From My Collection #18: Testament – The Legacy
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. This week, we head back in time to the Bay Area circa 1987. After years of demos, […]
Crowne – Kings in the North
I’m sure I’ve dwelled on this topic before, but these days, it seems a new supergroup forms every week. I’ve become so conditioned to the […]
Eric Gales at The Piazza (6/19/2021)
The older I get, the stronger my affection for the blues grows. In particular, I’m talking about the stylings of guitarists like Gary Moore, Johnny […]
Pharaoh – The Powers That Be
Today is a great day to be a power metal fan. Euro legends Helloween have returned with what seems to be the most anticipated album […]
Green Jelly – Garbage Band Kids
At the beginning of the song “Freto Feet”, Green Jelly mastermind Bill Manspeaker exclaims, “If you are not drunk, or high on some sort of […]
Top 10: Most Wanted Reunions in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
The idea for this week’s Top 10 arose at a record convention this past weekend. While shooting the breeze with a friend/dealer, the topic of […]
Go Ahead and Die – Go Ahead and Die
Max Cavalera is one of the busiest men in metal. At any given time, he’s recording or touring with any number of bands/projects, like Soulfly, […]
The Nielsen Trust, Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves at Durty Nellies (6/11/2021)
When I started Defenders of the Faith in January of last year, I fully intended for it to be an all you can eat buffet […]
Dennis DeYoung – 26 East, Vol. 2
A little over a year ago now, in the heart of the pandemic when life couldn’t have been more bleak, Dennis DeYoung gave us a […]
Starlight Ritual – Sealed in Starlight
My love/hate relationship with the so called NWOTHM is well documented. There’s some bands I love for being able to make something new out of […]