Chester Bennington Tribute: A Voice of a Generation
On the 20th July, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington committed suicide by hanging aged 41; the date being what would have been his close friend Chris Cornell‘s birthday. The news shocked the world...
View ArticleBack From The Dead! – Comeback Albums of 2013
Like some people do, each December I always find it stimulating to look at the soon-to-be-over year and summarize all that has transpired in its past months. For us metalheads, that translates into...
View ArticleBEHEMOTH: Forced to Cancel Festival Appearance And Accused of Raping a Fan in...
It has been announced yesterday at noon (Polish time) that the organisers of Poland’s Seven Festival have been forced to cancel Behemoth‘s headlining appearance. The organisers came to this decision...
View ArticleHELLFEST OPEN AIR: Teams Up With a Porn Site?!
It was announced earlier today on Hellfest Open Air Festival‘s official Facebook page that they have teamed up with a porn website, Le Tag Parfait. The following statement was released along with a...
View ArticleIs Orchid a Black Sabbath Rip-Off?
Sounding like Black Sabbath has become a trend in recent years. It started with stoner doom metal bands in the ’90s like Sleep, Acid King, and Electric Wizard. The tradition continues today with acts...
View ArticleThe Degeneration of the Metal Scene: Tabloid Journalism
Everything starts at point zero. Over time, if it is liked by a great number of people – and specific “higher up” people – that something accelerates towards the sky and is no longer at point zero....
View Article2014 in Review: Do We Need Another Best of List?
What makes a “great year of metal”? What differentiates 2013 from 2014 or from 1992? The majority of year-end lists on most heavy metal websites and magazines consist of a round-up of the editors’,...
View Article2014 in Review by Sisters Of…, Annihilation, Nihilo, Castle Freak & Malphas
While in a previous article we questioned the need to provide to our readers another best of 2014 list, we thought we would conform a bit and allow a few band members tell us what albums they enjoyed...
View ArticleScream for Bruce’s Recovery!
Iron Maiden is the most important heavy metal band of all time. Founded in 1975, Iron Maiden led the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) charge. They’ve played every corner of the world, countless...
View ArticleChaos at Oversold Testament/Exodus Show @Mojoes, Joliet, IL (USA) – 11th...
The metal gods have a vendetta against me. Although, I have no idea what I’ve done to offend them, a heavily tattooed albatross hangs from my neck. My metallic odyssey has me feeling like a heavy metal...
View ArticleUK Tech-Metal Festival 2015: Review and Reactions
Coming back from festivals is a mixture of relief and emotional shattering – especially if knowing you’ll be leaving UK Tech Metal Festival for the third time and possibly won’t meet some dear friends...
View ArticleMayhem Festival @ First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre, Tinley Park, IL (USA) –...
Heavy metal is my lifeblood. It is the one thing all lovers of this music share universally. It is a code as much as it is a lifestyle, one with its own colors, dress and symbols. It is ‘the society’...
View ArticleMojoes Closing: A Reflection
Mojoes in Joliet is no more. The Dark Tower of Saruman has fallen at the hands of the Orcs who rule Joliet, Illinois. Former owner Chris Triebes vowed to “never do anything business-related in the city...
View ArticleMy Favorite Doom Metal/Occult Rock Albums of 2015
The doom metal/occult rock/heavy psych/retro metal/whatever-you-want-to-call-it realm has gradually gotten really big in the past five years or so. Bands like The Sword, Ghost, and Uncle Acid grasped...
View ArticleA Tribute to Lemmy: The World Is a Lot Quieter Without Him
A day has come that no metalhead thought would ever come. Lemmy from Motörhead has died at the age of 70. We never thought he would make it to 70, but at the same time we never thought he would die....
View ArticleTHAT METAL SHOW CANCELLED – WHO CARES?!
That Metal Show has been canceled and as a fan of music I cannot say I am surprised. I will admit, I watched the show because it was on television and featured heavy metal but the overall content was...
View ArticleCan You Separate Music and Ideology? Or How to Be Polish and Support White...
Initially, this was just meant to be a live report about Mgła in London on 8th December 2015 but pretty soon I came up with the idea of widening the focus on various Polish black metal outfits. I have...
View ArticleHomophobia In Metal
A band I liked recently posted on Facebook that Country and Western music was ‘gay’ and it made me really angry. Now there is nothing wrong with hating Country and Western music as we all have...
View ArticleWhat Is the Future of Festivals?
At last year’s Bloodstock when camping with my friends, a recurring topic of conversation was the future of festivals. From speculating about possible headliners for Bloodstock to the future of...
View ArticleIncendia Insights @ Black Heart, London (UK) – 16 July 2016
Instead of enjoying the sunshine in a London park, during probably the hottest weekend of the summer in the UK, we decided to stay inside the darkness of the Black Heart in Camden for the first ever...
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