Deep Purple – =1
Isn’t it incredible how the addition of one member can shape the entire trajectory of a band’s musical direction? When Ronnie James Dio joined Black […]
Olli-Pekka Laine (Amorphis) Interview
1994 truly boasted some of the most adventurous albums in extreme metal history, amongst them being Emperor’s Into the Nightside Eclipse, Merciless’ Unbound, Enslaved’s Frost, […]
Obscene – Agony & Wounds
I must say that this has been a banner summer for Indianan metal bands. First Wraith came walloping us with their latest blackened thrash barrage, […]
From My Collection #90: Def Leppard – Pyromania
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. The other night, yours truly was treated to a stadium triple bill of Steve Miller Band, Journey, […]
Blood Feast – Infinite Evolution
Contrary to the rampant revisionism polluting the heavy metal internet, Chuck Schuldiner did NOT singlehandedly invent death metal with the release of Death’s debut album, […]
Mr. Big – Ten
Those who lived through the late ’80s will remember a moment in time when heavy metal and hard rock reached such a fever pitch, that […]
Chris Slade (AC/DC, The Firm, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) Interview
For the past six decades, rockers and metalheads of all ages have been marching to the beat of Chris Slade’s drums. Whether it be the […]
Kryptos – Decimator
Kryptos are another one of those bands to file in my personally lengthy “heard of, but never listened to” list. I remember first hearing their […]
Top 10: Metal Albums of 2013
2013 was a lean, mean, headbangin’ machine of a year! The amount of veteran acts who came out swinging is nothing short of staggering, with […]
Vimur – The Timeless Everpresent
I’ve always had a complex relationship with US black metal. Sure, I’ll always bow at the altar of NME (yes, Unholy Death IS the first […]