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The 80s were heady time for heavy metal in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thrash would emerge along with Americanized speed and power metal. This is where I would first discover Dave Starr. From the first demo for speed-thrash monsters, Lääz…

For 2018, Ministry founder Al Jourgensen forecasts giant political upheaval and geopolitical stress which has been set up in 2017 by the "orange shitgibbon" himself. According to Jourgensen, 2016 and 2017 were similar to having a…

2017 has been a huge year for Manteca, California's HellHeart. The band is still only in its nascent stage and they have already released a highly regarded EP, Where's Your Heart At, and earned themselves the Best Metal Band Award at the…

St. Louis NuMetal band Discrepancies has released the Official Music Video for their single "Rock the Show," off of their 2016 released The Awakening. Originally premiered on Huffington Post, "Rock the Show" is a high energy, light-hearted…

As the year is winding down, we can’t help but reflect and observe the awesome music that has been created during 2017. Regardless of how terrible the rest of the year was, these albums got us through to the bitter end, and gave us a…

Well 2018 is almost upon us, and with it some great new music. Of course, there are far more than 10 that I am excited for, but I snagged 10 out of the list to share with you. Let's get to it! JUDAS PRIEST - Firepower (Epic/Sony Records)…

Metal Gods by the numbers The mighty Judas Priest is the stalwart of traditional heavy metal. Known as the “Metal Gods”, the U.K. based quintet has made an indelible mark on the face of heavy rock music. Some of the most epic and classic…

Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy guitarist Marc Rizzo has set the release date for his new LP Rotation, in stores March 30th via Combat Records/EMP LABEL GROUP/AMPED in North America, and COMBAT/SPV in Europe. Rotation is the 4th solo release…

Souldrinker - War is Coming Label: El Puerto Records Release Date: November 3. 2017 Souldrinker is a German melodic metal band, and my introduction to their music came in the form of the music video for the first track on War is Coming,…

Iron Maiden has long been one of heavy metal’s most impressive bands. The group, which released its debut self-titled album in 1980, has made an indelible mark on the genre. The band originally surfaced from the New Wave of British Heavy…