by Jeff Podoshen | Jan 2, 2018 | Reviews
If you thought Watain was going towards a slightly mellower, softer sound after releasing 2013’s The Wild Hunt… you were wrong. 2018’s first major black metal release, Trident Wolf Eclipse, is not soft, nor mellow. It’s not even a little quiet. Instead, we...
by Jeff Podoshen | Dec 19, 2017 | Editorials
Is there anyone in metal who gets more unbridled disdain on social media than Glenn Danzig? Short of the egotistical capitalist parading as socialist Tom “Do you know who I am?!” Morello, I don’t think there is. And granted Danzig says some absurd statements, produces...
by Jeff Podoshen | Dec 14, 2017 | Reviews, Satan
Jersey City’s own Black Wail releases Chromium Homes on December 15 on Rhyme & Reason Records. It’s a six song album and one helluva a ride. In a short amount of space, the band shows us that they have an awful lot to offer and nicely bridge gaps between rock n...
by Jeff Podoshen | Dec 12, 2017 | Reviews
Yes, the new Corrosion of Conformity is everything you think it will be. It is an amazingly composed, heartfelt blues-inspired record. And let me say, this new album is filled with instantly catchy tracks that are going to have you singing out loud with your friends...
by Jeff Podoshen | Dec 4, 2017 | Lists, New Music, Releases
It’s that time of year again, and of course, what’s the Holiday Season without “Best of” lists? So at the risk of offending everyone, here is my Top 10 of 2017: 10 )Mutoid Man, War Moans Is there anything Stephen Brodsky...