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You know you’ve made it as a band when you take over a word. Newscasters around the country can’t refer to “an unidentified slayer” without thousands of people in their living rooms throwing up devil horns and yelling “SLAYERRRR!!!”
When South Of Heaven came out, many of us were astonished at just how slow it was. [...]

Three cheers for mini-festivals, where you get to see enough bands that one of them is bound to be good.
The consensus highlight of last night’s Gigantour metal extravaganza was Children Of Bodom, a Finnish band named after some teenage campers who were killed in 1960 on the shores on Lake Bodom (near the delightful town [...]

One of the (too numerous to mention) benefits of getting old is that the music you loved as a kid comes back at some point, and there’s a new wave of troops to carry the flag.
Warbringer loves thrash too, so they got Bill Metoyer to produce their album. He produced Hell Awaits and Show No [...]

When you have a music blog, even if it is a wee tiny one, people will try to get your attention so that maybe you will help spread the word about a particular band. They usually do this by sending mp3s or press releases.
If you want to get my attention, you don’t have to send [...]

For songs that mention the band’s name, you can always count on metal.
Of the holy triumvirate of speed-metal (Slayer, Metallica, and Megadeth), Killing Is My Business is my favorite debut album — muddy production, funky bass tones and all. The “Rattlehead” riff is one of the most wickedass speed-metal riffs of all time.
Don’t wear [...]

Sweet Jesus, I love metal.
Cowboys From Hell captured Pantera in that sweet spot between “I’m gonna play the Cathouse” and “I’m gonna take this bong rip and then kick your ass.”
I’m always on the lookout for a vocalist that alternates between semi-melodic hardcore grunting, heartfelt singing, and metal wailing.
Pantera - Cemetery Gates from Cowboys From [...]

Let me tell you something. Priest is the best, man. Priest is the best. I’m telling you. Hey, let me tell you. Robert Halford is the baddest motherfuckin singer arrooooouuunnnd.
Priest is bad, man. Priest is number one in heavy metal. And then who comes next? Iron Maiden.
Victim Of Changes from Sad [...]

Got inspired by this picture in the paper this morning. Is there a better opening line in all of rock than “In a time when dinosaurs walked the earth”? I mean, besides “Get up! And get your grandma outta here.”
Iron Maiden - Quest For Fire from Piece Of Mind (insound / amazon / [...]