Interviews

Dwarven metal has become another sub-genre of metal, with Wind Rose leading the way. Well, as far as I know, they are the only ones of their kind, which makes it that much more special. While the category is a fun, the music is very serious…

France has really been showing what they are offering to the metal genre for a while now, and Kozoria is a beautiful addition to this. It took me around five seconds of hearing the first track, "Pandora's Box", for me to realize I had just…

Melodic metal is two of my favorite words. I am going to most likely enjoy most genres mixed into those two words.  Rising Insane is a melodic metal band mixed with some strong emotions. Check. They just released their fourth full-length…

Sometimes musicians cross over into different genres, which is what happened with Tim Montana, who has gone from Country to Rock/Metal.  According to him, the country world did not receive him very well, but thankfully, the rock community…

Sweden has been the breeding ground for some of the best metal and hard rock music. I am about ready to uproot my family and move there due to their consistency in being the top dog in these genres. The Chuck Norris Experiment is another…

Another year down, yet we are still getting hit with some amazing music. Some bands are taking time to create music over the years, some are releasing music that was made years ago. Downpour is the latter. They just released an EP titled,…

It has been thirty years since Mushroomhead has started their musical journey. This genre mixing band created even more intrigue with their masked faces and costumes. Since then, they have showed no signs of stopping and have continued to…

There are so many musicians out there with some incredible talent that many don't know about. Matthew LaPierre is one of them. This underrated studio guitarist has done a lot of work in many different areas, but this writer found him…

Symphonic metal has a diversity even within the genre. Visions of Atlantis have been one of the powerhouses of this genre, and have continued to evolve within themselves. Pirates II-Armada is one of their heaviest albums yet, full of…

The title, stoner metal, is somewhat of a controversy in the rock and metal community anymore, but that is still the word I am going to use for the incredible Orange Goblin. The foundation they have built over almost thirty years is…