Nuclear Tomb – Terror Labyrinthian
We’re nearly a third into 2024 and it has proven to be quite the year for the absurdly niche fusion subgenre of technical death/thrash metal. […]
High on Fire – Cometh the Storm
Despite not indulging in “Sweet Leaf” until my college days, around my freshman year of high school, I went through a serious stoner/doom/sludge phase. I […]
Uli Jon Roth at the Arcada Theatre (4/19/2024)
Uli Jon Roth has long been my favorite guitarist of all time. His output with Scorpions in the ’70s is nothing short of legendary, influencing […]
Tino Troy (Praying Mantis) Interview
Time Tells No Lies and neither does Tino Troy! For the past 50 years, Tino and his brother Chris have been the driving force behind […]
Tarot – Glimpse of the Dawn
Tarot is a band who, up until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of. That all changed when I got a press release […]
Vulture – Sentinels
Like the bloodthirsty predators they are, Teutonic thrashers Vulture have come swooping in with their fourth full length display of high speed brutality, Sentinels. Has […]
From My Collection #84: Armored Saint – March of the Saint
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Last week, yours truly voyaged out to the land of Cheap Trick (Rockford, Illinois) to catch Queensrÿche […]
Attacker – The God Particle
Although not mentioned nearly as frequently as their peers Savatage, Queensrÿche, or Metal Church, Attacker are without a doubt one of the gems of the […]
Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories
When Blue Öyster Cult first announced Ghost Stories, a compilation album consisting of odds and ends rarities, I was all onboard. Sure, this wasn’t “brand […]
Raven, Vicious Rumors, Lutharo, and Wicked at Reggies Rock Club (4/14/2024)
Chicago is one of the best towns to be a metalhead in the world. On any given night, somewhere at some venue, an all killer, […]