Atlantic – Another World
As I was looking through the list of new releases of the past couple weeks to review, I noticed Atlantic had a new album out, […]
Portrait – The Host
It’s sure been a great year to be a Mercyful Fate/King Diamond fan. Not so much because one or the other may or may not […]
Top 10: Japanese Metal Bands
Upon reviewing Sabbat’s latest album, Sabbaticult, it got me thinking about Japan’s rich heavy metal history: A tale that goes as far back as this […]
Vexing Hex – Solve Et Coagula
My introduction to Vexing Hex came a few years ago, thanks to Legions of Metal 3.5. Caught in this bizarre half dormant, half alive state […]
Sabbat – Sabbaticult
A few months ago, cult label Nuclear War Now! Productions hosted their own namesake festival (in conspiracy with noise label Hospital Productions) in Osaka, Japan. […]
Crypt Sermon – The Stygian Rose
When we last heard from epic doom disciples Crypt Sermon, it was under their blackened thrash alter ego, Daeva. The outfit, consisting of 1/2 Crypt […]
Marcus Åblad (Nestor) Interview
Once upon a time, five kids got together and formed a band. Said band never went anywhere, so after a few years of shows and […]
Grand Slam – Wheel of Fortune
We all know how in 1984, after 14 glorious years, Thin Lizzy hung up their guitars and leather. As far as founding bassist/frontman/songwriter Phil Lynott […]
Intranced – Muerte y Metal
Has the so-called NWOTHM been going on for so long that we now have NWOTHM supergroups? Indeed it has, which begs another question: If the […]
Severe Torture – Torn from the Jaws of Death
Severe Torture are one of those bands who, up until a couple weeks ago, I’ve long since filed under the “heard of but haven’t listened […]