Mindforce – New Lords
I’ve always fancied myself to be a crossover connoisseur: A subgenre that even at its most derivative, uninspired, and flat-out stale gets my blood pumping. […]
Month: September 2022
Sumerlands – Dreamkiller
Has it really been 6 years since the last Sumerlands album? It feels like just yesterday that everybody and their mom were losing their shit […]
Kris Gustofson (Trauma) Interview
It was 40 years ago that Kris Gustofson joined San Franciscan speedsters Trauma. He was the beat behind the iconic “Such a Shame” off Metal […]
Trauma – Awakening
When looking back at the Metal Massacre compilations, it’s wild to imagine these acts that have since become genre staples as glorified amateurs. However, this […]
From My Collection #47: Vandenberg – Vandenberg
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Everyone has those albums in their collection that they return to time and time again, albums they […]
Perversion – Dies Irae
I was first exposed to Detroit filthmongers Perversion this past January, when they opened up a show at Reggies in Chicago for Pentagram Chile. I […]
Bloodbath – Survival of the Sickest
Initially formed in the late 90s as a Swedish death metal supergroup, Bloodbath have since devolved into more or less an all-star death metal collective, […]
Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne’s output for the past 25 years has been, in a word, depressing. While Ozzmosis (1995) has since gone down as a modern metal […]
Robert Berry (3, Six by Six) Interview
In the annals of rock history, Robert Berry is forever known for filling the ginormous shoes of Greg Lake, performing alongside Keith Emerson and Carl […]
Blind Guardian – The God Machine
Blind Guardian are no strangers to the word “masterpiece”. Their catalog is filled with albums of which this word can be applied to. Their early […]