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It’s a rare band that starts off extreme, gets a chance to keep it going on a big label, and retains the things that made them special in the first place across the years. It’s even less common when you go all the way back to the beginning, to the earliest days of extreme metal;Continue reading ““Churches Without Saints” and Metal Without End: Desaster’s Black/Thrash Reign Continues (Interview)”

Not all paths lead to the same destination. Despite a gamut of bands and a relatively limited span of years as the primary influence for an entire genre, heavy metal has managed to cover an amazing amount of sonic ground, and even albums that on paper tick a lot of the same boxes as less-talentedContinue reading “Entering the Underground #9: Blazon Rite Forges Brazen Heavy Metal”

Pennsylvanian heavy metal heroes Pharaoh are the essence of consistency. Despite a history going back nearly 25 years, they’ve had the same lineup since finding singer Tim Aymar (ex-Control Denied / ex-Psycho Scream) in 1998, have been on Cruz del Sur Music since their first album in 2003, have had the same guest soloist, Jim Dofka, onContinue reading “Guided by “The Powers That Be,” Pharaoh’s Commanding Power Metal Returns (Interview)”

Despite a bevy of new heavy metal bands across the last couple of decades, there has never been a particularly strong predilection in any scene towards the classic Swedish heavy metal scene from the ‘80s. Bands like Heavy Load and Gotham City are seen as titans of heavy metal, and it’s hard to escape patchesContinue reading “Tyrann Fights for the Soul of Metal With “Djävulens Musik” (Early Album Stream)”