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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 […]

While Scorpions may be the undisputed kings of German metal, an equally talented five piece gave them a run for their money in the early […]

Heavy metal and horror go hand in hand. Come the genre’s commercial explosion in the 80s, every self respecting horror picture wanted a slice of […]

1970: Also known as “the beginning”. Sure, there were bands who explored harder and heavier sounds throughout the late 60s. Many appear on this list. […]

Riot is one of the most paradoxical bands in metal history. How can they be so influential, yet so underrated? Maybe it was mismanagement. Maybe […]

I really wondered how I was going to approach this. In the weeks and months to come, you’ll read the same copy and paste obituaries […]