About Me

Rest In Peace My Friend Niva Brings
September 1, 1964 - September 12, 2007

Pictured Barry, Lyle, Niva, Adam, Dan

UnRated Magazine publishes some of the best music reviews, interviews and photos today. UnRated Magazine is based out of Chicago, IL, USA, however our reach extends internationally with talented authors and photographers. UnRated’s journalist and photographers are the best in the industry that put passion into the reviews and the photography. Stop by and check us out at UnRatedMagazine.com and join our newsletter. If you feel that you need to reach us, drop us a email at editor @unratedmagazine.com

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Member Since: 10/25/2005
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My sister and I arrived at the Asbury Park Convention Center over two hours early and were surprised to see a line for the Rockstar Taste of Chaos was already forming. It was not until we were in the catacombs of backstage that we saw how the line extended across the boardwalk of Asbury Park. This nationwide tour featured many popular American bands, but what made it unique was its integration of Japanese Rock bands. Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu had a large fan following, but MUCC, The Underneath, and D'espairsRay were the Japanese bands that had a great turn out as well. Proof of this was at the JROCK signing where the line for autographs stretched from one side of the building to the other [ Read More ]

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In Nordic mythology Freyja is described as a goddess of love, beauty and fertility. Blonde, blue eyed and beautiful, Freyja is the fairest goddess of them all. She is also associated with war, battle, magic and prophecy. Does such a woman exist? She did at the Annex Wreck room in Toronto, on March 25th, 2008. - Doro Pesch is the "Freyja" of Heavy Metal. )[ Read More ]

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With having sold more than 65 million albums worldwide, Def Leppard has perfected making music for the masses, and on April 29th the band will be celebrating their first studio release in almost a decade. Def Leppard is back and hitting hard with their glamorously titled Songs from the Sparkle Lounge ..[ Read More ]

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Welcome to Bree, our Feature Vixen this month; to learn about Bree you get the feeling she is just one of the boys, but that is totally wrong and you can see that by the photos. Bree is "All Woman.' Yes Bree is sexy and has curves that will knock you out....so you need more to visualize this fitness beauty, then head to our gallery or if you want more, heat to BreeOnline.com . Our Vixen photographer, James Patrick spent a few hours trying to capture Bree's essensce...we believe he did it right, the photos of Bree show a wild sexy woman... To further learn about Bree, she believes if a fit life, knows how to handle a weapon, an adventurer and loves a great cigar. All that and the belief in family..[ Read More ]

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My Blog

Polydream - Rigid Shard of Balance:1

by Trent McMartin The good news: having producer Britton Rice join Polydream; his expertise in the studio and killer drumming were a few of the highlights found on the band's debut EP. Now the bad new...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:26:00 PST

D’espairsRay: Interview with Hizumi, New Jersey

by Kristin & Kathryn Biskup My sister and I arrived at the Asbury Park Convention Center over two hours early and were surprised to see a line for the Rockstar Taste of Chaos was already forming. ...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:25:00 PST

Girl In A Coma, Chicago, IL, USA

by Anita Maree Lande San Antonio punk rockers Girl in a Coma sweated things up on a cool spring night in Chicago as they are currently on tour promoting their 2007 CD release Both Before I'm Gone. Th...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:23:00 PST

Fatal Smile - World Domination

by Kim Lapalme I first encountered the Swedish band Fatal Smile in February 2008, when I was reviewing the live W.A.S.P. show in Toronto. Perhaps because I only caught the last song of their set, I wa...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:24:00 PST

Sue Jin - Worth The Tears

by Melanie "Sass" Falina Although an anthropology major in college, Los Angeles nightingale Sue Jin decided instead to spread her wings in the world of music. And the result of which, Jin's six-song E...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:22:00 PST

Def Leppard Songs From the Sparkle Lounge

by Melanie "Sass" Falina With having sold more than 65 million albums worldwide, Def Leppard has perfected making music for the masses, and on April 29th the band will be celebrating their first studi...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:21:00 PST

The Organ Grab that Gun

by Trent McMartin I like music you could slash your wrists to, so that's why when I heard The Organ's Grab that Gun, I immediately proclaimed it as one of my favorite records of 2004. Lead singer Kell...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:19:00 PST

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

by Trent McMartin Not only is this the best Flaming Lips record, but it's one of the finest rock albums to be released in the twenty-first century. The follow-up to the almost equally impressive 1999 ...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:17:00 PST

TEMPOSHARK LIVE at the CRash MANSION (nyc)

by Sam Frank In the early 90's rock music went through an identity crisis. The "cock rock" music of bands like Motley Crue and Whitesnake was replaced by Nirvana and Pearl Jam's screw-the-establishmen...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:15:00 PST

Winger - Live

by Melanie "Sass" Falina After having put out their fourth studio album, IV, just last year Winger hit the road - and in the process recorded their Live disc -- the recording of a show which really ma...
Posted by UnRated Magazine on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:11:00 PST