Matt

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Matt has been a passionate Metal fan for a little less than a decade. In that time, he's become well-versed in all sub-genres and styles, with a particular interest in Traditional Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Glam Metal, and NWOBHM. It's his ambition to make a career in metal journalism and to eventually host his own Hard Rock/Metal radio show.

Classic Metal: An Interview with Wolf Hoffmann

Accept are one of the seminal acts in classic heavy metal. From their early hard rock beginning to their glory days as the militaristic, bombastic...

Grand Magus – Sword Songs

Judas Priest playing Black Sabbath covers dressed as Vikings. That's how I would describe Grand Magus to people curious about their record at my...

Destruction – Under Attack

Destruction have long been my favourite band from Germany's "Big Four". Their talent for combining Maiden melody and gallop with the relentlessness of early Slayer...

Good Tiger – A Head Full of Moonlight

What we have here is a truly unique entity. Good Tiger, somehow, manages to combine indie rock conventions with metalcore à la Bullet for...

Last In Line – Heavy Crown

And so, the project of the original Dio band members, minus Dio himself, has finally come to fruition. I was very skeptical about how Last...

Voivod – Post Society EP

Voivod's Target Earth was an astounding album. Despite being their first album without the from late guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, it was able to...

Lost Society – Braindead

At this point I feel it needs to be said: the whole "neo-thrash" thing has kind of run its course. It was a lot...

War Curse – Final Days

Certain folks out there deride newer thrash bands and say that thrash has been stale for a long time. When I hear that, I...

Sanktuary – Winter’s Doom

Many moons ago I had the privilege of seeing Sanktuary open for… I think it was Cauldron? I could be wrong. Regardless, since I...

Conflicted – Under Bio-Lence

Chilean Thrashers Conflicted have returned with their sophomore full length, and it is really a great example of why, in 2015, creating truly outstanding...

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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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