Author Archives: Brandon Corsair

Are you an angel witch? Kevin Heybourne, sole remaining founding member of the legendary band, certainly is. Formed in 1978 and with a now-legendary debut album in 1980, Angel Witch has some of the strongest name recognition from the original NWOBHM movement, much of it based on the strength of dark and catchy tracks thatContinue reading “Interview with Kevin Heybourne from Angel Witch”

Everyone knows how death metal started, more or less, even if the details can be a bit hazy to those who haven’t done their due diligence. But what about melodic death metal? What about the innovators, bands that played an in between of the commercial sounds of later days and the classics, or the rareContinue reading “Forlorn Skies: An Introduction to Melodic Death Metal”

For the last decade or so, heavy metal has had a new rising star with the prolific Brendan Radigan. He’s probably the best known in our community for singing in Magic Circle and, more recently, as Pagan Altar’s live vocalist. His singing and songwriting on the Stone Dagger demo is the talk of the underground,Continue reading “Interview with Brendan Radigan of Magic Circle, Pagan Altar, Stone Dagger, and more”

Not all legends of yore got the praise they deserved when they were still active. Cirith Ungol is one of the very first metal bands, both inside the United States and beyond it, and each of their three studio albums are venerated by ever-growing legions of heavy metal fans in the modern day—but it wasn’tContinue reading “Interview with Robert Garven from Cirith Ungol”

When Substratum broke up, I mourned. Though they were only around for a few short years, they put out three full length albums, a couple of demos, and a couple of splits – not to mention that they put on a hell of a live show. Things seemed to be on the rise for theContinue reading “Review: Sölicitör – EP 2019”

We were fortunate enough to sit down with Michael Denner (Mercyful Fate, Denner’s Inferno, Brats) to discuss his 40+ year career as one of metal’s most legendary guitarists. BW: Did you ever expect back in the Brats days that you’d be a household name for heavy metal maniacs decades later? Michael Denner: I had hopesContinue reading “Interview with Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate, Brats, and more”