Steelheart, Jack Russell’s Great White at the Arcada Theatre (9/3/2021)
The late 1980s: An era dominated by big hair and big riffs. That’s exactly what was in store for the hard rock hungry crowd at […]
Articles by Joe Miller
Iron Maiden – Senjutsu
The last time Iron Maiden released an album (The Book of Souls), I vividly remember going to see Jack Russell’s Great White later that evening. […]
Erik Mårtensson (Eclipse, W.E.T., Nordic Union) Interview
Hard work has paid off for Erik Mårtensson. In the past 20 years, his band Eclipse have evolved from AOR worshippers to flagbearers of the […]
From My Collection #23: UFO – The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Today, we go back in time to 1981. The NWOBHM has ushered in a new era and […]
Hooded Menace – The Tritonus Bell
Hooded Menace are one of the most unavoidable bands of the past decade. Alongside Temple of Void, this Finnish fourpiece has been pedestaled as the […]
Oxygen Destroyer – Sinister Monstrosities Spawned by the Unfathomable Ignorance of Humankind
A few short years ago, Oxygen Destroyer rose from the sea, unleashing pure mayhem upon the unsuspecting public and destroying everything in sight with their […]
Dirty Tricks – Bright Lights, Big City
It seems every year a band rises up from the ashes channeling the early 80s LA metal sound before it got neutered by MTV and […]
George Lynch – Seamless
Despite being one of the premiere shredders of the 80s, George Lynch is not one to rest on his laurels. He releases new music at […]
Top 10: Trouble Songs
Every legendary band started somewhere. Some are lucky enough to become the pride and joy of their homeland. What Iron Maiden is to London, Van […]
Accept at the Arcada Theatre (8/20/2021)
Much has changed in the 18 months since I had last been to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois (conveniently documented here). For one, […]