Sadistic Goatmessiah – Violence
Rule of thumb: If a metal band’s name includes the word “Sadistic”, or a variation of such (i.e. Sadistik Exekution), they’re gonna rule. Look no […]
Top 10: Michael Schenker Era UFO Songs
When UFO hired the services of 18 year old whiz kid guitarist Michael Schenker in 1973, they were a floundering space rock band on life […]
38 Special – Milestone
50 years of rockin’ and rollin’ is quite the milestone, especially when it’s uninterrupted. Unlike too many of their peers who gave up when the […]
Firmament – For Centuries Alive
It seems no matter what kind of metal they pedal my way, Dying Victims Productions seldomly swings and misses. When Teutonic hard and heavy mercenaries […]
Scorpion Milk – Slime of the Times
Of all the “metal adjacent” genres I cover, post-punk is perhaps the one I cover the least. The brooding, awkward, pimple-faced younger brother of punk […]
Sölicitör – Enemy in Mirrors
They say that good things come to those who wait. This is certainly the case when it comes to the long awaited sophomore album from […]
James Oliver (Sadistic Force) Interview
Rising from the grave with vengeance, riffs, and a brand new lineup, blackened thrash brutes Sadistic Force are back with a brand new EP, Morbid […]
Stargazer – Stone Cold Creature
It was just the other day that I was discussing the dichotomy between Scandinavia’s knack for extreme metal and AOR: Two scenes I love despite […]
From My Collection #117: At the Gates – At War with Reality
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Yesterday, the metal world was rocked to its core with the news that Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg had […]
The Switch – No Way Out
When discussing my late night driving music choices in my last review, I didn’t plan on the review that followed it to reflect the other […]