by Jillian Drachman | Mar 10, 2025 | Reviews
Lifelover — a powerhouse revered as one of the greatest and most influential black metal bands in the history of the movement. In fact, I would dare to state that they rank among the best groups of all time regardless of genre distinctions, which they so artfully...
by Marie-Christine Quirion | Mar 10, 2025 | Reviews
ShipRocked celebrated its 15th voyage this past January aboard the Carnival Magic, delivering another unforgettable rock and metal music cruise. With an all-star lineup featuring Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead, Nothing More, The Struts, and over two dozen more...
by Tom Mis | Feb 27, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Few bands outside of the “Peaceville Three” demand to be uttered in the same breath – the iconic trio are responsible for what we now know to be gothic doom and death-doom. But a decade later, Swallow the Sun would emerge and energize a genre that...
by Lisa Burke | Feb 26, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Rising from Hell can have many connotations, but when referring to Kerry King’s newest solo project it certainly fits in more ways than one. On Friday, February 21st, 2025, Kerry King hit The Fonda theater in Los Angeles headlining their current tour in support...
by Kyle Finlan | Feb 26, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
70000 Tons of Metal is quite the absurd experience; it takes two concepts: metal music, with black shirts, bombasticness, and passionate fans, all mixed on a luxury cruise line, which are usually the antithesis of metal (show tunes and suit jackets in the dining...
by Chris Loomis | Feb 25, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Max Cavalera is without a doubt the God of Heavy Music . . . Sepultura, Soulfly, Killer Be Killed, Go Ahead and Die, Nailbomb and Cavalera Conspiracy – Max’s music seems to get more extreme as the years go by and the fans seem to embrace that approach with open arms....