While many venues are known to offer snacks alongside the standard assortment of beers, Jägermeister, and soda, very few places boast the...

At a time when there is enough brutality in the world at large to make the most slamming of albums seem like easy listening, there is...

Chances are, when the cover art of your debut album is so controversial that is outright banned beyond its first pressing, yours is a...

They cast a long shadow over the town as they ride in under a burning western sun. Many citizens run in whatever building they can find,...

On October 13—a Friday the 13th no less—Bullet for My Valentine played a spectacular sold-out show at the Fillmore Silver Spring in...

With October Rust in full effect, nightfall and crisp gusts come earlier in Brooklyn with each passing day. In this most mystical of...

There's the old adage that behind anger is pain and sadness, and it's that which is behind the curtain of rage that tends to yield...

In most any line of work, few things are as valuable as networking and collaboration. And when your resume includes co-writing a song for...

In the entertainment world, it usually takes something extraordinary for things to skip a beat - come Hell or high water, the show must...

As the fourth quarter of the year rolls in, it can easily be said that 2023 has been packed with incredible releases from rising metal...

Nightfall in Brooklyn on what had so far been a warm day brought with it brisk winds and ominous storm clouds. Like something from a...

After centuries of bringing together countless cultures and heritages, New York City has seen just about everything. Yet, even nowadays,...

When a career of shouting into a microphone spans over 30 years, there sometimes comes a day when the steam starts to thin - the punch...

It takes a special sort of band to develop a reputation that includes veteran moshers catching their breath after a set and remarking on...

There are few bands that garner the same respect and reverence among extreme metal fans like Xasthur (pronounced 'Zass-thurr'). Like...

As the timeless saying goes, 'everything is bigger in Texas', and the place and importance of heavy metal is no exception. While the list...

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With a legacy dating back over forty five years, the genre of power metal is nearly synonymous with tales of fantastic lands, beasts,...

"I remember coming here with my son back in '98" he said with a smile, "And here we are again: me, my son, and my grandkids, still...

While certainly not the only time in heavy metal's long and colorful (albeit mostly smeared in black with shades of grey and camouflage)...