Tag: thrash metal
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Christian’s Year in Review 2025
I am not going to do a top 100 like Justin. I’m super impressed with anyone that has the will and the fortitude to make a list that large. Just the idea of that starts filling me with anxiety. I fully admit I AM 100% OCD about quite a few things, or as my wife…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 49 – The Best of 2025
I can’t believe it’s been two years since we started this journey with Harsh Vocals! To celebrate, we’ve revamped the website and updated our logo, hopefully you all like it! For our Forty-Ninth episode, we discuss the highs and lows of 2025, and deep dive on both of our top30 albums for the year. Of…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 48 – What Else?
For our forty-eighth episode, we decided to discuss ourselves and our passions outside of Metal. You’ve been listening to us for two years now, so we felt it was time to talk about who we are! Of course, we also discuss our favorite six albums from the past two weeks, as well as a ton…
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TESTAMENT – PARABELLLUM Review
All of the cliché sayings come to mind when I hear new material from a long-running band – “True to form”, “Haven’t missed a beat”, etc. However, these cliche’s hold some weight with the latest album from Testament. The release of “Para Bellum” marks the 14th album from the Bay City Thrashers and probably my…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 42 – Band Drama
For our forty-second episode, we decided to discuss some current events, as there has been an abundance of band drama circulating on the Metal News sites over the past few weeks. Most notably with Cradle of Filth. We have some thoughts! Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the incredible…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 32 – Five Desert Island Albums
For our thiry-second episode, Christian brought the challenge to pick five albums that every metalhead should own, but during our discussion we agreed that there would be a consensus of mostly classics, so we pivoted and decided to pick our personal five “Desert Island” albums. Of course, we also discuss each of our top three…
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70000 Tons of Metal Review
One does not simply go to 70000 Tons of Metal only once – be warned that once you go, you will most likely be returning. My world is still swaying as I write this, but I cannot wait to go again in 2026 (and hopefully many more after that). This metal festival at sea was…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 20 – Discovering New Music
For our twentieth episode, we decided to talk about how we discover new music. We go into detail about all the resources that we use to help us build our weekly playlists, as well as how we find worthwhile older music that we might have missed. We may have different methods, but we also both…