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, […]
Powerrage – Beast
It’s been said that if any band or album captured the essence of thrash metal prior to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All, it was Exciter’s Heavy […]
At the Gates – The Ghost of a Future Dead
In an age where nearly every band continues in some mutated form or another, the concept of finality is quite fickle. Even upon last September’s […]
Brother Cane – Magnolia Medicine
Five years ago, I interviewed Damon Johnson and asked, “Has there ever been talks of doing a new Brother Cane album or are you satisfied […]