – Operation Mindcrime

Slayer – South of Heaven

Iron Maiden – Seventh son of a Seventh Son 

The Immortals slot went to Def Leppard and a track called White Lightening.  

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Artists featured:  The Rolling Stones, Jet, Hinder, Five Finger Death Punch, Alice Cooper, Face To Face, Butch Walker, Marilyn Manson, Parkway Drive, Seether, Bloodhound Gang, Rammstein, Guns ‘n;’ Roses, The Clash, The Stranglers, Stiff Little Fingers, Kiss, Airbourne, Saxon, The Burning, Diverted Disorder, Slaughter, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, Def Leppard, Slayer, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Queensrÿche, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Pebbleman, Vandenberg, The Halo Effect.  

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S6E35 went out live on Rebel Rock Radio at 19h00 on 31 August 2023.  It was an auspicious occasion, my last day of work at a company I ran for the last 10 years.  As a result, there is a thinly veiled theme of moving on, changes, new beginnings, disappearances etc, etc.  This is demonstrated by the 3 opening tracks, ‘This is How I Disappear, ‘Let Me Out’ and ‘Gotta Get Away’.  Check out the Artists Featured below for the order of play.   

This week’s Immortals Track featured Thin Lizzy off Live and Dangerous with ‘Still In Love With You. 

The Diabolical Challenge we went back to 1969 and checked out: 

The Who – Tommy (Pinball Wizard)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country (Born on the Bayou)

Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II (Heartbreaker)

The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (Gimme Shelter)

Artists featured: My Chemical Romance, The Knack, The Offspring, Foo Fighters, Tesla, W.A.S.P., Chickenfoot, Iron Maiden, Buckcherry, Paul Stanley, Ramones, The Clash, The Jam, Vandenberg, Nita Strauss & David Draiman, Adrenaline Mob, The Angels, Jet, Rory Gallagher, Butchering The Beatles, Volbeat, Steve Stevens, Theory of a Deadman, Thin Lizzy, the Who, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Marvelous 3, David Bowie, Johnathan Martin, John Mellencamp, In Flames, Leonard Cohen.   

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S6E34 went out live on 24 Aug 2023 at 19h00 on Rebel Rock Radio.  Broadcasting out of Benoni, east of Johannesburg in the sinking pit of corruption and incompetence formally known as South Africa.  Ok, it’s not that bad, just having a laugh, sort of.  The show kicked off with Bad Company and a classic track called 'Movin’ On'.  We stayed with the classic rock for a while and then built in some US Punk, a bit of ‘80s metal and some grunge.  We had SA rock, Aussie rock, US and European rock, there is pretty much something for every rock fan here.  You can see who was on the show below in the artists' featured list.

Check out the short 5-minute interview with Jackson Colt the SA shred guitarist who is giving us some awesome ‘80s style guitar-driven metal.  The Immortals this week featured 'Stargazer' a track off Rainbow’s incredibly good Rising album.  Clocking in at just over 8 min it was a worthy addition to the hallowed halls of The Immortals.   

The Diabolical Challenge is about 2 hours in and it features four albums from 1992:

Alice in Chains – Dirt (Godsmack)

Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power (Mouth For War)

Iron Maiden – Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Afraid To Shoot Strangers)

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction.  (Countdown to Extinction)

Check out the last half hour where we featured a cover of the Zager and Evans track 'In the Year 2525' by metal monsters Philistine, their debut album Seranim is out now.  We ended the show with the phenomenally good Diverted Disorder, a band out of the Vaal area.  Their track 'Tainted'.   Check out their debut album Technical Difficulties.    

Artists featured:  Bad Company, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Accept, Social Distortion, Anti-Flag, Velvet Revolver, W.A.S.P., Tony Martin, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Saxon, Def Leppard, Cold Chisel, The Angels, The Cult U2, Jackson Colt, David Lee Roth, Tom Petty, The Pretty Reckless, Danko Jones, ACDC, Rainbow, Alice In Chains, Pantera, Iron maiden, Megadeth, Philistine, Motörhead, Grand Funk Railroad, Boston, Airbourne, Tom waits, Diverted Disorder

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Episode 33 of Season 6 went out live on Rebel Rock Radio at 19h00 on 17 Aug 2023.  It was a ripper due to me having a great day and a lot of people tuned in.  We started off with the ‘No Lullaby’ the opening track off Jethro Tull’s incredibly strong live album Bursting Out.  The show had plenty of variety this week, check out the artists featured below, you should find something you dig, hopefully, a lot. 

