Category: Features
Blood In The Water – Part 2: Close The Beaches!
originally written by Craig Hayes If you’re just joining the feeding frenzy, you may first want to refer to Part 1 of this series. Now then… DA-DUM…DA-DUM…DA-DUM… Sharks are emblazoned across all manner of creative …
Blood In The Water – Part 1: The Venerable Predator
originally written by Craig Hayes DA-DUM… When I was ten years old, I met a shark, face-to-face in the breaking surf. That encounter left me with a lifelong obsession with the species, and like every …
Making Friends With The Darkness – An Interview With YOB’s Mike Scheidt
originally written by Matt Longo Mike and I contacted via Skype. It took a little longer than expected, as I sat in proverbial Limbo and imbibed its literal namesake. But it was well worth it, …
A Devil’s Dozen – Accept
With the recent release of Blind Rage, Accept finds itself three albums deep into a third act that sees the band enjoying creative and commercial success to rival its Eighties heyday, and putting on live …
We Have The Power! – The Year In Power Metal, Pt. 2
For those who missed it, Part 1 of this editorial explored three power metal albums from 2014 that should top any fan’s list: Falconer – Black Moon Rising Released: June 6th, 2014 Metal Blade Records …
We Have The Power! – The Year In Power Metal, Pt. 1
“Why? Why! WHY!!!” They screamed from amidst a swirling sea of sludgy, blackened, folky hardcore & punk-infused satanic death metal with post-industrial Viking influences. “Why must you continue to shine a spotlight on something as …
What’s Happening? MDF and Memoria Vetusta III, That’s What
Originally written by old guard member Jordan Campbell. Summer is boring. Actually, scratch that. Here in the northern Midwest, summer is quite excellent; we pack an entire year’s worth of social activity into a four-month …