Thomas Woroniak
Thomas is the Editor and Photographer at AntiHero Magazine. Based in the Kansas City, MO area, he combines his passion for music with his skills as a concert photographer and writer. When he's not capturing electrifying moments in the photo pit, Thomas works as a web developer and freelance motion graphics designer. A guitarist with a background in music composition from the University of Illinois at Chicago, he brings a unique creative perspective to everything he does. -- Author: Thomas Woroniak
SPIRITBOX Ride the Wave of Reinvention on Monumental Second Album Tsunami Sea – Album Review
Album Reviews
March 4, 2025
SPIRITBOX Ride the Wave of Reinvention on Monumental Second Album Tsunami Sea – Album Review
You don’t need us to tell you that SPIRITBOX are no longer the future of metalcore – they’re its present,…
VOIDCHASER Close the Chapter With Cosmic Grandeur on Trust – EP Review
EP Review
March 4, 2025
VOIDCHASER Close the Chapter With Cosmic Grandeur on Trust – EP Review
Voidchaser are not the kind of band to leave a story half-told. Since first emerging from the progressive metal underground…
DESTRUCTION Unleash Relentless Thrash Mastery on Birth Of Malice – Their Most Vital Record in Years –
Album Reviews
March 2, 2025
DESTRUCTION Unleash Relentless Thrash Mastery on Birth Of Malice – Their Most Vital Record in Years –
After four decades of laying waste to stages and stereos worldwide, German thrash titans Destruction show no signs of slowing…
SEVENDUST Shakes The Truman KC with a Thunderous Performance – Concert Review & Photos
Concert Reviews
March 2, 2025
SEVENDUST Shakes The Truman KC with a Thunderous Performance – Concert Review & Photos
Kansas City was alive with energy on February 28, 2025, as Sevendust kicked off their highly anticipated U.S. headlining “In…
GREY MOUNTAIN Delivers a Genre-Defying Debut That Redefines Modern Metal with Grey Mountain – Album Review
Notes From Underground
March 2, 2025
GREY MOUNTAIN Delivers a Genre-Defying Debut That Redefines Modern Metal with Grey Mountain – Album Review
The trans-Atlantic metal collaboration GREY MOUNTAIN is set to release their self-titled debut on March 7, 2025, via Eat Lead…
RAGING SPEEDHORN Unleash Night Wolf – A Booze-Soaked Sludge Riot for the Ages – Album Review
Album Reviews
March 1, 2025
RAGING SPEEDHORN Unleash Night Wolf – A Booze-Soaked Sludge Riot for the Ages – Album Review
Raging Speedhorn are back, and there’s no better way to kick 2025 into gear than with Night Wolf—their seventh full-length…
THE DEAD AND LIVING Take Goth to the Cosmos with DAMAGE – A Dark Leap into the Void – EP Review
EP Review
February 27, 2025
THE DEAD AND LIVING Take Goth to the Cosmos with DAMAGE – A Dark Leap into the Void – EP Review
Swedish goth rockers The Dead And Living make a triumphant return with their latest EP, DAMAGE, set for release on…
AVANTASIA Here Be Dragons – A Power Metal Epic That Defies Expectations – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 25, 2025
AVANTASIA Here Be Dragons – A Power Metal Epic That Defies Expectations – Album Review
Avantasia, the symphonic metal opera project led by Tobias Sammet, is set to release its highly anticipated tenth studio album,…
GRIMA Unleash Frozen Majesty with Nightside – Their Darkest Offering Yet – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 22, 2025
GRIMA Unleash Frozen Majesty with Nightside – Their Darkest Offering Yet – Album Review
With a decade of atmospheric black metal sorcery behind them, Siberian duo GRIMA return with Nightside, their sixth full-length and…
TRAITORS Confront Our Phobias with Unrelenting Brutality – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 20, 2025
TRAITORS Confront Our Phobias with Unrelenting Brutality – Album Review
