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.
Interviews
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...
Reviews
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...
Reviews
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Reviews
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...
Reviews
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...
Reviews
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...
Reviews
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...
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...