I have to admit that I did not hold much hope that a band called Desert was going to be any good. I’d never heard of them before and with such a bland and non-metal name...
Some things never change. An example would be the inability of Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, Virginia to open their doors on time. Or even remotely on time.
So I've just slipped on the headphones and hit play on the new In Flames album while firing up Microsoft Word. What can I expect from this latest release "Sounds of a Playground Fading"?
I remember the first time I heard Anvil on the Metal Shop radio show back in the 80s, I believe it was after "Pound for Pound" was released. I was still young enough to be...
As I mentioned in my post earlier today, i've been waiting months in high anticipation of Amon Amarth's new album "Surtur Rising". I got my hands on a promo copy a few weeks ago and...
I was impressed with Havok's last album "Burn" but now their latest "Time Is Up" just blows me away. This is some old-school inspired thrash that doesn't sound like...
I’ve been a fan of Sweden’s Count Raven for a number of years, but until “Mammon’s War” I was never hardcore about them. I liked their older material, but...
In the early 1980s there was a sound that for the most part passed on once the Big Four introduced thrash and speed metal. This isn’t to say no one played that way anymore...
The title “Ballads ‘n’ Bullets” immediately brings to mind some kind of cheesy hair metal compilation album that advertises on late night television.