When you think of the top tier of European Power Metal bands Nightwish (Finland), HammerFall (Sweden), and Helloween (Germany) are probably some which immediately come to mind. Well, right there with them, just as consistent and relevant over the last two plus decades are none...
Jack Russell’s Great White Gets the LED OUT once again with their latest studio album Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin. Released by Deadline Music on August 12, 2021, it is the much-awaited sequel to 1998 live album Great Zeppelin: A tribute to...
Three decades of growth. Three decades of magic. Three decades of gorgeous manifestations of sound commonly referred to in the collective as Melodic Death Metal, yet Finland’s progressive titans Amorphis are so much more. And here in the grip of winter, 2022, they are set...
Who says 'American Runs on Dunkin'?' Why can't it be something a little more on the outskirts of the mainstream? Well, if you are a Rock-n-Roll fan, but also love your coffee, Dead Sled Coffee has plenty of cool products to offer you. Based out of...
The morning alarm goes off, another day, and same old grind… or is it? What's better than 'waking up to Folgers in your cup,' or if your a rocker, getting down with "The Sickness" with Disturbed Get Up: Dark Java Blend! Another partnership between Independent coffee...
When you think of the best voices from the golden age of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal names like Dio, Rob Halford, and Bruce Dickinson all come to mind, but rarely Robin McAuley. Often flying under the radar and very underrated, McAuley is one hell...
The Black Metal force known as Mayhem needs no introduction. Rooted in the turbulent adolescence of Norwegian Black Metal, the band has surpassed its own legacy musically if not sensationally. Benefiting from an influx of talent and a return of its most successful vocalist, the...
In the sprawling pantheon of Heavy Metal diversity, there exists few bands as pronounced in their weirdness as Dornenreich. Since 1996, the Austrian duo of Moritz Neuner and Jochen Stock have pushed the limits of the limitless. On June 11, 2021 they have released their...
To be a fly on a fjord in Scandinavia during the 1990s Heavy Metal movements of various genres, primarily including Death and Black Metal, would certainly have been a wonderfully interesting time. Legendary bands such as Dissection and Dark Tranquility were emerging out of the...
Nearly a decade since the acclaimed Surgical Steel, Carcass have returned with a ripe full-length, Torn Arteries, on September 17, 2021 through Nuclear Blast Records. Formed in 1986, Carcass were borne of the Merseyside scene that produced acts such as Echo & the Bunnymen, A Flock...
