Local Loft Episode 389

Storm chance.... greater than 60 percent.

There will be hard rock, even heavy metal thunder without the rev of a motorcycle. Seismic drum hits and the sizzle of a buzzing guitar amp. Crank it up, and feel the foundations quake.

This one shy away from the three hundredth ninetieth episode of Local Loft features Artillery And Storm. This five- man Chicago progressive hard rock band came very close to winning their first ever best rock performance by a duo or group grammy award. They got recognized opening for Texas Hippie Coalition last year. Guitarist/founder Dustin Alcock joins me to preview their headlining gig with another rejuvinated reunion of Fist To The Sky, Saturday night at Q-Bar In Darien.

 

When is a queen dethroned? Audrey (Queen) Castrovilllari is parting ways with her own rock royalty, The bittersweet farewell happens in a cinematic morbid new music video from Goth Rockers Bullet To The Heart, where Audrey stages her persona's funeral, complete with her as a featured singer and resurrected spirit. If you can't handle the sad proceedings, use your imagination as I spin the soundtrack. Bullet To The Heart come alive at a July 26th upcoming show in Portage, Indiana.

Joilet Metal trio Habit Of Force changed their musical course in a more Southern Fried Blues Rock and Metal direction with their second full length album, Cleansing Of Hands. Singer/guitarist Rich Truck Collins motored his way to The Kat 105.5 studio to talk about the transformation, twelve years ago this week. We rock back to it.

Another thunderous lineup of original Chicagoland metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop is about to erupt. Throw the volume knob all the way up for:

Artillery & Storm-Au Revoir

Artillery & Storm-Suture (I Know)

Fist To The Sky-Down Into Hell

4th Point-Repay

Eyes Of Anguish-Pain

Bullet To The Heart-Echoes

Flatfoot 56-Mud

Enuff Z'Nuff-Fingers On It

Off Broadway-Full Moon Turn My Head Around (Live at Fitzgeralds, Berwyn-1998)

Habit of Force (Rich Truck Collins interview in The Kat 105.5 studio-7/20/13)

Habit Of Force-Cleansing Of Hands

Habit Of Force-Death Threat