Picture the year 1991. It is July 13th, on the six-year anniversary of the original Live Aid at the same venue - Wembley Stadium in London England. This picture painted, bringing it all together, INXS is in their prime headlining their Summer XS Tour to...
New York City in the mid '80s was the place to be for Punk, Hardcore, and crossover Thrash Metal. Straight out of the trenches of that very NYC scene came a band called Prong. Formed back in 1986, and led since by Guitarist and sole...
Nowadays it is quite common for a historically influential Heavy Metal band to make a film. You had 2004's Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, 2008's Anvil! The Story of Anvil, 2009's Iron Maiden: Flight 666, and more recently, Mötley Crüe represented in 2019's The Dirt....
Living in a world dominated by masculine agendas, women empowerment is a topic often addressed in many creative such as such, and of course, film. So, who can think of better portrayal of this then latest Charlie's Angels film which features a new trio of...
There comes a time in most successful musician's careers where they decide to branch off onto a solo mission, offering a different side of themselves to the world. Doing just this, long-time Mercyful Fate and King Diamond Guitarist Michael Denner has created In Amber, a...
What defines the sub-genre of Black Metal, and why does it spark such debate among its most intimate fans? Before diving into this complex subject matter with a rhetorical statement, it is perhaps best to introduce one of the most interesting American Black Metal bands...
In film, a sequel can sometimes have quite a challenge to live up to when the original deserves a standing ovation. In the case of the new film Doctor Sleep, directed by Mike Flanagan (Oculus 2013, Hush 2016), the aforementioned dilemma is presented as is...
Just shy of forty years ago, the politically driven Agnostic Front was introduced to the New York Hardcore scene. A highly influential band, also considered pioneers in pushing the crossover Thrash movement, they have continued to make an impression across the land album after album,...
What is the most ferocious genre of Heavy Metal out there? Well, Brutal Death Metal of course - a style which combines heaviness, speed, and complex rhythms. Made famous by such bands as Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation, one band who has been exemplifying both Brutal...
The classic New Wave of British Heavy Metal, aka NWOBHM, has had its ups and downs in popularity since the late '70s, but as they say, good things come to those who wait. That in mind, for anyone who follows the off and on again...
