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SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL’s Grizzly Is Their Most Vicious Statement Yet – Album Review
July 18, 2025
SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL’s Grizzly Is Their Most Vicious Statement Yet – Album Review
“Every track hits like a knockout punch to the gut—leaving listeners dazed but hungry for more.” Russia’s greatest metal export,…
FAUN at the Great American Music Hall: A Pagan Ritual in Sound and Spirit – Concert Review & Photos
June 30, 2025
FAUN at the Great American Music Hall: A Pagan Ritual in Sound and Spirit – Concert Review & Photos
“For two spellbound hours, time ceased to matter.” In a city known for its mystics, dreamers, and rebels, FAUN returned…
ACID BATH Resurrected: A Night of Sludge, Fire, and Ghostlight at Oakland’s Fox Theater – Concert Review & Photos
June 17, 2025
ACID BATH Resurrected: A Night of Sludge, Fire, and Ghostlight at Oakland’s Fox Theater – Concert Review & Photos
Some concerts deliver nostalgia. Others, transcendence. And every so often, you get a night like June 14 at Oakland’s Fox Theater,…
VOLBEATS – Gods of Angels Trust Delivers Darkness, Twang, and Evolution in Equal Measure – Album Review
June 6, 2025
VOLBEATS – Gods of Angels Trust Delivers Darkness, Twang, and Evolution in Equal Measure – Album Review
“Volbeat remains committed to their craft, producing carefully crafted music and stories.” Volbeat has been active for twenty years, consistently…
PALEFACE SWISS Reignites the Flame with Cursed – The Complete Edition – Album Review
June 6, 2025
PALEFACE SWISS Reignites the Flame with Cursed – The Complete Edition – Album Review
Sometimes, artists can release an album that is amazing all the way through and somehow manage to flesh out the…
ICE NINE KILLS Slash Through Kansas City With Cinematic Fury on ‘Silver Scream-A-Thon’ Tour – Concert Review & Photos
May 9, 2025
ICE NINE KILLS Slash Through Kansas City With Cinematic Fury on ‘Silver Scream-A-Thon’ Tour – Concert Review & Photos
LIVE REVIEW: ICE NINE KILLS – “SILVER SCREAM-A-THON” TOUR, DAY 2 – WELCOME TO HORRORWOOD “Ice Nine Kills have transformed…
EXODUS Reign Supreme in Kansas City: Swarm of Horror Tour Delivers a Thrash Metal Beatdown – Concert Review & Photos
May 5, 2025
EXODUS Reign Supreme in Kansas City: Swarm of Horror Tour Delivers a Thrash Metal Beatdown – Concert Review & Photos
Live Review: EXODUS, HAVOK, and MISFIRE – The Truman, Kansas City, MO – May 3, 2025Swarm of Horror Tour Kansas…
Carnage Unleashed in Volgograd: GENERAL FIBROSIS, DECOMPOSITION OF ENTRAILS, and BREAKDOWN MACHINE at Ferrum Rock’n’Roll Club – Concert Photos
May 5, 2025
Carnage Unleashed in Volgograd: GENERAL FIBROSIS, DECOMPOSITION OF ENTRAILS, and BREAKDOWN MACHINE at Ferrum Rock’n’Roll Club – Concert Photos
Volgograd’s Ferrum Rock’n’Roll Club turned into a war zone of blast beats and guttural chaos as General Fibrosis and Russian…
Goth Reigns Supreme: UNTO OTHERS and TRIBULATION Deliver a Night of Dark Glory in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos
May 3, 2025
Goth Reigns Supreme: UNTO OTHERS and TRIBULATION Deliver a Night of Dark Glory in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos
“From shimmering post-punk to occult metal fury, this tour proved that darkness wears many faces.” Kansas City’s recordBar played host…
NIGHTFALL – Children of Eve – Greek Legends Deliver Their Darkest and Most Defiant Album Yet – Album Review
May 1, 2025
NIGHTFALL – Children of Eve – Greek Legends Deliver Their Darkest and Most Defiant Album Yet – Album Review
