Transilvania – Magia Posthuma
When I first stumbled across Transilvania 5 years ago now upon the release of their sophomore album, Of Sleep and Death, I found myself immediately […]
From My Collection #129: Motörhead – Orgasmatron
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Over the weekend, we were shocked to learn the news of Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell’s passing at […]
Fangus – Emerald Dream
For the better part of my life, the term “proto-metal”, valid as it is, bothered me. It certainly has its place, and does a fine […]
Lamb of God – Into Oblivion
Though I’ve seen them over the years more times than I can count, it was their participation in last year’s Back to the Beginning that […]
John Gallagher (Raven) Interview
Just as they sang all those years ago, when the going gets tough, the tough get going! With this in mind, perhaps no band in […]
Axe Dragger – Axe Dragger
In a world where we’ve been subjected to just about every supergroup studio project imaginable, Axe Dragger took even me by surprise. A band featuring […]
Triumpher – Piercing the Heart of the World
Triumpher are one of those newer bands whose name I’ve heard tossed around for the past few years, but have never gotten around to exploring. […]
Top 10: Diamond Head Songs
They were branded the “new Led Zeppelin”, worshipped by Metallica, and have since gone on to become cult metal legends. They are Diamond Head, and […]
Mega Colossus – Watch Out!
Turns out Temple of Void aren’t the only Defenders alumni gracing the site today! Mega Colossus have opted to make this March an extra metal […]
Temple of Void – The Crawl
Temple of Void’s metamorphosis from an orthodox, bone-crushing death/doom outfit to a wildly adventurous death-doom outfit, one unafraid of incorporating unconventional influences, has been quite […]