Whew! I can say that Die Urkastrophe is Kanonenfieber’s best work yet. This album will definitely be in my top albums of 2024. With that said, let’s get into it! If you aren’t familiar with…
Winterfylleth are an English Atmospheric Black Metal band. They have in the past called their music English Heritage Black Metal and certainly use England’s rich history as inspiration for their music, as well as England’s…
Beginnings I remember the day well. An incredibly cold, steel grey day, Tuesday, 1st, December, 1981. I had struggled on to a freezing bus, faced a wind chill factor of -4C on the ferry, and…
Featuring Upon Stone, Stabbing, Balmora, 200 Stab Wounds This past Friday, I had the opportunity to see a spectacularly brutal show at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, The Manual Manic Procedures tour – featuring…
OPETH returns. With a great tune, New Album, and a hidden goodbye? They’re touring the USA.. Is this the final curtain? Spawned in the early nineties, Opeth has dabbled in so many styles, from gutterals…
Back in the early 2000s I was just getting started writing reviews for the website Metalcrypt.com. I was one of those metalheads that initially felt kind of lost in the 1990s when Heavy Metal was…
Except in this case. Cheesy and misleading, but it’s true. If this was a tour, It’d be stacked. And I’d be stoked. Lamb of God, The Black Dahlia Murder, & Fleshgod Apocalypse. Lamb of God…
April 14th, 2024The maiden voyage on the US arm of this tour. THE OBSERVATORY – SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA! This venue has quickly become the epicenter (even more since the tear down of the 5 Point…
2024 continues to be the year that just gives and gives, at least relating to music. In Vain’s most recent opus, Solemn is the latest (and possibly greatest) incredible gift we’ve been given this year….
Featuring Crimson Void, The Xebellian Triangle, Hath, Wormhole, Gorod This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to see an incredible show in Houston, The Orb tour – featuring Hath, Wormhole and Gorod. Even better, I…
Top 30 Best Metal Releases of 2023 Is it any wonder I have had a love affair with Heavy Metal music for 40+ years? During that extended period of time, I have seen the growth…
After thousands of hours of listening, making a playlist of 267 albums that I felt merited a 3.5/5 or better score, and pairing that playlist down to 30, then again to 10, I’ve finally arrived at my top 10 albums of 2023!
It was an incredible year for music, with over 70 albums ranking a 4.0 or higher for me, which made this year’s list a true struggle. I’m exceptionally happy with the results though.
Whew! I can say that Die Urkastrophe is Kanonenfieber’s best work yet. This album will definitely be in my top albums of 2024. With that said, let’s get into it! If you aren’t familiar with…
Winterfylleth are an English Atmospheric Black Metal band. They have in the past called their music English Heritage Black Metal and certainly use England’s rich history as inspiration for their music, as well as England’s…
Beginnings I remember the day well. An incredibly cold, steel grey day, Tuesday, 1st, December, 1981. I had struggled on to a freezing bus, faced a wind chill factor of -4C on the ferry, and…
Featuring Upon Stone, Stabbing, Balmora, 200 Stab Wounds This past Friday, I had the opportunity to see a spectacularly brutal show at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, The Manual Manic Procedures tour – featuring…
OPETH returns. With a great tune, New Album, and a hidden goodbye? They’re touring the USA.. Is this the final curtain? Spawned in the early nineties, Opeth has dabbled in so many styles, from gutterals…
ÖÜGH zone ahead
Back in the early 2000s I was just getting started writing reviews for the website Metalcrypt.com. I was one of those metalheads that initially felt kind of lost in the 1990s when Heavy Metal was…
Except in this case. Cheesy and misleading, but it’s true. If this was a tour, It’d be stacked. And I’d be stoked. Lamb of God, The Black Dahlia Murder, & Fleshgod Apocalypse. Lamb of God…
April 14th, 2024The maiden voyage on the US arm of this tour. THE OBSERVATORY – SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA! This venue has quickly become the epicenter (even more since the tear down of the 5 Point…
2024 continues to be the year that just gives and gives, at least relating to music. In Vain’s most recent opus, Solemn is the latest (and possibly greatest) incredible gift we’ve been given this year….
Featuring Crimson Void, The Xebellian Triangle, Hath, Wormhole, Gorod This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to see an incredible show in Houston, The Orb tour – featuring Hath, Wormhole and Gorod. Even better, I…
Top 30 Best Metal Releases of 2023 Is it any wonder I have had a love affair with Heavy Metal music for 40+ years? During that extended period of time, I have seen the growth…
After thousands of hours of listening, making a playlist of 267 albums that I felt merited a 3.5/5 or better score, and pairing that playlist down to 30, then again to 10, I’ve finally arrived at my top 10 albums of 2023! It was an incredible year for music, with over 70 albums ranking a 4.0 or higher for me, which made this year’s list a true struggle. I’m exceptionally happy with the results though.