Stormkeep – Tales of Othertime
By this point, I’m sure my cynicism and disdain towards post-first wave black metal is well documented. I’ve even gone as far to say Darkthrone […]
From My Collection #29: AC/DC – For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Today, we go back in time 40 years and a day to the release of AC/DC’s eighth […]
Steve Zodiac (Vardis) Interview
Steve Zodiac knows a thing or two about rock n’ roll. His love of blues and boogie has fueled English metal heroes Vardis for close […]
Exodus – Persona Non Grata
Last week, a Facebook friend posed the question: Which band drastically fell off after the release of their debut album? The first band that came […]
Herman Frank (Victory, Accept) Interview
For 40 years, Herman Frank’s name has been synonymous with larger than life, Teutonic metal riffs. Whether it be with Accept, Victory, or as a […]
200 Stab Wounds – Slave to the Scalpel
200 Stab Wounds is the latest death metal band that everybody and their mom can’t stop talking about. I swear, it was like one day […]
Top 10: Metal Albums of 1987
As the 80s entered its final few years, heavy metal evolved and expanded in ways nobody could’ve imagined just a few short years earlier. If […]
Tower – Shock to the System
Cruz del Sur Music has long piqued my interest. With the exception of maybe an uneven release here or there, this is a label who […]
L.A. Guns – Checkered Past
I have been proudly aboard the L.A. Guns reunion bandwagon from the moment Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns squashed their beef. Their last two albums, […]
Geoff Tate at the Arcada Theatre (11/11/2021)
I’ve sure been getting my fair share of post-pandemic Queensrÿche. After seeing them in Milwaukee this past September, and St. Charles last month, last night […]