Junkyard at LiveWire Lounge (12/2/2021)
In the nearly 2 years since I started this webzine, I can unequivocally say that shooting Junkyard was the single most frustrating, yet rewarding thing […]
Fortress – Don’t Spare the Wicked
Naming your band “Fortress” in 2021 is practically a death sentence. Why? Because there’s literally been dozens of bands named “Fortress” over the past 40 […]
Top 10: Dio Era Rainbow Songs
Not too long ago, a friend hit me up on Instagram (@joethemetalhead1999 for those interested) and begged the question: Dio era Rainbow or 80s Mercyful […]
Hitten – Triumph & Tragedy
As each year goes by, more and more NWOTHM bands seem to transition into hard rock/AOR acts. Striker have comfortably assumed status as the heavy […]
Victory – Gods of Tomorrow
Of all the bands I’ve reviewed this year, if you told me one of them would be Victory, I’d probably laugh in your face. The […]
Mark Stein – There’s a Light
Before there was heavy metal, and before there was hard rock for that matter, there was Mark Stein. As the singer, organist, and arranger of […]
Deep Purple – Turning to Crime
While scores of bands they’ve influenced have either said farewell or succumbed altogether (i.e. Van Halen, Motörhead, Slayer), Deep Purple remains heavy metal’s resident freaks […]
Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû – Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû
Am I really reviewing two black metal releases in two days? What on earth is becoming of me? Granted, today’s album in review isn’t just […]
Morgul Blade – Fell Sorcery Abounds
November has been packing some serious heat. Whether it be arena rock galore, NWOBHM worship done startlingly right, or melodic black metal magnificence, there’s no […]
The Darkness – Motorheart
Ready to feel old? It’s been almost 20 years since The Darkness released the crowning musical achievement of the 2000s, Permission to Land (2003). By […]