Glorious Depravity – Death Never Sleeps
Whenever a new death metal band comes across my radar, I must proceed with caution. For every truly sick band with memorable riffs, kickass performances, […]
Month: November 2025
From My Collection #121: Accept – Russian Roulette
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. When it comes to German metal legends Accept, the four album run of Breaker (1981), Restless and […]
Agnostic Front – Echoes in Eternity
Although their trailblazing days are far behind them, one can always rely on Agnostic Front to drop a no frills hardcore album whenever they damn […]
Drain – …Is Your Friend
Although the current Chicago climate largely consists of freezing snow and frigid cold temperatures, if one focuses enough, they can feel the faint glow of […]
Steve Hackett at the Rialto Square Theatre (11/6/2025)
With his old band having retired for good in 2022 and Peter Gabriel never looking back following his 1975 departure, guitar hero Steve Hackett remains […]
Bergfried Interview
Drama! Action! Romance! No, this isn’t the tagline of the latest cinematic blockbuster to hit your local movie palace, but rather descriptors for Bergfried’s heavy […]
Hellslaught – Violent Iconoclasm
I sure wasn’t expecting to review two albums featuring cover art by Sadistik Exekution’s Rok in the same week, but here we are! 9 times […]
Top 10: Teutonic Thrash Albums of 1986
Amongst metal aficionados, 1986 is universally agreed upon as thrash’s pinnacle. It was the year that acts like Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth not only found […]
Hot Load – Fate Unknown
Punk: The scrappy, angsty, anarchistic little brother of metal. It’s hard to believe that at one point in time, these two genres were sworn enemies. […]
Archaic Thorn – Malicious Spears
Considering how common it is to hear American bands attempting to replicate various German metal styles, whether it be their valorous power metal, ripping maniac […]