by Jeff Podoshen | Aug 17, 2018 | News, Tributes
It was November 24, 2013. The venue wasn’t nearly filled yet, but quickly a relatively new band hits the stage. I’d never seen them before but here they were in Philadelphia, opening for Lamb of God and Testament at the Electric Factory. While my academic life and my...
by Jeff Podoshen | Jul 20, 2018 | Interviews
Integrity, following up their incredible 2017 release “Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume,” release a new Split LP with Krieg in August (which I review here). I recently caught up with Dwid Hellion of Integrity… Can you tell us how...
by Jeff Podoshen | Jul 18, 2018 | Reviews
With two longstanding powerhouses like Integrity and Krieg, the expectations are going to be pretty high. I’m happy to say that my high expectations were indeed met. Actually, they were exceeded. Folks, this is one of the Top 10 records of 2018. No joke. Let’s start...
by Jeff Podoshen | Jun 18, 2018 | Reviews
It’s been a painfully long wait, but Norway’s grimmest and darkest have finally emerged from Blashyrkh with their newest full-length release. What this is not is All Shall Fall part two. Not even a little. Demonaz clearly decided to take...
by Jeff Podoshen | Jun 18, 2018 | Reviews
Behemoth continued their domination of the global metal scene with another breathtaking performance in Reading, PA on June 4th, 2018 as part of the final Slayer tour. With an impressive lineup and a jam packed, completely sold out arena, each band was clearly bringing...