Nerd heaven: Dan Swanö's studio guestbook
Evidently pronounced “Don Zvanah”
No Heaven Awaits Us - Irony of Pure Hatred
Hateback Lifeline2005 No Heaven Awaits Us plays metalcore the way I like it – heavy on the metal. No bullshit, no technical nonsense, just riff after righteous riff, with death growls and bulletproof production. I could do without the requisite lyrics about hardcore punk, but when metal does lyrics about metal, it’s often awesome, so […]
Interview: Page Hamilton (Helmet)
On swing, nu-metal, and self-imposed limitations
Song stream: Illustrations - "Heaven"
Break from the break
Metal's Patient Zero: Helter Skelter
A look back on when The Beatles accidentally stumbled on the template for heavy metal
While Heaven Wept - Fear of Infinity
Yes your majesty
Live Photos & Video: A Life Once Lost, Author & Punisher, Helen Money
from an uber-eclectic show in Brooklyn
Slayer - Hell Awaits
A classic turns 25
Van Halen - Self-Titled
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Van Halen’s debut. I’m reading Everybody Wants Some, Ian Christe’s fine biography of the band, and I’ve had fun revisiting the old records (that is, until the Sammy Hagar era; 5150 is fucking repulsive). They’re fascinatingly varied (Fair Warning and 1984 are almost polar opposites), but I keep coming […]
Hellwell - "To Serve Man" (Song Premiere)
Mark Shelton from Manilla Road’s solo project brings the fury on the organ
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