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AUGUST BURNS RED Strip It Down and Find Themselves Again on `Season of Surrender` – Album Review
June 1, 2026
AUGUST BURNS RED Strip It Down and Find Themselves Again on `Season of Surrender` – Album Review
There is a particular kind of fan fatigue that accumulates not from dislike but from overexposure — the slow erosion…
STORMKEEP Embrace the Darkness Within on The Nocturnes of Iswylm – Album Review
May 28, 2026
STORMKEEP Embrace the Darkness Within on The Nocturnes of Iswylm – Album Review
With Tales of Othertime, Stormkeep did something genuinely difficult: they released a debut full-length that felt fully formed, rooted in…
Unearthing the Ancient: HECATE ENTHRONED Return With The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried – Album Review
May 26, 2026
Unearthing the Ancient: HECATE ENTHRONED Return With The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried – Album Review
Seven years is a long time to go quiet. For a band with Hecate Enthroned‘s lineage — architects of the…
MONOLORD’s Neverending — Thirteen Years Deep, Still Digging – Album Review
May 23, 2026
MONOLORD’s Neverending — Thirteen Years Deep, Still Digging – Album Review
There is a particular trap waiting for any doom band that achieves institutional status: the slow calcification of a sound…
DEFILED’s Altered State Is a Precise, Disorienting Strike from Japan’s Death Metal Underground – Album Review
May 22, 2026
DEFILED’s Altered State Is a Precise, Disorienting Strike from Japan’s Death Metal Underground – Album Review
Defiled have never been easy to classify, and that’s precisely the point. Active since 1992 — death metal’s formative era…
Eight Years in the Dark: Dimmu Borgir Return with Grand Serpent Rising – Album Review
May 18, 2026
Eight Years in the Dark: Dimmu Borgir Return with Grand Serpent Rising – Album Review
Waiting is rarely part of metal’s vocabulary, but Dimmu Borgir have never moved on anyone’s schedule but their own. Eight…
Epica, Amaranthe and Charlotte Wessels – THE ARCANE DIMENSIONS TOUR – Concert Review & Photos
March 29, 2026
Epica, Amaranthe and Charlotte Wessels – THE ARCANE DIMENSIONS TOUR – Concert Review & Photos
Epica, Amaranthe and Charlotte Wessels brought a night full of symphonic melodies and siren vocals during their Arcane Dimensions tour…
Lou Gramm on Rediscovery, Legacy, and the Joy of the Stage – Interview
March 14, 2026
Lou Gramm on Rediscovery, Legacy, and the Joy of the Stage – Interview
The long-awaited new solo album from legendary vocalist Lou Gramm, best known as the iconic voice of Foreigner, has been released. Arriving…
Nothing to Prove, Everything to Burn: Lamb of God Return with Their Sharpest Record in Years – Album Review
March 13, 2026
Nothing to Prove, Everything to Burn: Lamb of God Return with Their Sharpest Record in Years – Album Review
Twenty-five years deep, five Grammy nods, two million albums sold — Lamb of God have nothing left to prove, and…
Alter Bridge Reaffirm Their Legacy With a Powerful, Self-Defining Statement – Album Review
January 9, 2026
Alter Bridge Reaffirm Their Legacy With a Powerful, Self-Defining Statement – Album Review
Alter Bridge is a name that needs no introduction. Forming in 2004, Myles, Mark, Flip, and Brian have been traveling…
Trivium, Jinjer, and Heriot Unleash a Relentless Night of Modern Metal – Concert Review & Photos
December 12, 2025
Trivium, Jinjer, and Heriot Unleash a Relentless Night of Modern Metal – Concert Review & Photos
Uptown Theater — Kansas City, MO | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Words and photos by Thomas Woroniak Kansas City has…
Bloodstock’s First Winter Gathering Turns KK’s Steel Mill into a Midwinter Metal Haven – Festival Review & Photos
December 9, 2025
Bloodstock’s First Winter Gathering Turns KK’s Steel Mill into a Midwinter Metal Haven – Festival Review & Photos
Words by Sam Jones || Photos by John Inglis “Christmas may be around the corner, but metal is eternal.” This…
Dark Chapel, Bonfire, and Zakk Sabbath Ignite a Night of Darkness, Fire, and Metal Fury at the Sherman Theater – Concert Review & Photos
December 7, 2025
Dark Chapel, Bonfire, and Zakk Sabbath Ignite a Night of Darkness, Fire, and Metal Fury at the Sherman Theater – Concert Review & Photos
Words and Photos by Nick Scalera “From the first note to the final riff, the night was an unrelenting lesson…
Headbangers Boat 2025 – Raising Hell Between Miami and Cozumel
November 7, 2025
Headbangers Boat 2025 – Raising Hell Between Miami and Cozumel
Words and Photos by Thomas Woroniak | Antihero Magazine When the world’s loudest vacation sets sail, you know it’s not…
Roddy Bottum on The Royal We: Faith No More, Queer Identity, and Finding Truth in Chaos – Interview
October 29, 2025
Roddy Bottum on The Royal We: Faith No More, Queer Identity, and Finding Truth in Chaos – Interview
By Mark Dean | Antihero Magazine New from Jawbone Press: The Royal We is a poetic survey of a time…
Trivium Strike Hard with “Struck Dead”: A Short, Sharp, and Unrelenting Testament to Power – Album Review
October 29, 2025
Trivium Strike Hard with “Struck Dead”: A Short, Sharp, and Unrelenting Testament to Power – Album Review
“From the first note, this EP reinstates its heavy nature and Trivium’s undeniable mastery of their craft.” Trivium is one…
Transcendence Through Chaos: Agriculture Channels Enlightenment on The Spiritual Sound – Album Review
October 23, 2025
Transcendence Through Chaos: Agriculture Channels Enlightenment on The Spiritual Sound – Album Review
Album Review: Agriculture – The Spiritual Sound Label: The FlenserRelease Date: October 3, 2025Words by Scott Martin | Antihero Magazine…
Stephen “Hamie” Hayman on Heavy Pettin’s Revival: “We’re Not Living Off Our Legacy—We’re Writing a New One” – Interview
October 22, 2025
Stephen “Hamie” Hayman on Heavy Pettin’s Revival: “We’re Not Living Off Our Legacy—We’re Writing a New One” – Interview
Back in the ‘80s, Scottish rock ‘n’ roll warriors Heavy Pettin strode stages worldwide whilst their debut album, 1983’s Lettin…
Unrelenting and Unholy: Vader, Kataklysm, Malevolent Creation, and Skeletal Remains Bring Death Metal to Life in Vegas – Concert Review & Photos
October 20, 2025
Unrelenting and Unholy: Vader, Kataklysm, Malevolent Creation, and Skeletal Remains Bring Death Metal to Life in Vegas – Concert Review & Photos
Carnival of Death TourBackstage Bar & Billiards, Las VegasOctober 14, 2025 Words and Photos by Rocky Kessenger | Antihero Magazine…
The Metal Gods Still Reign: JUDAS PRIEST Lead a Triumphant Night with Alice Cooper and Corrosion of Conformity – Concert Review & Photos
October 20, 2025
The Metal Gods Still Reign: JUDAS PRIEST Lead a Triumphant Night with Alice Cooper and Corrosion of Conformity – Concert Review & Photos
Concert Review: Judas Priest, Alice Cooper & Corrosion of Conformity – Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA – October 14, 2025…