Mega Colossus – Showdown
At the tail end of 2021, US underground metal juggernaut Mega Colossus came storming into my mostly completed year end list with their aptly titled […]
Articles by Joe Miller
Øystein Brun (Borknagar) Interview
As the old saying goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Sometimes (almost all the time, actually), it takes a while for genius to come […]
CobraKill – Serpent’s Kiss
As much as I love my thrash, death, and power metal, sometimes I need to decompress with some good old fashioned brainless glam metal. I’m […]
Sovereign – Altered Realities
Having cool friends means (for the most part) being turned onto cool music. Admittedly, the taste of some of these friends are more diverse and […]
From My Collection #79: Lizzy Borden – Master of Disguise
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. I’ve long wanted to use this essay series as a spotlight to shine on one of my […]
Master – Saints Dispelled
In today’s day and age of death metal/hardcore hybrids, tech death wankery, and the never-ending disso death abyss in which bands are constantly trying to […]
Gotus – Gotus
When I first caught wind of Gotus, the new Frontiers supergroup led by veteran guitarist Mandy Meyer, I was immediately gung ho. I’ve always been […]
David “Rock” Feinstein (The Rods) Interview
When “Rock” is your middle name, one can only expect a legacy of timeless albums, badass riffage, and deafening volume to back it up. David […]
Ruthless – The Fallen
California is so synonymous with thrash and glam metal (two genres that couldn’t be more polar opposite musically) that one is quick to forget the […]
Top 10: Metal Replacement Guitarists
When deciding what should be our first Top 10 of the new year, I first contemplated resuming our retrospective “best metal albums of *insert year […]