The Immortals this week featured a track called 'Battle Hymns' by the mighty Manowar.  This was the title track off their 1982 release, an album that did really well for them.  We stayed with the '80s and checked out 1981 for this week’s Diabolical Challenge.  The albums and tracks selected were: 

ACDC:  For Those About To Rock – ‘For Those About To Rock’

Ozzy Osbourne:  Diary of a Madman – ‘Over The Mountain’

Iron Maiden:  Killers – ‘Murders In The Rue Morgue’

Rush:  Moving Pictures – ‘Red Barchetta’ 

For once we had a clear favorite, Rush's Moving pictures was the album most chosen as the one to be taken if you could only have one.  In other news Philistine’s debut album has been unbanned and we took a listen to 'Black Mamba'.  The album is produced by Theo Crous who has done a great job.  On this track in particular Dean Smith shows his amazing ability to generate the feeling of the snake moving, its quite eerie, and incedibly effective.  We heard new stuff from Danko Jones and Corey Taylor as well.   Check it out and feel free to comment on any of the TSORR social media sites.  I am deeply appreciative of the time you spend on TSORR.  

Artists featured:  Jethro Tull, 3 Gun Whisky, Billy Idol, Danko Jones, Left Lane Cruiser, Saxon, Def Leppard, Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Rammstein, Queensrÿche, Shinedown, Linkin Park, Nita Strauss & Lzzy Hale, Corey Taylor, Mammoth WVH, Van Halen, Rory Gallagher, The Black Crowes, The Stranglers, Gary Numan, Sixx A.M. Manowar, ACDC, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron maiden, Rush, Bruce Dickenson, Tom Petty, Kid Rock, Arch Enemy, The Halo Effect, Philistine, Bruce Springsteen.  

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Episode 32 of Season 6 went out live on Rebel Rock Radio at 19h00 on 10 August 2023.  We kicked off with Amanda Palmer, you heard right, something different for a change.  From there it was all Quiet Riot, ACDC, and the usual stuff, and by that, you can have a look at the Artists Featured List below. 

This week in The Immortals slot, tracks over seven minutes long that really showcase what a band can do but seldom gets airplay.  This week we gave Guns ‘n’ Roses the slot.  They have so many that qualify, e.g. November Rain and Estranged but we took a listen to Civil War.   

The Diabolical Challenge focused on 2010.  There were good efforts from Scorpions, Black Label Society, Godsmack, Parkway Drive, and Slash but we had a choice of:

Airbourne – No Guts, No Glory

Accept – Time Machine

Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier

Avenged Sevenfold – Nightmare.   

We said a sad farewell to Rodriguez who passed away this week at 81.  Rodriguez is a legend to many of us who grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s.  A singer-songwriter the likes of which come around a few times a generation.  I let him have the final word.   

Artists featured:  Amanda Palmer, Quiet Riot, ACDC, Rammstein, Seether, Texas Hippie Coalition, Michael Monroe, Buckcherry, Five Finger Death Punch, Nita Strauss and Anders Friden, Thunder, Ratt, the Cult, Thundermother, The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, UK Subs, Gov’t Mule, Robbie Robertson, Ayron Jones, Greta Van Fleet, Bewitcher, Godsmack, Device, Firehouse, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Airbourne, Accept, Iron maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Marvelous 3, Linkin park, Scorpions, Black Label Society, Rodriguez, Piet Botha, Rodriguez (RIP)

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Episode 31 of Season 6 went out live at 19h00 sharp on Rebel Rock Radio on 3 August 2023.  Picking up where the Rock Doctor left off, we started with ‘Living On The Edge’, off one of Aerosmith’s finest albums.  Check out the artists featured to get the rest of the show. 

The Immortals this week featured a track released in 1977 called 'Bat Out Of Hell', you may have heard it lol.  It was and remains an absolute classic.  Todd Rundgren's finest work.  We also featured the year 1977 in this week's Diabolical Challenge, the 4 albums we took a listen to were The Stranglers – Rattus Norvegicus, The Clash, The Clash, ACDC – Let There Be Rock, and Motörhead – Motörhead. 

Artists featured:  Aerosmith, Giant, Loverboy, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Butch Walker, Mötley Crüe, Kid Rock, Jelly roll, led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Wolf, Paragon, Rival Sons, Greta Van Fleet, KK’s Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Laura Cox, Joan Jett, Sex Pistols, Oasis, Audioslave, Nirvana, Metal Church, Meatloaf, ACDC, Motörhead, The Clash, The Stranglers, Corey Taylor, Deadline, Coheed & Cambria, 12th Avenue, The Uninvited, Jasper Dan, The White Buffalo & The Forest Rangers

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