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ALBUM REVIEW: Coroner – Dissonance Theory – Century Media Records

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Despite Dissonance Theory (Century Media Records) being Coroner’s first album in 32 years, there is little effort to ride the coattails of former glories and revisit what they did on masterpieces like “Punishment For Decadence”; instead, they have updated their sound to smooth out any of the wrinkles from the eighties to present something very vital for 2025. This means some things have changed. Tommy Baron and Ron Royce return without Marquis Marky behind the kit, a change that is more pronounced when you are a trio.Continue reading →


Doro, Enslaved, Voivod, Udo Dirkschneider, and More Booked for Hell’s Heroes

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Hell’s Heroes festival has just unleashed its full lineup for 2026, including Bathory tribute, Blood Fire Death (featuring current and former members of Watain, Emperor, Mayhem, Aura Noir, and more), Loudness, Doro Pesch, (performing Warlock’s Triumph and Agony)by her former band Warlock), Enslaved (performing Vikingligr Veldi), Udo Dirkschneider (performing Balls to the Wall, in honor of its 40th Anniversary), and Voivod (delivering a fully-eighties set). Keep reading below for more information.

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Hell’s Heroes Festival Books First Wave of 2026 Featured Artists Including UDO, Sanctuary, Tankard, Voivod, Virgin Steele, 3 Inches of Blood, and More

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On Thursday, March 19, Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, 2026, a worldwide contingent of music fans will again convene at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall for “America’s biggest metal party”, the Hell’s Heroes Festival. Now in its eighth year, the vaunted music fest will showcase a hand-picked selection of international heavy metal bands that includes both seminal, genre-pioneers, highly regarded modern day groups and more, in a can’t-miss concert event. Today, Hell’s Heroes unleashes the first wave of exclusive, confirmed acts for HHVIII, including German legend, Udo Dirkschneider (performing a special “Balls to the Wall” set in honor of the Accept LP’s 40th Anniversary), Seattle sceamers, Sanctuary, German thrash titans, Tankard, and Canadian avant-garde greats, Voivod (delivering a fully-eighties set), respectively. Tickets for Hell’s Heroes VIII are on sale now at this location.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Deadguy – Near-Death Travel Services

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New Jersey’s Deadguy formed in 1994 and existed for a mere three years before their 1997 split. During their original run they put out the White Meat and Work Ethic seven inches, 1996’s highly influential debut full-length Fixation on a Co-Worker, the Screamin’ with the Deadguy Quintet EP, and the posthumous I Know Your Tragedy (Live at CBGBs) set. 

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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air Part 2 – Live at Catton Hall

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After I visit the bust of Lemmy in the RAM Gallery, Brazilian death metallers Crypta are in full flow on the main stage, tearing through the likes of “Lift the Blindfold” and “From the Ashes”, casually stripping away any vestiges of third-day fatigue. And if that wasn’t the perfect wake-up call, then there”s always Bay Area thrashers Forbidden who blast through the likes of “Forbidden Evil,” “Twisted Into Form,” and “Step By Step” aided by summer recruit Dan “Chewy” Mongrain of Voivod. A great show, although a time overrun means we are deprived of the classic “Chalice of Blood.”Continue reading →


PREVIEW: Record Store Day 2024 Essential Rock, Metal and Punk Releases 

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Another Record Store Day is upon us and we are still to bring you our pretty comprehensive list of what releases we think you should be picking up, and labels you ought to support. We get that commercialism and capitalism a kind of destroying the whole world, but at the same time if you love music, and if you especially love underground music, you want to support artists as hardcore as possible. The best way to do that is to put money in their pockets so they can keep doing what you love, and what they love. Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: Voivod – Prong – Hirax Live at The UC Theatre Berkeley

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I headed out to Berkeley for a night of good old-fashioned Thrash and Progressive metal, in what was to be my most anticipated concert of early 2024. None of these bands have ever disappointed me, and I had no reason to believe tonight would be any different. I was pleasantly surprised that the show was nearly sold out. And after a quick stop by the merch table led me to find out sales were brisk, but also that Prong’s excellent recent album State of Emergency (Napalm Records) was sold out for the entire tour and may not be repressed by the label. This is a total bummer but I’m stoked for all the sales, and glad I got one on pre-order when the record came out. Tommy Victor also remarked from the stage the new album was hard to find now.  Feel free to check out our recent interviews with Tommy and the good old times we shared.Continue reading →


New Music Friday Rock and Metal New Album Releases 7-21-23

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Check out our preview of the new metal and rock releases coming out this week for New Music Friday 7-21-23!

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CONCERT REVIEW: Voivod – Imperial Triumphant – Vacuous Depths Live at Floridian Social Club  

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Canadian space thrashers Voivod are celebrating forty years of bringing metal to mortals in the manner you might expect from them… on the road. Given the rising costs of touring this band has become a labor of love. I have seen Voivod multiple times going back to the 80s and while I only listen to them a fraction of what I did growing up, they always hold a place in my heart that inspires me to catch them whenever they land in town. They have a knack for picking hungry young band which forces Voivod to dig into their reserves and bring the A game. When I first saw them on the Nothingface tour Soundgarden opened up for them, as they toured to support “Louder Than Love”. Soundgarden’s live energy was at its peak then, forcing Voivod to turn up their post-apocalyptic heaviness. 

 

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