Top 10: Metal Albums of 1987
As the 80s entered its final few years, heavy metal evolved and expanded in ways nobody could’ve imagined just a few short years earlier. If […]
Articles by Joe Miller
Tower – Shock to the System
Cruz del Sur Music has long piqued my interest. With the exception of maybe an uneven release here or there, this is a label who […]
L.A. Guns – Checkered Past
I have been proudly aboard the L.A. Guns reunion bandwagon from the moment Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns squashed their beef. Their last two albums, […]
Geoff Tate at the Arcada Theatre (11/11/2021)
I’ve sure been getting my fair share of post-pandemic Queensrÿche. After seeing them in Milwaukee this past September, and St. Charles last month, last night […]
Mortiferum – Preserved in Torment
There are two types of death/doom bands dominating the scene these days: The maggot infested, gore ridden Autopsy worshippers and the hellish, diabolic, drag you […]
From My Collection #28: Raven – All for One
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Although it’s been a little over two and a half weeks since they laid waste to Chicago’s […]
Crazy Lixx – Street Lethal
Crazy Lixx is one of the few bands of the 21st century glam metal revival to pump out a catalog that goes toe to toe […]
Sarke – Allsighr
Considering both metal and gothic rock’s penchant for all things dark, it was only a matter of time before the genres collided, resulting in the […]
Phil Lewis (L.A. Guns) Interview
Most bands who fall into the 80s glam metal niche comfortably spend their sunset years going through the motions of the carnival and casino circuit, […]
Lucifer – Lucifer IV
I’ve been an ardent follower of Lucifer (the band, not the fallen angel) from the moment they released their first album. That album, appropriately titled […]