Steve Hackett at the Rialto Square Theatre (11/6/2025)
With his old band having retired for good in 2022 and Peter Gabriel never looking back following his 1975 departure, guitar hero Steve Hackett remains […]
Bergfried Interview
Drama! Action! Romance! No, this isn’t the tagline of the latest cinematic blockbuster to hit your local movie palace, but rather descriptors for Bergfried’s heavy […]
Hellslaught – Violent Iconoclasm
I sure wasn’t expecting to review two albums featuring cover art by Sadistik Exekution’s Rok in the same week, but here we are! 9 times […]
Top 10: Teutonic Thrash Albums of 1986
Amongst metal aficionados, 1986 is universally agreed upon as thrash’s pinnacle. It was the year that acts like Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth not only found […]
Hot Load – Fate Unknown
Punk: The scrappy, angsty, anarchistic little brother of metal. It’s hard to believe that at one point in time, these two genres were sworn enemies. […]
Archaic Thorn – Malicious Spears
Considering how common it is to hear American bands attempting to replicate various German metal styles, whether it be their valorous power metal, ripping maniac […]
Bastard Cröss – Crossripper
Perhaps it’s because October is spooky season, but holy smokes was the month packed with blackened thrash/speed releases, and some top shelf ones at that! […]
Redshark – Sudden Impact
For as often as I preach the age old adage of “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, I tend to contradict myself by doing […]
Blaze – Out Through the Door
In 2007, before the so-called NWOTHM really picked up steam, a Japanese band by the name of Blaze popped out of nowhere with their eponymous […]
From My Collection #120: King Kobra – Ready to Strike
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Well folks, what can I say? 2025 has been a brutal year for hard rock and metal […]