Mega Colossus – Riptime
I can’t remember the exact date I discovered Mega Colossus, but I know for a fact that I saw them live before ever hearing a […]
Land of Gypsies – Land of Gypsies
I knew I wasn’t going to be able to finish the year without at least one more Frontiers release crossing my path. And like every […]
Top 10: Metal Albums of 1988
Despite being the second to last year of the decade, 1988 kept the heavy metal craze going stronger than ever, both in the mainstream and […]
Malignant Altar – Realms of Exquisite Morbidity
Historically, December has always been a music desert. The year is for all purposes finished. Our favorite bands have better things to do like spend […]
Dave Tice (Buffalo) Interview
While Led Zeppelin was “Dazed and Confused”, Deep Purple was “Space Truckin’”, and Black Sabbath was drifting “Into the Void”, a rough and ready band […]
Gary Hoey at the Des Plaines Theatre (12/9/2021)
Everyone’s got their own special holiday traditions. Some like to build a snowman outside their house. Others like to watch It’s a Wonderful Life. And […]
Biff Byford (Saxon) Interview
For over 40 years, Biff Byford has been the voice, frontman, and driving force behind English heavy metal powerhouse, Saxon. He is as synonymous with […]
From My Collection #30: Europe – Wings of Tomorrow
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Today we go back in time to the golden age of the early 1980s. Heavy metal has […]
Wolftooth – Blood & Iron
Being a lifelong resident of America’s third largest metropolis (Chicago, Illinois), it’s a cultural norm to make fun of our neighbors to the east in […]
Unanimated – Victory in Blood
In a time when death metal and black metal stood in polar opposition to each other, Unanimated brazenly fused the two with a healthy dose […]