J Salmeron

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Lawyer. Civil Libertarian. Published photographer and writer. Passionate about Free Speech, IP, and Heavy Metal. Guilty of thought crimes.

Liber Necris – Negative Creator

Liber Necris occupy a strange place in metal, not fitting straight into the black metal reign, but also not into the death metal area....

Edguy – Space Police – Defenders of the Crown

Tobias Sammet is a little bit like Andy Kaufmann, the famous American comedian who was notorious for pulling pranks that left people wondering whether...

Shining Through: An Interview With Anette Olzon

The former singer of Nightwish has just released her first solo album. She tells us about some of the extremes she had to deal with as part of the popular band, as well as the details of her new effort.

Tuomas Holopainen – The Life and Times of Scrooge

Like many others, I was very skeptical about Tuomas Holopainen’s musical project about Scrooge McDuck. Yeah, that Scrooge McDuck. It seemed like the kind...

Sonata Arctica – Pariah’s Child

I have a soft spot for Sonata Arctica; they are one of the bands responsible for opening my eyes to German and Scandinavian metal,...

Ravage Rose – Cool is Everything

The reasons why I’m taking the time to review this “hard pop” single, Cool is Everything, are twofold. On the one hand, if Ravage Rose themselves, or...

Heid – Voces de la Tierra Dormida

Whenever I think of Spain and metal, my mind immediately goes to Mägo de Oz, the bizarre band from Madrid that mixes some folk...

Don Jamieson – Hell Bent for Laughter

I was surprised, and even excited, when I received a copy of Don Jamieson's Hell Bent for Laughter from Metal Blade Records. While I...

Get Ready for Wacken 2014

Greetings fellow metalheads, it’s that time of the year again! Wacken Open Air Festival is nearly upon us. Although every single edition of Wacken Open...

Get Ready for Wacken 2015

Greetings fellow metalheads, it’s that time of the year again! Wacken Open Air Festival is nearly upon us. As we all know, every single edition...

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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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