Judas Priest at the Rosemont Theatre (9/20/2021)
Monday, September 20, 2021 will go down in history as a legendary evening for heavy metal in Chicago. Besides some 80s thrash band playing a […]
Rage – Resurrection Day
Another year, another Rage album! The German metal juggernaut is soldiering on stronger than ever with the release of their latest album, Resurrection Day. Rage […]
Carcass – Torn Arteries
I’m sure I’ve said it here before, but Carcass was one of the most important bands on my metal journey. If Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, […]
Rude – Outer Reaches
Rude is interesting band, not musically per se, but historically speaking. They were doing the OSDM thing long before the OSDM revival converted hardcore kids […]
From My Collection #24: Dark Star – Dark Star
The NWOBHM had its fair share of forgotten heroes. The list is endless, thanks to such reference tools as the Metal Archives and Discogs. For […]
Black Mass – Feast at the Forbidden Tree
Is there any metal band name more predictable or pedestrian than Black Mass? There’s at least 10 bands with the name on the Metal Archives […]
Four Trips Ahead – Remnants
I regularly take the piss out of modern hard rock and for good reason. Modern hard rock hasn’t been modern for 25 years. Its just […]
John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, The Scream, Union, The Dead Daisies) Interview
John Corabi has spent over 30 years as America’s premiere hard rock troubadour. Whether serving as the frontman for The Scream, Union, The Dead Daisies, […]
Portrait – At One with None
Here’s a hot take: Revivalists like Portrait and Attic have done a better job picking up where 80s Mercyful Fate left off than Mercyful Fate […]
Top 10: Black Oak Arkansas Songs
Before Molly Hatchet flirted with disaster, Blackfoot took a left turn on a red light, Outlaws played to win, and Lynyrd Skynyrd begged for three […]