Top 10: Wooden Nickel Era Styx Songs
Before they became your wine-sipping mother’s favorite princes of the power ballad, Styx were a completely different band. Having initially formed on Chicago’s southside in […]
Zepter – Zepter
For the sake of transparency, Zepter had a lot going for them before I even listened to their eponymous debut. Their moniker sounded cool. The […]
Exhumed – Red Asphalt
Who said concept albums were exclusive to prog bands? If they are, Exhumed didn’t get the memo. Besides, I’d much rather hear 10 tales of […]
Exhorder, Ringworm, Phobia, Slowhole at WC Social Club (2/19/2026)
Although it’s only February, it’s hard to imagine I more extreme package coming through town than the Unforeseen Circumstances Tour. Having just wrapped up last […]
Lead Injector Interview
Teutonic blackened thrashers, Lead Injector, take their underground status to a new extreme as they call me from the basement of an industrial building somewhere […]
Leatherhead – Violent Horror Stories
Could there be a more appropriate release date for an album entitled Violent Horror Stories than Friday the 13th? And not just any Friday the […]
Toto at the Riverside Theater (2/18/2026)
Here at Defenders of the Faith, we pride ourselves on being a cut above your average online metal outlet. Call it elitism, sure, but I’d […]
From My Collection #127: Oz – Fire in the Brain
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. It’s funny, really, how time remembers certain bands more than others. When it comes to early ’80s […]
Temple Balls – Temple Balls
It seems that against all odds, I’ve beat the “Go a month without reviewing a single Frontiers release – Difficulty: Impossible” challenge. Well, I guess […]
Greyhawk – Warriors of Greyhawk
No personnel change makes or breaks a band more than that of a lead singer change. With all due respect to the guitarists, bassists, and […]