Articles - Metal
Interview with Athenar from Midnight
When the chance to interview one-man-metal-band Athenar (AKA Midnight), dropped in our collective laps, we ran straight to the front of the stage. All of his interviews display his dark sense of...
Johnny K's Best Metal of 2021
1-a.) Wraith – Undo the Chains Blistering black-speed-thrash-whatever-the-heck from Indiana. I love it. On this follow-up to 2019’s fantastic Absolute Power, Wraith employ the best parts...
Hatebreed Releases New Album Weight of the False Self
With unflinching tenacity, the impenetrable heavy metal hardcore factory that is HATEBREED has brought forth yet another iron cast, sonic weapon with Weight Of The False Self. It comes as no surprise...
The Glass House Celebrates 25th Anniversary in January, 2021
January 25th, 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of The Glass House Concert Hall in Pomona, CA. The first two shows in the room featured headlining sets by Orange County's very own No Doubt. The venue...
Top Ten Metal of 2019
Metal fanatic Johnny K shares his favorite metal. hard rock releases of 2019: check it out! 1.) Hellripper - Black Arts and Alchemy. This was a late discovery for me, but it absolutely blew me away....
Christmas Burns Red in Pennsylvania
Nothing says Christmas like a metal show, right? August Burns Red has created a festival that will rock your soul into the New Year in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Their hardcore heavy style has graced holiday...
Emily Lazar from September Mourning Talks Nerd Core and More
The female-led heavy metal band from Los Angeles, September Mourning, goes out of its way in originality and concept with music, costuming, and comic books. Yes, comic books. Emily Lazar, aka September,...
Talking with the Creators of Metal Swim 2
The first thing I notice in talking with Adult Swim creative team Laura Sterritt and Jason DeMarco about the new Metal Swim 2 compilation is their unabashed love for all things metal. You can tell that...
On a Mission by Bloody Times
Bloody Times is the brainchild of German metal musician Simon Pfundstein, a bassist and songwriter who has taken the blueprint Dave Grohl gave us in 2004 with his Probot project and ran with it; a group...