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Orphaned Land - Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs Label: Century Media Release date: January 26th Orphaned Land is an exciting band. They managed to “break” that oriental barrier to enter the western realm of music with oriental metal.…

If you're a metal head in the Greater Toronto Area, and you want to party on a Saturday night, the Coalition T.O (282 Augusta Ave.) is one of the venues you'd seek; they get good bands, the sound guy is on point, and the staff rocks. This…

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…

With each passing year, as the realms of heavy music became vastly wider in scope, culling together the Top 50 list becomes more difficult. Just take a spin through the various Top 10 lists from our own writers and you'll see not a single…

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)…