The Drummer that’s just too good looking for Death Metal
A few decades there was fury and fire over the fact that a couple of thrash Metal Titans had cut their hair, fucked about with a bit of eye liner and used back beats… Fast forward to 2025 and in some ways little gas changed. A band’s visual identity is important for a few reasons.…
Dream Theater’s Night Terror – Oddly Underwhelming ?
I’ve been a fan of Dream Theater since roughly around Scenes From A Memory. Everything from the blinding musicianship, to the complex orchestration and indulgence in odd time signature shenanigans has been utterly captivating over the last couple of decades. With some minor exceptions,and this is one of them. This might sound odd, but I…
Forbes on who’s who in Metal
There’s been a lot of chit chat on social media of late about Forbes top 38 (why 38?) Metal Bands of All Time. I’ve noticed a lot of this sort of thing these days. Top Gear writing about PlayStation. Or Cosmopolitan about Self Defence. SEO bread crumbs laid in bulk, scattered as far and wide…
Iron Maiden Take A Stand Against Dynamic Pricing
In a recent article on Metal Hammer, the discussion of “Dynamic pricing” for concerts was raised. Iron Maiden have made their position known in the wake of the controversy following the Oasis “Reunion Tour” pricing debacle, which saw fans being charged over double face value by ticket companies as availability became more scarce. This reminds…
Galder exits Dimmu Borgir after 25 years
This video covers some comments and reaction to Galder leaving Dimmu Borgir after 25 years with the band. Best wishes to him with his future endeavours and thanks for the amazing contribution to the band and it’s legacy.
New Opeth Track §1 – Reaction Video
I never thought for a moment that Opeth would return to a heavier sound again. Especially since I put out a video less than 90 days ago lamenting their “departure” from writing new out and out “Metal” music. I’m happy to report I was wrong… Let me know in the comments section what you make…
Lars Ulrich and Metallica’s Collateral Damage
Recently whilst browsing YouTube, I stumbled across a video by a Channel called “Heavi”. The topic was “The Victims of Lars Ulrich”. It got my attention having been a fan of the band for around three decades now. Despite them being somewhat abusive to my ears here and there over the years. knowing that over…
Static X The Wayne Static Era -Ranking The Albums
I quite like Static-X, To me, one of the best things to happen States Side in metal in the early 2000s. It’s a great shame to have lost the main man himself well before his time though. In this video I revisit the six studio albums made during Wayne’s time with the project and rank…
Opeth – The Void Left In A Niche
There are bands and artists within the Metal sphere that, due to their exceptional capabilities as musicians inevitably make their way to a fork in the road. In one direction they have the uniquely identifiable, reliable brand and sound they’ve created and at the end of the other, the promise of total artistic freedom. Some…
Slayer and their return to live shows
It’s been five years more or less since Slayer retired and played their finally shows. Since then we’ve learned that Kerry King and Tom Araya haven’t really been on close speaking terms. As a result, few would have predicted that the thrash titans would ever reunite in any capacity. They weren’t on bad terms exactly,…
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