by Alix Vallecillo | Oct 5, 2016 | Comics, Top 5
Today is the kickoff of New York’s Comic Con. While the San Diego incarnation of the convention is the largest, New York is gaining on it. While comic cons are about as old as heavy metal (San Diego’s started in 1970), they’ve grown from their...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 20, 2016 | Top 5
On Friday (23) Charred Walls of the Damned will release their third album, Creatures Watching Over the Dead. The drummer, who’s played with the likes of Death, Iced Earth and Control Denied, has had his own band since 2009. And as accomplished a drummer...
by Zach Fehl | Sep 19, 2016 | Reviews, Video
This time around with The Last Stand, Sabaton brings us another concept album as a follow-up to their latest release, Heroes. This time, the focus is on legendary “last stand battles,” where brave warriors were facing insurmountable odds. Some tell of...
by Zach Fehl | Jun 17, 2016 | News
Inspired by the Jakub Marian’s map of Number of Metal Bands Per Capita, Noisey’s Simon Davis took it upon himself to investigate which cities in the United States had the most heavy metal bands. Using the Metal Archives at Encyclopedia Metallum, he...
by Metal Insider | May 4, 2016 | Columns, Top 10
AC/DC defied the odds 36 years ago when they recorded one of the most iconic rock albums of all time, Back In Black, with the late (and very beloved) Bon Scott’s replacement Brian Johnson. Now they’re taking a similar gamble by bringing in Axl Rose to fill in for a...