Cathedral – In Memoriam
Cathedral are one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Their influence is far, far beyond any commercial success they have achieved….
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Crusty Culprits: CRUST PUNK FROM BANDCAMP, Part Two
Welcome to part two of this Crusty Culprits feature. The point of the lengthy list below is to highlight a bunch of steel-edged punk…
Pyramids On Mars – Echo Cosmic
When I went to see the film Jonah Hex in the cinema I was astonished by two things. One, how it was possible to…
Shardborne – Living Bridges
Hailing from Limerick, Ireland (and thus, local lads!), Shardborne are on the right label with Out On A Limb, as they did a fine…
Mad Trapper – Dead Living
Mad Trapper is a four-piece band from Toronto and this is their second full length. On Kill Us, Start Anew, which some would say…
Helloween – My God-Given Right
There is indeed no happy medium with Euro-metal, either it is very good or very bad. Thankfully, on this album, Helloween are very good….
Iron Maiden – The Book of Souls
Whenever any of us listen to music, we bring the sum of our knowledge and experiences along for the ride. Those elements are called…
Leave The Living – Pacifist
There is a big Pantera-shaped hole in the metal scene. The question is, what band has the chops to fill it? On the strength…
Crusty Culprits: Crust Punk from Bandcamp, Part One
I’ve loved heavyweight crust punk since I first heard bands like Discharge, Hellbastard, and Amebix adding metal to their respective visions of punk rock…
Satyricon – Live At The Opera
“… on September 8, 2013 Satyricon shared the stage with the Norwegian Opera Choir in Oslo – a monumental extravaganza that has been captured on…