Von Groove – Born to Rock
As the old saying goes, some bands had the misfortune of being in the right place at the wrong time. In light of this adage, […]
Desolus – Dwellers of the Twilight Void
It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since Desolus dropped one of the best extreme metal albums of the decade thus far in […]
Crashdïet – Art of Chaos
Art of Chaos is easily the most aptly titled Crashdïet album to date. It seems just like yesterday I was chronicling a play by play […]
Darkthrone – Pre-Historic Metal
It turns out that Darkthrone and I have radically different ideas of what constitutes “pre-historic metal”. When I hear the term, I think of late […]
Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath) and Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, Whitesnake, Dio) Interview
These days, the word “exclusive” gets tossed around like animal carcasses at an Ozzy show circa 1982. “One night only” turns into two, and two […]
SatchVai Band at Riverside Theater
The names Satch and Vai are as synonymous with the world of guitar as DiMaggio and Mantle are with baseball. These two Italian-American axe-slingers didn’t […]
Spell – Wretched Heart
Canadian hypno-metal masters Spell are a band who continues to grow both creatively and aesthetically with each release. We’ve been onboard for two of their […]
Venom – Into Oblivion
Because we’ve been living in a simulation since 2020, there are now three active versions of Venom. Of course, one Mr. Conrad Lant, better known […]
Phil Sandoval (Armored Saint) Interview
The last time we brawled with one of the members of Armored Saint was back in 2024, when frontman John Bush looked back upon their […]
Lynx – Trinity of Suns
Lynx is a moniker that, when you’re as big of a metal nerd as I, can refer to multiple acts. There’s the ’70s Canadian band, […]