Metal Picks of 2019 – January to June
Six months gone and 2019 is already chock-full of quality metal and hard rock releases, many of which are destined... View Article
Tag Archive: Metal
Witchlords – Demons in the Dark
The debut album by Belgian outfit Witchlords is more or less tailor-made for a Hollywood Metal review. Boasting a steely-thewed... View Article
Temple of Mystery Records – Trapped Under Ice Vol. 1
When it comes to metal, Canada has a distinguished legacy and a thriving contemporary scene. From Voivod, Anvil, Exciter, and... View Article
Stoner Roundup at the New Year Corral
Happy New Year to one and all, and welcome to the flipside. Dragging anchor today? No problem, I’ve got your... View Article
Favorite 18 Metal Albums of 2018
End of the year time is always strange regarding lists as there are so many. There are of course lists... View Article
Top 25 Albums of 2018
Writing end-of-year lists is a cumbersome, but truly gratifying endeavor, I think, as it allows me to revisit a whole... View Article
Top 10 EPs of 2018
Sorting through my Bandcamp collection in preparation for my best of year list, I found it impossible to narrow down... View Article
BONGRIPPER – Terminal
I know I say a lot that these metal reviews are not fitting of the site but as an exception. Bongripper could be the furthest thing from fantasy metal as I can ascertain but we are traveling to the realms of stoner doom and while the genre certainly has its own flair for the fantastic they also have one goal in min which is pure suffocation. Terminal is the band's 7th record for this instrumental stoner doom act and by the two tracks which total over 40 minutes, they are not giving up the drugs of heaviness.
Heavy Metal 7th Edition
As always with this series, I enjoy highlighting art, mainly from Frank Frazetta, but also celebrating other popular works that... View Article
Big Metal 1st Edition
I think I am always going to be destined to write roundups or at least be drawn to them. Processing... View Article
BEORN – Time to Dare
My first impression of Beorn’s latest was a good one. Not because of their bizarre, music box-esque intro, but the... View Article