In 2005 MER’s Stig Nordahl met Markus Grosskopf and Michael Weikath while Helloween toured in support of their Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy album. Together they recorded this Helloween radio rockumentary that is finally …READ MORE
Erik Norlander and I go way back…sort of. I first discovered Erik and his wife Lana Lane back in the mid-2000s while running my own rock e-zine. Between Erik and Lana’s solo material and Erik’s …READ MORE
Five years on the road is a mighty long time. However it’s the rush from the crowds that get UK thrash heroes Onslaught going. Once their tour cycle died down, the band got hard to …READ MORE
Joachim Nordlund has been the guitarist for Astral Doors since 2002. After 9 albums and numerous tour cycles, the band is currently on a “creative break.” Nordlund has been a part of side projects before, …READ MORE
Saints of Death started off as a Motörhead tribute band in Vancouver, Canada. In 2015 the band released their debut EP and hit the touring circuit with their twin bass attack and unique heavy sound. …READ MORE
The Black Hounds may just be Wolverhampton, England’s best kept secret. Since 2013 the band has released two EPs and shuffled a couple of band members in and out. This year sees the release of …READ MORE
In the early 80s, Attaxe was the local underground legend that almost made it. The Cleveland, Ohio metal act cut 8 demo recordings from 1986 to 1990 while rocking clubs and bars in the surrounding …READ MORE
German Melodic Metal band Oversense has been hard at work on the follow up album to their 2017 release The Storyteller. Unfortunately the Covid-19 lockdowns have delayed its release. During their quarantine downtime, Oversense decided …READ MORE
British Blues Rock Trio Blackballed released their third full length album Elephant in the Room on July 24, 2020. Blackballed is the side project of New Model Army guitarist Marshall Gill. Gill and company have …READ MORE
California death metal pioneers Skeletal Remains are set to release their fourth album The Entombment of Chaos on September 11th via Century Media. Just recently, the band released a single “Illusive Divinity” which according to …READ MORE