by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 11, 2017 | Reviews
I caught Danzig on tour at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA on September 8. Per usual, a memorable show. This was an incredible bill and I’ll have reviews of openers Mutoid Man and Corrosion of Conformity in subsequent stories. Danzig, with current lineup, is...
by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 6, 2017 | Interviews
One of the key aspects overlooked today more than ever in the metal world is the amount of blood, sweat and motor oil spent on touring. With music sales still in the basement, the way almost all music acts short of Taylor Swift and Adele stay afloat financially is by...
by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 5, 2017 | Opinion
Danzig released a video for “Last Ride” last week. Of course, within seconds, the keyboard warriors were all over it. In today’s metal world where “journalists” for large multi-national media companies can’t seem to even understand that Burzum is a one person musical...
by Jeff Podoshen | Aug 31, 2017 | Reviews
Mayhem. Just the name means so much to black metal. We’re essentially talking about the band that started second wave True Norwegian Black Metal – a music scene that needs little in terms of introduction – yet is still painfully misunderstood by so many. But while...
by Jeff Podoshen | Aug 30, 2017 | Interviews
The 1990’s weren’t exactly a great time for metal. If you were a fan of grunge, you were in heaven (which at the time was the Pacific Northwest). And if you loved industrial and nu-metal – this was your decade. Unfortunately, if you were into things like thrash,...