Defenders of the Faith

It’s really incredible to think about what an insane grasp that South America had on thrash in its most brutal iterations (blackened thrash, death-thrash, etc.). […]

Hey there! Remember me? I wasn’t planning on taking an unexpected mid-July sabbatical, but between my work schedule, ongoing personal matters, balancing two bands, and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]