Hawkwind – There is No Space for Us
Another year, another Hawkwind album! Blessed by the extraterrestrial gods, there is no end in sight for the 83 year old Dave Brock and company, […]
Month: April 2025
The Yardbirds at the Des Plaines Theatre (4/18/2025)
If you divided the people who say they’d “bleed for rock n’ roll” versus the people who ACTUALLY would, the latter category would be significantly […]
Russ Ballard Interview
As Russ Ballard’s unforgettable face, shades and all, graced my computer screen via Zoom, I’d be lying if I said my heart didn’t skip a […]
Russ Ballard – Songs from the Warehouse / The Hits Rewired
Here at Defenders of the Faith, we’ve gained quite the reputation for covering veteran acts, whether it be in the form of interviews or album […]
From My Collection #107: Judas Priest – Stained Class
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Well folks, another week, another in memoriam essay. This week, we pay tribute to the unsung hero […]
Diabolizer – Murderous Revelations
In the years since Diabolizer’s 2021 debut, Khalkedonian Death, Turkish death metal hasn’t really caught on here in the States in the same manner as […]
Tower – Let There Be Dark
In the years since its release, Tower’s Shock to the System has grown to be one of my favorite traditional metal albums of the decade […]
Putrid Offal – Obliterated Life
Putrid Offal: What a cheery moniker! All kidding aside, Putrid Offal is a band whose name I’ve heard tossed around for the better part of […]
The Lord Weird Slough Feg – Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades
The Lord Weird Slough Feg, or Slough Feg for short, are no strangers to the virtual pages of this here webzine, albeit in the form […]
Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds, Renaissance) Interview
When I was first approached about interviewing Jim McCarty, founding drummer for British Invasion icons, The Yardbirds, I must admit that I was initially unsure […]