Traitors have been a relentless force in the deathcore scene since their formation in 2013. With their crushingly heavy sound…
SCARE: In The End, Was It Worth It? Delivers a Relentless Onslaught of Metallic Hardcore and Doom – Album Review
Notes From Underground
February 19, 2025
SCARE: In The End, Was It Worth It? Delivers a Relentless Onslaught of Metallic Hardcore and Doom – Album Review
Québec City’s SCARE has returned with In The End, Was It Worth It?, a relentless thirty-two-minute assault of metallic hardcore…
SEVENTH STATION On Shoulders Of Giants – A Bold, Avant-Garde Fusion of Metal and Classical Chaos – EP Review
EP Review
February 17, 2025
SEVENTH STATION On Shoulders Of Giants – A Bold, Avant-Garde Fusion of Metal and Classical Chaos – EP Review
Seventh Station’s latest EP, On Shoulders Of Giants, set to release on February 21, 2025, via Layered Reality Productions, is…
SCOUR Strikes Black Metal Gold with Their Relentless Full-Length Debut – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 17, 2025
SCOUR Strikes Black Metal Gold with Their Relentless Full-Length Debut – Album Review
Extreme metal supergroup SCOUR returns with Gold, their long-awaited full-length debut, following a trilogy of blistering EPs (Grey, Red, and…
ASASARA: 777 – A Thunderous Blend of Thrash Fury and Stoner Groove – EP Review
Notes From Underground
February 15, 2025
ASASARA: 777 – A Thunderous Blend of Thrash Fury and Stoner Groove – EP Review
Massachusetts-based stoner/thrash metal duo Asasara returns with their sophomore EP, 777, delivering a potent fusion of groove-heavy riffs and thrash…
MALTUKA’s Black Rite – A Ferocious Debut That Thrashes with Precision and Darkness – EP Review
EP Review
February 10, 2025
MALTUKA’s Black Rite – A Ferocious Debut That Thrashes with Precision and Darkness – EP Review
Bergen, Norway’s newest thrash export, Maltuka, waste no time making their presence known with their debut EP, Black Rite, released…
MANTAR’s Post Apocalyptic Depression – A Raw, Unfiltered Sludge-Punk Onslaught – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 10, 2025
MANTAR’s Post Apocalyptic Depression – A Raw, Unfiltered Sludge-Punk Onslaught – Album Review
A Nihilistic Soundtrack to Burnout Few bands wield the sheer force of raw, unfiltered power like Mantar. The German duo—Hanno…
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s This Consequence Delivers Ferocity, Melody, and a Renewed Sense of Purpose – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 10, 2025
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s This Consequence Delivers Ferocity, Melody, and a Renewed Sense of Purpose – Album Review
Metalcore pioneers Killswitch Engage are back with their ninth full-length album, This Consequence, set for release on February 21, 2025,…
THIS GIFT IS A CURSE Unleashes Unrelenting Darkness with HEIR – Album Review
Notes From Underground
February 10, 2025
THIS GIFT IS A CURSE Unleashes Unrelenting Darkness with HEIR – Album Review
Sweden’s THIS GIFT IS A CURSE have long been at the forefront of blackened sludge metal, crafting sonic landscapes that…
CRYPTOSIS Unleashes a Dystopian Masterpiece with Celestial Death – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 8, 2025
CRYPTOSIS Unleashes a Dystopian Masterpiece with Celestial Death – Album Review
CRYPTOSIS Unleashes a Dystopian Masterpiece with Celestial Death – A Sonic Evolution of Dark Metal Cryptosis, the Dutch powerhouse that…
SEPULCHRAL CURSE Ascends with Ferocious Evolution on Crimson Moon Evocations – Album Review
Notes From Underground
February 8, 2025
SEPULCHRAL CURSE Ascends with Ferocious Evolution on Crimson Moon Evocations – Album Review
Sepulchral Curse has returned with their third full-length opus, Crimson Moon Evocations, set to be unleashed upon the world via…