Pride of Lions – Unbridled
The last time I saw local legend and melodic rock cornerstone, Jim Peterik, was at the West Chicago stop of Onslaught and Warlord’s co-headline jaunt […]
Iron Slaught – Metallic Torments
Sometimes, a band will cross my radar that’ll make me ask the question, “Where the hell has this band been all my life?” Iron Slaught […]
Hellionight – Witches’ Sabbat
After last week’s barrage of nonstop blackened thrashing speed mania, surely I must be worn out by the mere mention of hellish riffs, rasped vocals, […]
Deep Purple – Splat!
When we last heard from Deep Purple, they’d just released their heaviest album in recent memory, =1, and got our comment section, both on here […]
Ruyned – Profanum Sacrificium
Are we really going 3 for 3 on blackened speed releases this week? Yes, we are! How appropriate it is to review such hellish metal […]
The Guess Who at Huntington Bank Pavilion (6/30/2026)
Before there was Rush, Triumph, Loverboy, Bryan Adams, Anvil, Voivod, and, uh, Celine Dion, there was The Guess Who. When I say this band singlehandedly […]
Speedslut – Cimbrian Rites
Between Phantom’s Not Midnight Yet and now today’s album in review, I’ve been blessed by the speed metal gods (or rather devils) this week. Look, […]
Phantom – Not Midnight Yet
It was just a little over a year ago that Phantom came thrashing their way onto our radar with their sophomore full length, Tyrants of […]
Inscribed – Upon the Twisted Throne
Two weeks in a row of tech death/thrash album reviews? What’s going on? Are we in the midst of an axial tilt?! I was just […]
Destructor – Tales of Glory
Destructor are one of the more unique bands to come out of the ’80s thrash underground. For starters, they aren’t even a thrash band per […]