Athenar (Midnight) Interview
It’s an early Tuesday afternoon. Somewhere within the murky depths of Cleveland, Ohio is Athenar, the masked mastermind behind black rock ‘n’ roll barbarians Midnight, […]
From My Collection #34: Scorpions – Blackout
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. This Friday, February 25, will see the release of Scorpions’ 20th studio album, Rock Believer. Based off […]
Zadra – Guiding Star
I vividly remember my first encounter with one Mr. August Zadra. I was in high school and going to see estranged Styx frontman Dennis DeYoung […]
Lionville – So Close to Heaven
AOR is the type of amalgamation that could’ve only come to fruition in the late 70s and flourished in the 80s. It was a full […]
The Neal Morse Band at the Arcada Theatre (2/19/2022)
In the never ending sea of 2021 releases, I have no idea how The Neal Morse Band’s Innocence & Danger got lost in the shuffle. […]
Schizophrenia – Recollections of the Insane
It was roughly a month ago that I received a promo for Recollections of the Insane, the debut full length from Belgian death/thrash horde Schizophrenia. […]
Immolation – Acts of God
Is there a single death metal band as historically consistent as Immolation? I think not. When we look back at their early 90s peers, nearly […]
Napalm Death – Resentment is Always Seismic – A Final Throw of Throes
When Napalm Death dropped their last album, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism, the reaction was rather mixed. The legacy metal media praised […]
Top 10: Metal Albums of 1989
Metal was doing fine in 1989! While the opposing dimensions of glam and thrash continued to dominate arenas and MTV alike, the decade went out […]