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Despite the rift between punks and metalheads in the late 70s and 1980s, it was only a matter of time before both genres collided in […]

There’s no way we could ignore 1974. With Black Sabbath devoting the year to tour behind Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, our ’74 list is essentially an […]

You’ve read all the other year end “best of” lists. Now get ready to read the only one that matters! All arrogance aside, 2020 was […]

‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and all through the house, every creature was stirring. Mom was finishing up wrapping gifts for long […]

I think that we can all agree what an excellent year for metal was 1973. This was the year that veterans pivoted their styles, up […]

As 2020 comes to a close, it’s that time of year when I and all the other self proclaimed metal journalists put together our annual […]

1972 was the year metal grew! By now, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were bonafide arena headliners, Alice Cooper was persona non grata, and new […]

As Vinnie Vincent Invasion sang, “It’s that time of year.” Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Time for another round of stuffing your face with […]

I don’t know about you, but I haven’t been able to put down the new AC/DC album, Power Up, since picking it up on Friday. […]

1971 was lots of fun! The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the American voting age to 18, thanks in part to a band who appears on this […]