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Month: November 2021

Hitten – Triumph & Tragedy

November 30, 2021 Joe Miller 0

As each year goes by, more and more NWOTHM bands seem to transition into hard rock/AOR acts. Striker have comfortably assumed status as the heavy […]

Victory – Gods of Tomorrow

November 30, 2021 Joe Miller 1

Of all the bands I’ve reviewed this year, if you told me one of them would be Victory, I’d probably laugh in your face. The […]

Mark Stein – There’s a Light

November 29, 2021 Joe Miller 1

Before there was heavy metal, and before there was hard rock for that matter, there was Mark Stein. As the singer, organist, and arranger of […]

Deep Purple – Turning to Crime

November 29, 2021 Joe Miller 0

While scores of bands they’ve influenced have either said farewell or succumbed altogether (i.e. Van Halen, Motörhead, Slayer), Deep Purple remains heavy metal’s resident freaks […]

Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû – Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû

November 26, 2021 Joe Miller 0

Am I really reviewing two black metal releases in two days? What on earth is becoming of me? Granted, today’s album in review isn’t just […]

Morgul Blade – Fell Sorcery Abounds

November 26, 2021 Joe Miller 0

November has been packing some serious heat. Whether it be arena rock galore, NWOBHM worship done startlingly right, or melodic black metal magnificence, there’s no […]

The Darkness – Motorheart

November 25, 2021 Joe Miller 0

Ready to feel old? It’s been almost 20 years since The Darkness released the crowning musical achievement of the 2000s, Permission to Land (2003). By […]

Stormkeep – Tales of Othertime

November 25, 2021 Joe Miller 0

By this point, I’m sure my cynicism and disdain towards post-first wave black metal is well documented. I’ve even gone as far to say Darkthrone […]

From My Collection #29: AC/DC – For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

November 24, 2021 Joe Miller 1

Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Today, we go back in time 40 years and a day to the release of AC/DC’s eighth […]

Steve Zodiac (Vardis) Interview

November 23, 2021 Joe Miller 1

Steve Zodiac knows a thing or two about rock n’ roll. His love of blues and boogie has fueled English metal heroes Vardis for close […]

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