The Gates of Slumber – The Gates of Slumber
Although hailed in doom circles (and rightfully so), The Gates of Slumber are a rather curious case of a band. They formed in the late […]
Demon Bitch – Master of the Games
The older I get, the more I’m enamored by the early ’80s US metal scene. Post-NWOBHM craze, but pre-thrash explosion, bands like Manilla Road, Cirith […]
Hirsh Gardner (New England) Interview
In 1979, few bands showed greater potential than New England. Locked and loaded from the get go, the young band quickly found themselves on the […]
Hirsh Gardner – Third Time’s a Charm
Once upon a time, before ever imagining running his own heavy metal webzine, a teenage “Metal” Joe was sifting through the bargain bins of some […]
Storace – Crossfire
It was just a couple years ago that, in the midst of what seemed to be the untimely end of Krokus, singer Marc Storace treated […]
Opeth – The Last Will and Testament
The 2010s were a curious decade to be an Opeth fan. For a band who made their name off constant musical reinvention, even their most […]
From My Collection #98: Wishbone Ash – Number the Brave
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Few bands in the history of hard and heavy music boast a catalog as vast as Wishbone […]
Lurking Terror – A World in Darkness
Those with an affinity for first death generation death metal are no strangers to the name Sadistic Intent. Although they never released a full length, […]
Faüst – Death Galore
Last week, yours truly made the annual pilgrimage out to Joliet, home of Molder and the state penitentiary where Jake Blues did hard time, to […]
Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) Interview
When we last spoke with Mark Farner, the world was still in the midst of a bizarre pseudo-lockdown state. It was ironic considering Farner was […]