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Visigoth – The Revenant King

There is something to be said for bare bones, back-to-basics performances that manage to produce a unique and creative sound despite the rudimentary tools...

U.D.O. – Decadent

In 2013, Udo Dirkschneider and his unit gave us Steelhammer, a record I held in fairly high regard for its relative diversity and wealth...

Battle Beast – Unholy Savior

Conveying power through metal is not as simple as some people might think. Although you can pass a message of aggression by just getting...

Never Backing Down: An Interview with Hammerfall

I remember the first time I listened to Hammerfall. It was my first year of college and some classmate kept trying to make me listen to "The Dragon...

ssSHEENSss – Strapping Stallions

Yeah, okay. That's a weird band name. But let's not get hung up on it. Finnish sextet ssSHEENSss boast an impressive track record with...

Hammerfall – (r)evolution

Hammerfall are a strange band to define. If we go by their name alone, not to mention their often over the top album covers,...

Smiling Back at Death: An Interview with Grave Digger

In the early to mid 1980’s Germany was a hotbed for power/speed metal, producing such notable acts as Running Wild, Helloween, and Blind Guardian....

The Order Of Israfel – Wisdom

My ears always perk up when I hear about a new doom metal band coming out of Sweden; the track record has been pretty...

Johnny Touch – Inner City Wolves

I'm a big proponent of the new wave of traditional heavy metal. Since the movement kicked off in the later part of the last...

Fade to Black: Heavy Metal and Suicide

The issue of mental diseases among metal fans is one that has plagued the minds of researchers, journalists and, of course, the fans themselves...

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The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex

Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum

Get Ready for Wacken 2023

Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...
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