Lists 10 Things ‘Lords Of Chaos’ Got Right And Wrong About Black Metal August 10, 2020 10:05am There’s no more definitive retelling of the violent, terrifying, and musically fertile second wave of black metal in Norway than Lords of Chaos, Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderland’s 1998 oral history. Last year, the true-crime […]
Lists 9 Times Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Restored Our Faith In Humanity August 7, 2020 11:00am Bruce Dickinson’s voice alone is enough to inspire most people to do better. The Iron Maiden frontman’s soaring vocals make one feel as though they can hurdle all the shallow bullshit in society and be […]
Lists 10 Artists Who Got Especially Screwed by the Coronavirus August 5, 2020 11:30am For millions around the world, no cultural event has caused more upheaval, frustration, and bafflement than the coronavirus epidemic. Over the course of a couple months, what started as a strange disease affecting specific countries […]
Lists 10 of the Most Underrated James Hetfield Vocal Performances August 3, 2020 11:00am Few frontmen in rock music, and arguably none in metal, have as incredible a catalog as Metallica’s James Hetfield. Since helping found the band in the early ‘80s, Papa Het has shown off both a […]
Interviews Zak Stevens: 5 Albums That Changed My Life July 30, 2020 4:23pm Vocalist Zak Stevens has sung with everyone from Savatage to Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Circle II Circle. His most recent undertaking is Fallen, the recently released debut album from his new project Archon Angel, which also […]
Interviews Manticora’s Lars Larsen: 5 Weirdest Places I’ve Stayed on Tour July 28, 2020 3:43pm Tour life might seem glamorous and fun, but it ain’t for the faint of heart. Between the homesickness and long drives, there’s also the issue of where to rest your head each night. It’s not […]
Lists Mandatory Metal: 5 Essential Primus Songs July 28, 2020 2:48pm Heavy music is full of legendary bands boasting deep catalogs stacked with iconic songs — sometimes it can be hard to know where to start, or what to consider their best. With that in mind, […]
Interviews Skeletal Remains’ Mike De La O: Songs to Live By July 27, 2020 4:37pm At its heart, music is all about emotion. Californian death metal act Skeletal Remains are no different. Presenting the follow-up to 2018’s much-lauded Devouring Mortality, on September 11th, 2020, the band will release The Entombment of Chaos, […]
Interviews Raven’s John Gallagher: 5 Weirdest Places I’ve Slept on Tour July 22, 2020 3:08pm Tour life might seem glamorous and fun, but it ain’t for the faint of heart. Between the homesickness and long drives, there’s also the issue of where to rest your head each night. Up-and-coming bands […]
Interviews Black Orchid Empire’s Paul Visser: 5 Albums That Changed My Life July 21, 2020 4:10pm U.K. heavy alt-rock trio Black Orchid Empire recently released their new sci-fi concept album and third full-length overall, Semaphore, via Long Branch Records. The band — comprised of vocalist-guitarist Paul Visser, vocalist-bassist David Ferguson and drummer Billy […]