Elder

We at Metal Nation do not think anyone would argue that 2020 has been a complete dumpster fire. The pandemic has altered the landscape of our everyday life around the globe. From lockdowns and supply shortages, to wearing masks and social…

I had a few long paragraphs typed out where I rambled on a bit about 2020, trying to make sense of all the crazy shit that has happened in my life this year.  But I just ended up deleting it because I’m so goddamned tired of 2020.  I’m…

It all begins and ends here, doesn’t it? Where would we without our metal gravity blankets after a year like this? While it certainly wasn’t the way I wanted to come about more free time, the last nine months have given me the gift of…

When we remember back on 2020, I think we can all agree there won’t be warm fuzzies all around. It has been a trying time for humanity with some heartbreaking occurrences. There have also been so many great things that have happened and…

Elder- Omens Label: Armageddon/Stickman Records Release Date: April 24th, 2020 The evolution of Elder has been a constant yet idoneous one. They have broken the mold for hitting many musical genres and still rocking every damn one. Omens…

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…

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…