Erick Bergquist

Geek with focus on Collaboration/UC and Infosec | #CiscoChampion | #packers | #Metalhead | tweetz are my own | retro stuff

[Eric Alper 🎧 @ThatEricAlper]

32 years ago today, Live released Throwing Copper. It slowly found an audience as radio stations and MTV added "Lightning Crashes" and "I Alone," and hit #1 on the Billboard Album Chart a year later and sold over 8 million copies.

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@BerserkerBill Great album! I have the triangle CD still

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@NighthawkTradez 1500 shares at 19

[Mitch Lafon @mitchlafon]

For those who don’t believe Iron Maiden was inducted into this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 2026)

They did. It’s real.

They better show up to accept the Award!

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@peterkidder Great show! Saw it at alpine valley

[Punt Road @punt_rd]

Metallica, ‘Seek & Destroy’….early but deadly!

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@GenXTalks1 They still do this

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@MuseumCommodore One of the best games ever

[Mitch Lafon @mitchlafon]

For Immediate Release

Most of Classic King Diamond Line-Up Unites in New Band, Lex Legion

Lex Legion is a brand new band comprised of old friends with incredible heavy metal pedigree. Comprising 4/5 of the classic late 1980s King Diamond line-up, drummer Mikkey Dee, guitarists Pete Blakk and Andy La Rocque, and bassist Hal Patino, the group is infused with the jaw-dropping vocals of Nils K. Rue (Pagan’s Mind). And let’s not overlook that their members also boast Motörhead, Scorpions, and Death on their collective resumes.

Lex Legion’s eponymous debut album is a single-minded, future-facing throwback of world-class hard rock/metal distinguished by tasteful, less-is-more arrangements, virtuoso musicianship, and relentless melody and harmony.

“Lex Legion is totally written the way we thought in the ‘80s,” said Mikkey Dee. “We wrote what we wanted, and if you liked it, that was a great bonus. If you didn’t like it, that was fine with us, too!”

Lex Legion was formed by Blakk and Dee, and completed by Patino, alongside La Rocque (a King Diamond constant since 1985, who also played on Death’s seminal ‘Individual Thought Patterns’), and finally, Rue.

This is music for hard rock/metal fans, but also with a freshness and sense of excitement that only a debut album can capture. Lex Legion’s members find themselves more musically accomplished than ever before, but now free of the egos of youth, and with friendship that comes with careers spanning more than forty years.

Despite their impressive resumes (Dee is also a Grammy winner and both La Rocque and Hal Patino are nominees) and busy individual schedules, Lex Legion is a serious passion project that’s been gestating for a quarter century, until the time was right.

Lex Legion’s self-titled debut will be released by MNRK Music Group in June 2026, with possible touring beginning the following year. And the band states its case within the first few seconds of its album opener and first single “Sleep Eternally,” which drops on March 31.

“It has elements of everything on the album,” said La Rocque. “The right tempo and the right kind of vocals, starting out like a fist in your face!” Rue’s soaring pipes and ominous harmonies are framed by Dee’s unmistakable powerhouse drumming, imaginative leads from both guitarists, Patino’s melodic basslines, and shifts of pace and tempo that will satiate fans of more progressive subgenres.

The second track and follow-up single “Gypsy Tears” (which arrives in May) seals the deal, eerie, rapturous, otherworldly, propulsive and evocative, but also straight-up driving, melodic metal.

“This is totally unique. No one is writing this kind of music and there’s a big hole for us to fill,” Blakk concluded. “Welcome to our new journey of friendship and hard rock!”

Lex Legion Lineup:
Nils K. Rue - vocals
Pete Blakk - guitar
Andy La Rocque - guitar
Mikkey Dee - drums
Hal Patino - bass

‘Lex Legion’ Track Listing:
1. Sleep Eternally
2. Gypsy Tears
3. When The Stars Align
4. (I Am) The Resurrected
5. Lost Inside
6. Dreams Of Darkness
7. Saviours
8. Life Eternal
9. Far Away

[All 90's Alternative Rock @all90saltrock]

On this day in 1995, Live’s “Lightning Crashes” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.

It became one of the band’s signature songs and helped make Throwing Copper a defining alt-rock album of the ’90s.

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@juliewi50263850 Great album!! Love it

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@Investinc_Intel 🤷‍♂️

[Erick Bergquist @erickbe]

@Investinc_Intel Just straight up for me. Don’t understand calls or options etc yet

[THIS DAY IN METAL @ThisDayInMETAL]

March 19th 1982 — We lost guitar legend Randy Rhoads at just 25 years old in a tragic plane crash.

Known for his groundbreaking work with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot, Randy changed the sound of metal guitar forever with his neoclassical style, precision, and unforgettable riffs. His influence is still felt across generations of players today. 🎸

What’s your favorite Randy Rhoads solo or song? 👇

#OnThisDayInMetal #RandyRhoads #OzzyOsbourne #QuietRiot #GuitarLegend #MetalHistory #RIPRandy #MetalGuitar #HeavyMetal #MusicLegends

[ALI TAJRAN @alitajran]

Microsoft introduces Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Entra ID!

Entra Backup and Recovery solution enables you to quickly recover from malicious attacks or accidental changes by reverting your core tenant objects to any previous state within the last 5 days.

With automated backups and granular recovery capabilities, it ensures minimal downtime and supports your business continuity in the face of unexpected disruptions.

Entra automatically generates one backup per day, retaining the last 5 days of backup history.

You can recover key properties of the following core tenant objects:

- Users
- Groups
- Applications
- Conditional access policies
- Service principals
- Organization
- Authentication methods
- Authorization policy
- Named locations

#EntraID #Microsoft365 #Microsoft

[Mitch Lafon @mitchlafon]

🚨New Music Alert🚨

Geoff Tate
POWER (Official) 

https://t.co/n9cFyYCJdw

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Fun fact.

Vinyl sales crossed $1B in U.S. revenue last year.

First time they have hit this milestone since 1983.

[💿 kev1_3]