Thrash Metal Archives

Kerry King – From Hell I Rise (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 17, 2024

When Slayer took a final bow on November 30, 2019 it marked the end of an era for one of Thrash Metal’s most influential bands. A bittersweet farewell, Slayer left a fire blaze behind them after their near 40 year reign of aggressive, fast Thrash ... Read More

Marty Friedman – Drama (Album Review)

Hannah Means-ShannonHannah Means-ShannonMay 15, 2024

Internationally known American-born and Japan-based Guitarist Marty Friedman is set to release his new solo album Drama on May 17, 2024 via Frontiers Music s.r.l.. His first album since 2021, it marks an interesting transition from his intermittent Tokyo Jukebox series; where he covers Japanese ... Read More

Accept – Humanoid (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoApril 24, 2024

One of the hardest working, longest running true Metal bands in the entire history of the genre, Accept came out of Germany in the late 1970s to take the world by storm. Pouring out some of the most enduring, high-quality tunes in the denim and ... Read More

Interview – Wolf Hoffmann of Accept

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoApril 15, 2024

Of all the legacy Heavy Metal bands still in existence, there are few who can boast such consistent output as Accept. The Germans even found new stability with a new American singer in Mark Tornillo, with whom they are now entering their sixth album cycle ... Read More

Atrophy – Asylum (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 13, 2024

While Thrash Metal bands like Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax make up the Big Four, there are plenty of others well worth mentioning. Of course there are Overkill, Exodus, and Testament, but a slew more that popped up throughout the ‘80s. Hundreds upon hundreds to ... Read More

Interview – Rena Petrucci of Meanstreak

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 14, 2024

Over the last decade there has been tremendous strides toward a more balanced attack of ladies and gentlemen in the Heavy Metal world. With a slew of talented all-female Metal bands popping up all over the globe in recent times, it is important to recognize ... Read More

Thrash Metal

Kerry King – From Hell I Rise (Album Review)

Marty Friedman – Drama (Album Review)

Accept – Humanoid (Album Review)

Interview – Wolf Hoffmann of Accept

Atrophy – Asylum (Album Review)

Interview – Rena Petrucci of Meanstreak

Kerry King – From Hell I Rise (Album Review)

Marty Friedman – Drama (Album Review)

Accept – Humanoid (Album Review)

Interview – Wolf Hoffmann of Accept

Atrophy – Asylum (Album Review)

Interview – Rena Petrucci of Meanstreak

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Horror Show (1989)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Gothic (1987)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Developing Artist Showcase – Niina Soleil

Interview – Madeleine McGraw & Violet McGraw

Interview – Maria Canals-Barrera

Interview – Aaron Stainthorpe of High Parasite & My Dying Bride

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

Empire of the Ants (Blu-ray Review)