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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...
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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...
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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...
Interviews
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...
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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...
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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,...
Interviews
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....
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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...
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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...
From the Editor
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...
Must-read
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
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
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...