Vexing Hex – Solve Et Coagula
My introduction to Vexing Hex came a few years ago, thanks to Legions of Metal 3.5. Caught in this bizarre half dormant, half alive state […]
Month: June 2024
Sabbat – Sabbaticult
A few months ago, cult label Nuclear War Now! Productions hosted their own namesake festival (in conspiracy with noise label Hospital Productions) in Osaka, Japan. […]
Crypt Sermon – The Stygian Rose
When we last heard from epic doom disciples Crypt Sermon, it was under their blackened thrash alter ego, Daeva. The outfit, consisting of 1/2 Crypt […]
Marcus Åblad (Nestor) Interview
Once upon a time, five kids got together and formed a band. Said band never went anywhere, so after a few years of shows and […]
Grand Slam – Wheel of Fortune
We all know how in 1984, after 14 glorious years, Thin Lizzy hung up their guitars and leather. As far as founding bassist/frontman/songwriter Phil Lynott […]
Intranced – Muerte y Metal
Has the so-called NWOTHM been going on for so long that we now have NWOTHM supergroups? Indeed it has, which begs another question: If the […]
Severe Torture – Torn from the Jaws of Death
Severe Torture are one of those bands who, up until a couple weeks ago, I’ve long since filed under the “heard of but haven’t listened […]
From My Collection #88: Black Sabbath – The Eternal Idol
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been on a serious Black Sabbath kick these past few […]
Cactus – Temple of Blues – Influences and Friends
If there’s any band in the pantheon of ’70s metal deserving of an all-star tribute, it’s Cactus. Not as enshrouded in obscurity as the Pentagrams […]
Carmine Appice (Cactus, Vanilla Fudge, King Kobra, Blue Murder) Interview
For as meteoric as Vanilla Fudge’s late ’60s rise was, their fall came nearly as fast. In the span of roughly three years, the band […]