There has never, nor will there ever be, a problem with going back to the basics, square one, or whatever you wanna call the beginning. Respecting how something great started is always good if you ask me, and that goes … Continue reading Sumerlands – s/t
When I see such art with incredible craftsmanship mixed with boobies and a menacing figure, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t exactly “this would work great for a heavy metal album’s cover art!”, yet it is so in … Continue reading Necromancing the Stone – Jewel of the Vile
A lot of the time I listen to heavy metal bands that are more gimmicky than anything like Manowar. Bands that are straight from the 80s, you know, with skin tight leather, riding motorcycles, and drinking beer because that’s the … Continue reading Highrider – Armageddon Rock
The quality of heavy metal in its original form has become dangerously low in recent years, and with bands as prolific as Manowar leaving the stage who will carry the torch? Well here is a group whom I believe can … Continue reading Denner/Shermann – Masters of Evil
The original form of heavy metal has always had a real charm to it that those of us who have been lucky enough to hear it know that is has a great energy about it. So seeing that impressive cover … Continue reading Eclipse – Clandestine Resurrection
The original, primal form of metal music, heavy metal, is quite possibly everyone’s first slide into the metal genre and eventually helped us become the metal heads we are today. So for me it’s always a good idea to go … Continue reading Corners of Sanctuary – Metal Machine
When it comes down to straight heavy metal, there’s not many bands that fall into that category but I have massive respect for all of them. They embody the original form of metal that led to the shit we love today, and … Continue reading Gottweist – Future is In Our Hands
It’s never a bad thing to go back to where metal all began and just add your own texture into the mix whether it be new instruments, different sets of vocals, or just flat out copy and pasting its style … Continue reading Outerburst – Phase A: Kaishi
For the past year or so, I’ve been in a loose partnership with the Indian record label/webzine/PR company known as Transcending Obscurity which is a major player in the metal scene in India as they sign multitudes of bands from … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Label Sampler: Volume 1
The fact that the genre of pure heavy metal that hearkens back to some of the original days of metal itself is such a great thing, and it’s even better to see how smaller bands from all around the world … Continue reading Hell Gun – Southern Hell
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