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[Review] Sebastian Bach ‘Kicking And Screaming’

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When someone is active in the music industry for 24 years, you have to give them credit. Having staying power is a feat that musicians struggle and fight for every day. So it is with Sebastian Bach, who was the frontman for 80’s hair metal group Skid Row. Back with his fourth full-length solo album, Kicking And Screaming, Bach is back with a collection of hard rock anthems, blistering riffs and solos, and a few rock ballads. But has time slowed down this legend or has it given him more power and fight. Check after the jump for the answer.

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Kicking off (hehe) the album is the title track, ‘Kicking and Screaming’. It’s a mid-tempo hard-rock anthem with chunky riffs, thick bass and fun drums. The first thing I thought was that it was kind of generic. However, after listening to the album and thinking back on what I’d heard, it’s not so much generic as it is unashamedly no-frills hard rock. Thinking about it like that, I realize that as much as this might be one of the weaker tracks on the album, it still kicks ass in it’s own right.
The production is what you would expect to hear: solid, consistent, in your face when it needs to be and pulls back at the right moments. There are a few rare occasions when Sebastian seems to strain to hit some of the higher notes, though he does land on them. One of the tracks where the bass gets to jump out (and sound awesome) is ‘Caught In A Dream‘ and in ‘Tunnelvision’ the guitar does a sweet riff that sounds like an homage to Tool’s Vicarious.
The album is incredibly consistent in that it doesn’t try to enter new territories. What you have here is a hard rock album, nothing more, nothing less. This makes it, in a way, very comforting, as there are no unexpected or unwanted surprises. What you’ve got are several hard rocking tracks and a few rock ballads. 
Considering the recent loss of his home in New Jersey due to Hurricane Irene, it’s eerily ironic how much more impact these songs have now for Sebastian Bach. Songs such as ‘As Long As I’ve Got The Music‘ and ‘I’m Alive‘ resonate even more deeply and are startlingly poignant. 
The Final Word: While Kicking And Screaming might not bring anything new to the table, it’s so honest, direct and familiar that it’s a lot of fun. Having heard the album several times I can say that it doesn’t get old. In fact, it gets more entertaining each playthrough, which might just be the greatest compliment I can give it.
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‘The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live’ Concert Event to Make Streaming Debut Next Month

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July 14, 2026

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The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live

AMC has announced that The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE, the standing-room-only performance celebrating AMC’s premiere of its newly-released The Vampire Lestat at New York City’s iconic Beacon Theatre last month, will debut on streaming.

The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE begins streaming on AMC+ on August 23.

Ahead of its streaming premiere, fans can preview the concert event, featuring original songs from series composer Daniel Hart and performed by Sam Reid, in Hall H at Comic Con International on July 24. 

Our own Daniel Kurland attended the special event, highlighting how electric the Immortal Vampire is on stage: “It’s clear in this season of television that Reid was born to be a rock star, but it’s surreal to see him effortlessly command the stage — and the audience — at every step of the concert. He recites Shakespeare monologues and bitches out Armand between songs, all while the audience screams in support. For the duration of this concert, Reid is Lestat, and he’s given thousands of fans a memory that’s as immortal as any vampire.”

Based on Anne Rice‘s The Vampire Chronicles book series, The Vampire Lestat is the rock and roll-centric third season of AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” created by showrunner Rolin Jones.

The Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by “muses” from his wild and rebellious past. As his band’s popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat’s influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat’s power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population.

Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle star with Reid. Executive producers include Jones, Mark Johnson, Hannah Moscovitch, the late Anne Rice, and her son Christopher Rice.

The series finale airs this Sunday, July 19, on AMC and AMC+.

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