Mekong Delta – Tales of a Future Past
In the late 80s, bands started pushing thrash metal to its limits by incorporating elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock to their sound. Among […]
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Molder Interview
For those who have been visiting this site since we began in January, you’ve noticed our tagline reads, “Your home for metal album reviews, concert […]
Gaunt – Demo 2020
Chicago has been a hotbed of metal for the last 40 years. Don’t believe all the hype of the east and west coasts! We’ve had […]
The Hÿss – Extraterrestrial
A few weeks ago, I shared a snarky meme which read, “Stoner metal is what happens when a bunch of guys hear “Sweet Leaf” by […]
Hitter – Hard Enough
Remember that old pastime of going out on a Friday night? The liberation one feels when putting on their tightest pair of jeans, studs, denim […]
Cloven Hoof – Age of Steel
If you’re a NWOBHM nerd, you’re no stranger to Cloven Hoof. The legendary band formed in 1979 and began playing an occult style of metal […]
Dictator Ship – Your Favorites
“Nobody knows the band Grand Funk? The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drum work of Don […]
Witches Hammer – Damnation is My Salvation
While America was thrashing it up in the 1980s, an equally burgeoning scene was taking the Great White North by storm. Bands like Razor, Slaughter, […]
Cirith Ungol – Forever Black
Ever since Deep Purple’s masterpiece Perfect Strangers (1984), the comeback album has been a fixture of metal. Most end up being pale imitations of what once was, […]
Chopping Mall – Mauled by a Magical Bear with Scalding Hot Liquid Cheese Spraying from Its Eyesockets
This past Friday, as I was drinking the night way and blasting Deep Purple’s classic Made in Japan (1972), a friend sent a link to a group […]