Captain Cleanoff – Rising Terror Review
I’m about six months behind on writing this one, and at one point, I figured I’d just end up consigning Rising Terror to some kind of “great albums we missed” write-up yet to come, but …
Stryper – Fallen Review
When I was a kid in the late 80s, when heavy metal was still scary to me and to most of the world, I wore out a cassette of Stryper’s Soldiers Under Command. That album …
Ectovoid – Dark Abstraction Review
Ectovoid hails from Birmingham, but not from that Birmingham – not from the birthplace of heavy metal Birmingham, England. Rather, Ectovoid comes from Birmingham, Alabama, the birthplace of… Condoleeza Rice… and Emmylou Harris… and SEC …
Clutch – Psychic Warfare Review
A month or so ago I had a conversation with a friend wherein my rock-loving buddy lamented the fact that, generally speaking, the Foo Fighters are hailed as the “best we’ve got right now.” What …
Queensryche – Condition Human Review
I remember now… I was somewhere around twelve or thirteen; on Headbanger’s Ball, a video from a band with a name I had no idea how to pronounce… I remember how it started… With the …
Deceased – Cadaver Traditions Review
I hope you like Deceased, and for two reasons. The most important is simply because Deceased rules. I’ve said before, many times, but one more won’t hurt: They’re one of extreme metal’s most fun bands. …
W.A.S.P. – Golgotha Review
Of all W.A.S.P.’s controversial antics throughout the years, Blackie Lawless’ fairly recent conversion to Christianity is probably the most shocking. This is the man who brought us classics like “Don’t Cry (Just Suck),” “Kill Fuck …
Ares Kingdom – The Unburiable Dead Review
The blessing and curse that goes with our shared passion for music is that there’s often so many good bands that it’s difficult to keep up with them all. Maybe it’s just me and my …