The Metal Madman Live Call In Special

History of the Metal Madman The early years The Metal Madman received his first drum set, a Gretsch, at the age of 7 years old. After outgrowing the original kit, he moved on to a Slingerland, and finally settled on a Tama Rock Star kit. This kit carried him through all his subsequent bands. At the age of 17, he played in his first local hard rock band, Gangway NY (1989-1991). Other bands followed: Maxx Thrust NY (1991 as a fill in drummer), Lady Beware NY (1991-1992), Stalker NJ (1993 as a fill in gig drummer) and Mommy Dearest NY (1994-1996). The Metal Madman also plays the bass and guitar. He is the author of two Mommy Dearest songs, Judgment Day and Slippin' Away. At this same time, The Metal Madman was beginning his work in promoting bands and hard rock/metal music. Starting with the inception of the web site for the Norwegian band, Pagan's Mind, The Metal Madman has expanded his expertise to include moderating the Firewind and Pagan's Mind message boards and running the official Eidolon MySpace site. Today With the expansion of his radio show, The Metal Madman designed and started the website http://www.themetalmadman.com. On this site, links can be found for playlists, information on upcoming shows, merchandise and links to other various pages. The Metal Madman often reviews new albums for bands. These reviews, good and bad, can also be found on his page. Information can also be found on The Metal Madman Radio Show MySpace page as well as The Metal Madman Radio Show Street Team MySpace Page. The Metal Madman has been in the audience of Prog Power USA for the past eight years, the last five as a gold badge member. The Metal Madman's old band, Mommy Dearest, has once again found them in the studio. A summer, 2009, album release of their current music is expected. There are also talks for possible concert dates as well as new music from this very versatile band.