Danny Rexon (Crazy Lixx) Interview
As the old song goes, “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”! Specifically, we’re crazy about Crazy Lixx. The Swedish outfit have dominated the melodic hard rock […]
Month: January 2025
Close Enemies at City Winery (1/28/2025)
For a band who was just unveiled publicly less than a few months ago, Close Enemies have been quite the busy bunch. In the past […]
Top 10: Metal Albums of 2018
2018 was the last year of my teens! Now admittedly, 19 is still a teenager on paper, but even by then, I felt far removed […]
Tormentor Tyrant – Excessive Escalation of Cruelty
As revered as they are within the death metal scene (and for good reason), Deicide’s output this century has been hit or miss at best. […]
Bonfire – Higher Ground
The ’20s have been a bit of a wilderness period for German melodic metal veterans Bonfire. It’s been half a decade since they last struck […]
Century – Sign of the Storm
Few traditional metal acts have taken the underground by storm in the past decade like Century has. It was just a little under two years […]
Chris Boltendahl (Grave Digger) Interview
Can you (grave) dig it?! Teutonic metal legends Grave Digger are celebrating their 45th anniversary and you’re all invited! The party lasts all year, and […]
Tokyo Blade – Time Is the Fire
Tokyo Blade: Now that’s a name you don’t hear uttered as often as it should be. Sure, these twenty-something year old traditional metal bandwagoners will […]
From My Collection #101: Blue Murder – Blue Murder
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Unfortunately, today’s essay is written in memoriam, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t hit […]
Venom Inc. at WC Social Club (1/20/2025)
To say Chicago was frigid last night would be an understatement. One might even say the Windy City had turned into a “Temple of Ice”, […]