A Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock’s Most Dangerous Man
By Pete Way with Paul Rees Published by Constable (Little Brown Book Group) Ozzy Osbourne says that he’s way out of his league when…
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Contrarian – To Perceive is to Suffer
Contrarian is a four man wrecking crew, a technical quartet who weave epic songs in the vein of late-era Death albums (with the help of…
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Hellbound @ Tuska Open Air 2017 in Helsinki
Once again I find myself in Helsinki to attend the Tuska Open Air Festival, which has become a staple in my yearly concert plans….
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EXMORTUS interview: at The Chapel, San Francisco CA, 8 July 2017
Earlier this month Exodus invaded San Francisco to headline two back-to-back nights of heavy metal mayhem at The Chapel. Hellbound’s Mean Gene Gaona and…
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UK Thrash: Part 1
UK author Ian Glasper has written a number of books on the history of punk rock, including Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk…
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Dragged Into Sunlight – American tour blog 2016
I tagged along with England’s Dragged Into Sunlight for their first journey across America in 2012. I did so again for their second American…
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Dark Carnival Expo – Hamilton ON, July 9-10, 2016
A horror convention in Hamilton? Sign us up! Thanks to Rue Morgue magazine, Hamilton ON played host to two days of horror madness and…
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SUNN O))) – KANNON
Sunn O))) isn’t for everyone, certainly not for those with bowel control issues if they were to attend one of the band’s notorious ground…
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Shortcuts: 7 Recent EPs, Singles, and Splits of Note
Ok – I’m busy. You’re busy. So let’s cut the shit and talk bad-ass tunes, specifically, some recent noteworthy non-LP releases that are more…
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Ten Metal Albums You Might Have Missed in 2015
With so much damn fine metal coming out these days, it’s hard to encapsulate the awesome into a single annual top-ten list. Hundreds, if…
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