Month: July 2020

I’ve quickly found that some of the best traditional metal I’ve heard in 2020 thus far have come from veteran players. Classic bands like Vandenberg […]

Paul Gillis has been a fixture of the Chicago metal scene for the past 25+ years. While dabbling in a variety of projects over those […]

It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock n’ roll. It’s even longer if you’re from down under. My poor attempt at […]

Enuff Z’Nuff is one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented bands in rock history. If your first reaction to this sentence is, “Wait…the “Fly High […]

I’m usually the first to gripe about monotony in metal. Unless you’re AC/DC, Motörhead, or some other niche act that can get away with putting […]

When looking at my calendar of releases I have scheduled to review, I noticed the past couple weeks have been pretty sparse. The next couple […]

Northern Crown is the second band I’ve reviewed in recent weeks boasting the word “crown” in their name and Candlemass influences, the other band being […]

As each day of 2020 goes by, more unexpected events happen. You know the year is a roller coaster when the revival of Joel Grind’s […]

As I spend my days casually listening to death metal during afternoon jogs and various self imposed isolation due to that whole pandemic thing, it’s […]