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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…

Tankard – Hymns For The Drunk Record Label: AFM Records Release Date: January 12, 2018 Hailing from Frankfurt, Germany, this booze fueled tanker truck of a thrash metal band was formed in 1982. Currently Tankard consists of Andreas…

The year, 2017 was another great one for metal with tons of stellar new releases from bands both legendary and new to the scene. To be fair, it's true that any top 10 list is a purely subjective affair and there will be lots of disagreement…

Another year has come to an end. 2017 has proven to be a great year in metal as well. This came to me when trying to write down my top 10 of metal albums. These 10 represent the finest of metal the year had to offer. I would say it is…

Social perspective, political stance, the continued loss of our musical heroes were key as musical influence ran wild with so much to explore in 2017. Living in LA, and experiencing the live musical tapestry and to try and "nail down" my…

I don’t really think I’m all that qualified to be writing any sort of publicly consumable “Top 10” list.  I pay a good deal of attention to the goings on in the rock and metal world, sure, but there’s so much to digest and I have such…

A significant number of excellent hard rock and metal albums were released in 2017, and compiling a Top 10 “best of” list is an act of sonic self-flagellation. As soon as I commit this to virtual print I will remember an album that I feel…