Articles by Joe Miller

I got into metal in the late 2000s, but it wasn’t until the early 2010s that I became aware of the scenes and sounds around […]

Old school death metal (or OSDM) has been all the rage for the last few years. Initially, I welcomed this revival with open arms. I […]

In today’s world of metal, it seems almost everyday brings a new subgenre, hybrid, or amalgamation. The days of bands fitting cut and dry under […]

Throughout the ages, many beloved bands have switched singers. These lineup changes have gone down in history for right and wrong reasons. On one hand, […]

Remember the old days of buying albums based off the cover art alone? Throughout the 70s and 80s, this was a way of life for […]

In recent years, there haven’t been many local Chicago metal bands that excite me.  Matter of fact, there’s not much of anything new going on. […]

Smoulder is one of my favorite bands of recent years. The Canadian epic metal legion won me over with their debut demo, The Sword Woman (2018). Their […]

I hadn’t heard of Xtasy until about a month ago. As many tend to do late at night, I fell down the rabbit hole that […]

It’s been a long, hard road for Wishbone Ash. For the last 50 years, they’ve stuck it out; armed to the teeth with a twin […]