January 4, 2010

Top 10 Most Anticipated Records 2010

by Cosmo Lee Which metal records coming out this year are you excited about? Below are mine. My standard is “actually excited about, enough to buy on the first day,” not “should be excited about.” Evidently I’m not excited about any black metal. Last year was a big year for black metal — and pretty...

Iron Man - I Have Returned

by Francesco Ferorelli Everyone loves an underdog. In metal, rooting for underappreciated (or perceived to be) bands is practically doctrine. Baltimore’s Iron Man are a band worth championing. They formed in the late-’80s as a Black Sabbath tribute band by guitarist and only constant member “Iron” Al Morris III. Billed as “blacker than Black Sabbath?”...