For the last twelve years, UK's Bloodstock festival (also know as Bloodstock Open Air or B.O.A) has kept developing to the point of becoming one of...
"This guy is a fucking awesome guitarist!" That's how renowned guitar god Slash describes Chris Buck's soulful playing. Just a quick listen to his brand new...
Bristish illustrator Mark Wilkinson’s work has been adorning the cover sleeves of Rock and Metal albums for decades. His work for bands like Judas Priest and...
Burnt Belief is the brainchild of two exceptional musicians: guitarist/composer Jon Durant and Porcupine Tree's bassist Colin Edwin. This post rock-meets-fusion instrumental album marks the second...
German visual artist Andreas Marschall is widely known as one of Metal's quintessential illustrators, his works having adorned album covers for decades. Bands like Blind Guardian,...
In 2012, ten years into their career, California’s As I Lay Dying released their sixth studio album titled Awakened. With the help of legendary Black Flag...
Thrash Metal has never and will never die! In order to keep it fresh and with a natural state of sheer aggression; however, the genre has...
Despite the mainstream success and commercial appeal of Van Halen's 1984, this mega-selling album was released with some accompanying controversial issues. For instance, though the album...
This is the second part to our "A Guide to (some of) the Best Metal Album Covers of 2012" posting last week. As we know, cover...
As far as Metal music goes 2012 was one of the most interesting years in a long time. Masterful albums such as Sigh's In Somniphobia, Ihsahn's...
In 2005, legendary North American illustrator Joe Petagno published via Feral House the book "Orgasmatron: The Heavy Metal Art of Joe Petagno". The impressively-illustrated volume compiled...
Veteran visual artist Paul Raymond Gregory seems to be one of the busiest personalities in the world of heavy Metal. The British painter and illustrator recently...
Cradle Of Filth is back! Buy wait... did they ever leave? Since their thunderous 1984 debut, The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh, the band has never...
Let’s compare the first half of Guns N' Roses' roller coaster-like career with a winning hand in a card game. We have the mega-selling, game-changer Appetite...
A few months have passed since the arrest of Lamb Of God’s singer Randy Blythe at the Czech Republic's Ruzyně Airport. He ended being charged with...