“Children of Eve is NIGHTFALL’s monumentum—blackened, battered, and beautifully human.” For more than three decades, NIGHTFALL has stood as one…
HATE – Bellum Regiis – A Ritual of Fire and Fury from Poland’s Blackened Death Vanguard – Album Review
April 30, 2025
HATE – Bellum Regiis – A Ritual of Fire and Fury from Poland’s Blackened Death Vanguard – Album Review
“Bellum Regiis oscillates between ritualistic grandeur and punishing efficiency—an ironclad statement from a band that never falters.” For over three…
WEDNESDAY 13 Embraces the Monster Within on Mid Death Crisis – Album Review
April 24, 2025
WEDNESDAY 13 Embraces the Monster Within on Mid Death Crisis – Album Review
“Only Wednesday could have a song to dance to about someone losing their head.” Sometimes, we must come to terms…
MACHINE HEAD’s UNATØNED – A Lean, Relentless, and Defiant Reinvention – Album Review
April 24, 2025
MACHINE HEAD’s UNATØNED – A Lean, Relentless, and Defiant Reinvention – Album Review
Few bands can claim the longevity and sheer resilience that Machine Head has demonstrated over the last three decades. With…
Chaos, Coffee, and CLOCKWORK ECHO: Gabriel Ryan on Touring, Tech, and Twisted Lullabies – Interview
April 22, 2025
Chaos, Coffee, and CLOCKWORK ECHO: Gabriel Ryan on Touring, Tech, and Twisted Lullabies – Interview
Clockwork Echo is the Denver-based project whose style can most appropriately be described as “aggrotech”. They spent a significant part…
BLACK STONE CHERRY Go All-In for Record Store Day with Explosive Mix of New Tracks, Covers, and Live Classics – Album Review
April 17, 2025
BLACK STONE CHERRY Go All-In for Record Store Day with Explosive Mix of New Tracks, Covers, and Live Classics – Album Review
“Black Stone Cherry created a package that has a solid variety of music including covers, originals, and live performances.” Record…
Interview: Yngwie Malmsteen – The Maestro Reflects on 40 Years of Shredding and ‘Tokyo Live‘
April 15, 2025
Interview: Yngwie Malmsteen – The Maestro Reflects on 40 Years of Shredding and ‘Tokyo Live‘
The incomparable Yngwie Malmsteen is one of the greatest guitarists to ever walk the earth. So, when the chance arises…
THOSE DAMN CROWS Strike Gold with God Shaped Hole – A Raw and Emotionally Charged Journey – Album Review
April 11, 2025
THOSE DAMN CROWS Strike Gold with God Shaped Hole – A Raw and Emotionally Charged Journey – Album Review
On their fourth album, God Shaped Hole, Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows deliver a heartfelt, riff-heavy collection that’s both emotionally…
SLAYER ADDS MASSIVE U.S. EAST COAST HEADLINE SHOW TO THE BAND’S 2025 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERTS RUN
April 7, 2025
SLAYER ADDS MASSIVE U.S. EAST COAST HEADLINE SHOW TO THE BAND’S 2025 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERTS RUN
SLAYER ADDS MASSIVE U.S. EAST COAST HEADLINE SHOW TO THE BAND’S 2025 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERTS RUN WWE SUPERSTAR DAMIAN PRIEST…
KAONASHI Talks Concept Albums, Writing Process, and Touring with Kim Dracula – Exclusive Interview
April 3, 2025
KAONASHI Talks Concept Albums, Writing Process, and Touring with Kim Dracula – Exclusive Interview
On one perfect Florida night on March 22nd, the band Kaonashi got to open for the amazing Kim Dracula, who…
BLACKTOP MOJO’s Matt James on Touring the UK, Musical Evolution, and Chasing Dreams – Exclusive Interview
April 2, 2025
BLACKTOP MOJO’s Matt James on Touring the UK, Musical Evolution, and Chasing Dreams – Exclusive Interview
Interview with Matt James of Blacktop Mojo – Manchester Rebellion, March 2025 Back in 2017, I did what was probably…