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It all begins and ends here, doesn’t it? Where would we without our metal gravity blankets after a year like this? While it certainly wasn’t the way I wanted to come about more free time, the last nine months have given me the gift of…

So much music. So little time to write about it all. In what could be considered a banner year for the old guard, 2019 saw the return of multiple metal heavyweights, the final Slayer show, and the scope of the genre growing to new widths…

Blessed black wings to you all! Another excellent year of metal music has nearly reached its end. As we grow and change, so does our taste in music. I glanced at my list from last year and can easily say that this year’s version is much,…

High on Fire - Electric Messiah Label: eOne Music Release Date: October 5, 2018 Let’s face it. There are some absolutely sweet aspects of being a dude. We can converse entirely in movie quotes. We have the full use of the “pull my…

Green Druid​ - Ashen Blood Label: Earache Records Release Date: March 16, 2018 If you took all of the music you’ve listened to over the years and converted it into your body composition, what would your percentages look like? Mine would…

Fu Manchu - Clone of the Universe Label: At The Dojo Release Date: February 9th, 2018 Where does the ability to capture a sound of a certain geographical region come from? I grew up on Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, but the band that nails…

Behold, my friends, my list of Mastodon albums, ranked in order from great to Herculean. While these lists are entertaining to make and discuss, they also present their own unique challenges. In order to create this list I had to come up…

Corrosion of Conformity - No Cross No Crown Label: Nuclear Blast Release Date: January 12, 2018 I just recently entered into a new decade of my life with my latest birthday. It was relatively low-key affair, which I actually prefer. I…

All Hail the Metal Gods! What an incredible year for us hallowed headbangers. As I began writing for Metalholic.com in June, I found myself returning to my roots as a music student early in my college years. I love music theory, the…