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Back in 1989, there was a storm brewing in Tampa, Florida. Glen Benton and Steve Asheim were working on continuing the creation of a style of music that would eventually take over the metal industry. Death metal is a genre that many…

There is absolutely nothing mundane about the Canadian band, Unleash The Archers. These JUNO award winners have also had number-one spots on the US Current Hard Music and Top New Artist charts, along with numerous top spots on many lists…

The pandemic came with many horrible things, but there also were some incredible things that occurred as well. One of those things was the "birthing" of the band Hiraes. They released their debut album in 2021 titled, Solitary, and was…

It was the tenth of March at the Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho in 2024. Hundreds of people gathered for this event that was about to sweep the night away with drunken debauchery. I sat at my table looking around at the crowd just to find…

The first time I heard Persefone I was completely blown away. I couldn't believe they were not already a household name in the metal community. As soon as I saw a new album was being released, I quickly jumped at the chance to chat with…

I have come to enjoy it when members from other bands go out on their own and create their own thing. I appreciate hearing another side of their talents and musical minds. This is what has happened with Eluveitie's Fabienne Erni and Jonas…

Women and metal have been making some incredible and significant music for many years now and it continues to head in the right direction. When Exit Eden first appeared in 2017 with their covers of mostly pop songs on their debut album,…

When I originally spoke with Mike Spreitzer, it was about the DevilDriver release of Dealing with Demons II. We had discussed his love for industrial music and I had asked him if he had any plans of releasing his own music with that…

The year 2023 proved to be quite a year for rock and metal music. So much so, that I had a hell of a time trying to narrow the list down, and decided to stop at 23 as a parallel to the year we are wrapping up. Even then, I have been…

In the mid-70s, a heavy metal band out of England formed, and the world has never been the same since. Saxon was on the rise fairly early on in their career and was already topping charts. In 1981, their album, Denim and Leather took hold…