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Last Rites Co-Owner; Senior Editor; That was my skull!

Slough Feg – Digital Resistance Review

Firstly: I am most certainly one of those people who gets pretty worked up over the prospect of a new Slough Feg album. They are a band that endures inside a fairly unique perfect storm

Avichi – Catharsis Absolute Review

If you spend any amount of time monkeying around on heavy metal websites these days – and for the love of God, why wouldn’t you? – you’ll quickly discover that there’s a fairly epic, abiding

Obliteration – Black Death Horizon Review

First of all, the nerve of these dudes to release such a good album so late in 2013. They must know that most year-end lists are finalized by the first day of November. DON’T LIE

We Have the Power! – The 10 Most Satisfying Power Metal Albums Of The Last 10 Years, Pt. 2

As expressed in part 1 of this editorial a few days ago – I am in no way embarrassed about flaunting a love for power metal. It’s a genre that delivers a much needed lift

We Have the Power! – The 10 Most Satisfying Power Metal Albums Of The Last 10 Years, Pt. 1

If I had a buck for every moment someone asked me how I’m able to “tolerate power metal,” I’d probably be rolling in a fleet of Ferraris regal enough to make Yngwie’s head spin for