Gallower – Behold the Realm of Darkness
Some bands try to reinvent the wheel. Others roll with it. There are those who criticize the latter as a copout for laziness. And then […]
In Memoriam: Paul “Tonka” Chapman – June 9, 1954 – June 9, 2020
UFO is one of my all time favorite bands. Their importance to metal cannot be overstated. Based on sheer influence alone, they’re as important as […]
Midnight Dice – Hypnotized
Midnight Dice gets better with each release. Formed out of the ashes of Satan’s Hallow, the Chicago metal machine released their debut demo last year. […]
Cemetery Filth Interview
Cemetery Filth’s debut album, Dominion, has been among the heap of every self respecting death metal fan’s top albums of 2020 so far. Having listened […]
Exhumed / Gruesome – Twisted Horror
Like a death metal Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Matt Harvey has unleashed total Twisted Horror upon the unsuspecting public. Side A includes three blood drenched rippers […]
Hericane Alice – Gotta Be Real
Hericane Alice is one of those second wave hair metal bands who never got their due. I wouldn’t call them “great” per se, but they […]
Wayward – Wayward
2020 has given some very welcome additions to my “Weekend Party n’ Rage” playlist. Cuts from Midnight’s Rebirth by Blasphemy and Hitter’s Hard Enough are the perfect compliment […]
Mountain Witch – Extinct Cults
As I type this review, it’s about 90 degrees fahrenheit in Chicago, or 32.2 degrees celsius for you non-American readers. The sun is beaming down […]
Paralysis – Mob Justice
The 2010s saw the arrival of more metal subgenres, microgenres, fusions, and amalgamations than ice cream flavors at Baskin Robbins. Among these styles which are […]
Vandenberg – 2020
If you had told me a year ago legendary guitarist Adrian Vandenberg would resurrect his namesake band in 2020, I’d probably laugh in your face […]