Glacially Musical

No other genre of music has sub-genres like heavy metal does. Not only are there dozens of sub-genres which explain the sonic qualities o...

Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band which takes its name from a fictitious kingdom featured in my favorite Steven King novel.  They are h...

On November 27, 2002, I had tickets to see Dio perform at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois.  The opening band was a leatherclad powermetal ou...

The psychedelic slow groove music of Monkey3, isn’t going to generate any mosh pits, yet is still a heavy listen in its own right.   It is...

In many ways thrash is the subgenre of music which permanently put heavy metal on the map in the United States.   Sunset Strip glam metal ...

Swedish doom metal masters Candlemass have never been shy about embracing their likeness to the genre’s founders Black Sabbath, having incor...

Buried In Violence My perfect Sunday... If you saw Hot Fuzz  and have a memory like mine, that line always resonates with you. On ...

Static Huntress is in a very small and exclusive club. They are the only band whom I've reviewed all of their albums. The first...

The Boats of the Glen Carrig Let's have a quick lesson in metal sub-genres: Metal, NWOBM, Thrash, Speed, Stoner, Death, Grindcor...

Time Stands Still Let's talk about Canada. The Stanley Cup Finals are in full swing, sorry Canada. The Women's World Cup is...