Premieres Saturday August 20, 2011.

Episode 1: Tony Iommi



Guest Guitarist: Phil Collen (Def Leppard)

Just like last season kick-off episode, this one fell a bit flat. I don't know why it is, but it may have something to do with them relying too much on the same format. For starters, they need to dump the Top 5 List that use to open each episode. Their list have pretty much sucked and they can never agree who should be on the list and in what order.

As for Tony Iommi, it was cool finally getting him on the show. But Eddie, Don and Jim blew it by wasting the majority of the hour just acting like fanboys and not asking deeper questions.

Episode 2: Jani Lane, Michael Sweet and Taime Down



Guest Guitarist: Phil Collen (Def Leppard)

This episode was dedicated in the memory of Jani Lane who passed shortly after taping.

As for the episode itself, Michael Sweet really hasn't age much. Still looks the same. Jani Lane looks completely different from the last time I saw him when he was huge and on Celeb Fit Camp. He was super skinny on the show, but not a healthy look at all.. And Taime Down...what the hell happened to him? He has not age well at all.

Overall there were some really funny moments like Jim asking Michael as a kid if he could get into check out the sound-check and being rebuffed, and Jim telling him that he had just come from church....on a Thursday afteroon. Haha. It worked, he got into the sound-check. Another funny moment was when the fan ask Eddie Trunk to name 15 out of 22 UFO albums. The joke was on everyone in that he named 16. Impressive.

The Top 5 segment was name the 5 best songs about the devil

My Top 5 3 Devil Songs

1. AC/DC - Highway To Hell
2. Van Halen - Running With The Devil
3. Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil

This is all I could come up with that I actually like.

The Throwdown: Van Halen's Women and Children First Vs. Fair Warning

My pick: Women and Children First

Episode 5: Scott Ian, Charlie Benante and Dave "The Snake" Sabo



Special Guest Guitarist: Vinnie Moore

Scott Ian is always fun to hear talk, no matter where he is at. Also good to see Charlie as well. But it was Sabo, who is a great interviewee, stole the show. I've met the dude before, and he is just the same in person as you see on this episode. Fun and animated about whatever he is talking about. Very cool dude. Overall, one of my favorite TMS episodes.

Now onto the other parts of the show....

What the hell are Eddie, Don and Jim thinking in their Top 5 Best New Bands? For starters, they included in their individual list the likes of Buckcherry and System Of A Down. I don't know where they come from, but where I hail from, new bands are not in the range of 5-10 years old. And on top of that, Chickenfoot wasn't even on any of their personal list until a fan shouted it out to them.

TMS Top 5:

1. Black Country Communion
2. Chickenfoot
3. Buckcherry
4. Danko Jones
5. Five Finger Death Punch

My Top 5:

1. Chickenfoot
2.
3.
4.
5.

That's my list. I have no other favorite new bands for the past 2 years other than Chickenfoot. Sue me.

The Throwdown: Which Is The Best Anthrax Album: Among The Living Vs. Spreading The Disease

Personally, I would say Sound of White Noise is the best. But of the two choices, hands down it's Among The Living

Episode 7: Stephen Percy and Ripper Owens



Special Guest Bassist: Billy Sheehan

Ripper Owens is a funny dude and seems really cool. someone you can have a beer with and talk about music all day long. Percy returns to TMS and this time around he was a better and more articulate interviewee. Good stuff all around.

TMS Top 5 Tours

1. KISS Love Gun Tour
2. Guns N Roses / Metallica Tour
3. Judas Priest / Iron Maiden World Wide Blitz Tour
4. AC/DC Black Ice Tour
5. Heaven & Hell, Motörhead, Judas Priest, and Testament Metal Masters Tour

My Top 5

1. KISS Love Gun Tour
2. KISS Reunion Tour
3. Van Halen 1984 Tour
4. Guns N Roses / Metallica Tour
5. Def Leppard Hysteria Tour

The Throwdown: Who's the best Whitesnake Guitarist of all time? John Sykes, Steve Vai or Doug Aldrich

The Panel and audience picked John Sykes.
I picked John Sykes.

This was a no brainer and possibly the easiest throwdown ever on the show. Sykes is the definitive guitarist for Whitesnake and is the reason why Steve Vai as a member didn't work for me. When Eddie stated his reasons why, he said exactly what I have been saying for years about Sykes Vs Vai. Don't get me wrong, I love Vai's playing as everyone that knows me can attest to. But as a member of that band, it did not work and sounded nothing like a true WS album

Episode 9: Rick Nielsen & Graham Bonnet



Special Guest Guitarist: Vinnie Moore

TMS Top 5 Hard Rock / Metal Anthems

1. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock
2. KISS - Rock And Roll All Night
3. Judas Priest - Livin' After Midnight
4. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
5. Rainbow - Long Live Rock And Rock

My Top 5

1. KISS - Rock And Roll All Night\
2. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock
3. Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
4. Judas Priest - You Got Anothher Things Coming
5. Quite Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize

Honorable Mentions:

Motley Crue - Wild Side
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
Helix - Rock You

This was probably the hardest Top 5 for me and certainly the best one they've done on the show because the list of songs is so subjective.

The show itself was ok, just a bit 'off'. Rick had a lot to say. I mean a looooooooot. He is always good for interviews as he has some great stories to tell. But at times, especially on TMS, he was a bit manic going off on tangents. Still entertaining though.

Graham, who I haven't really seen or heard from since his time with Alcatraz back when Steve Vai was still in the band, has aged big time. I didn't even recognize him at all. The only thing that remained the same was the hair. His interview was also all over the place.

Pretty interesting Stump The Trunk segment. We got a marriage proposal and Charlie and Scott from Anthrax did a walk-on.

The Throw Down: Which was the better 70's Rock song: I Want You To Want Me or Rock and Roll All Night.

Rick, Graham, Jim and the audience picked "I Want..." while Eddie and Don went with Rock And Roll

I chose Rock and Roll as well.