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HOLY GRAIL: RIDE THE VOID
The masses of patch covered heavy metal traditionalists, though often less than visible in your local scene, have been covertly driving the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal for almost half a decade now. On the heels of Cauldron‘s recent … Read the rest of this entry →
HOLY GRAIL SONG, LYRICS VIDEO, ALBUM IMMINENT, SOMEONE HOLD ME
Can they top Crisis in Utopia? The tracks we’ve heard thus far give somewhat mixed signals. Thankfully, this latest single and accompanying lyrics video are an undeniable show of force. The shreddage! The hookage! The riffage! It sounds like Ride The … Read the rest of this entry →
NEW ENFORCER IS MESMERIZED BY FIRE
..and I am mesmerized by this friggin righteous ass trad metal band, their chops and vocals unmistakably crafted in the fires stoked by Iron Maiden and Mercyful Fate. 2010′s Diamonds was one of the most played and -replayed albums in … Read the rest of this entry →
CAULK RAWKING VIDEOS FROM MAMMOTH MAMMOTH, ALPHA TIGER, GRAVEYARD
These three videos are awesome/hilarious and the one undercurrent running through them is a vaguely retro aesthetic. In the case of Alpha Tiger it’s actually not the least bit vague or even in the same universe as subtlety but that … Read the rest of this entry →
NEW HOLY GRAIL SONG FINALLY HERE
This LA-based trad metal horde has been playing with my heartstrings for months now. First they cancel their last few tour dates just days before hitting Seattle. Then they promise new music and take their sweet time with it. Now … Read the rest of this entry →
STRIKER: ARMED TO THE TEETH
Canada’s Striker always flirted with a little too much power metal for me but on their Napalm Records debut Armed to the Teeth, it seems they’ve immersed themselves more fully in the contemporary surge of traditional heavy metal. As a … Read the rest of this entry →
WHITE WIZZARD TUNNAGE
It’s great to see this band back on their feer after a lot of line-up turmoil. Truthfully, fans benefited from James-Paul Luna’s departure for Holy Grial; this isn’t simply because that band rawks but because White Wizzard‘s new front dude … Read the rest of this entry →
STICK IT TO THE MAN WITH THE NEW STRIKER MUSIC VIDEO
Think Dukes of Hazzard meets “Breaking the Law” and you have the new Striker music video. All praises be to bands who don’t phone it in on the music video. Nobody gives any fucks about how well your black backdrop performance vid is … Read the rest of this entry →
Earache Acquiring Heavy Artillery Records
This is phenomenal news. Heavy Artillery have been releasing some of the most phenomenal contemporary bands (Vektor, Exmortus, Enforcer, Spellcaster, Sign of the Jackyl, to name a few) and it was disheartening to hear they were having financial difficulties considering … Read the rest of this entry →
Ride With Death In The West Tour Is The Best You’ll Ever Test, Brush With Crest
I’m attending this one. Mostly because I enjoy the company of wolves that speed and I need a haven for my witches (though turthfully they ”aint shit”). Amidst of the revivalist hodegpodge of the last 5 years or so, these have two … Read the rest of this entry →
Skull Fist Still Awesome. Touring Japan. US Dates Soon To Come.
I wish I lived in Japan. Also, boobs. That is all. ShareTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Crystal Viper “Witch’s Mark” Video
If you’re into the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal or long for a time when bands non-ironically didn’t give a fuck about playing razor sharp riffs, belting out soaring vocals and writing about the occult til they were blue … Read the rest of this entry →
Crystal Viper: Crimen Excepta
Once you get to about the third track, entitled “It’s Your Omen, you should be starting to realize we are living in a new golden age of traditional heavy metal. Now I don’t mean this is some naive sense, it … Read the rest of this entry →
Video Roundup: Cattle Decapitation, Kataklysm, Widow
After bitching and moaning week after week about lazy, futile examples of music videos, there is yet hope. Glad to see bands like Cattle Decapitation understand that metal’s role as a visual art form goes far beyond facepaint and cheesy … Read the rest of this entry →
Superchrist: Holy Shit
This is my first exposure to Chicago natives Superchrist and upon looking at the artwork, the title and the, shall we say, ambiance of some of the other releases I honestly tempered my expectations. Taking classic metal titles and perving … Read the rest of this entry →
The New Pagan Altar Bassist Is Liam Gallagher? *Head Explodes*
So, Liam Ghallagher of Oasis fame is Pagan Altar‘s new bassist. This is unsubstantiated like much of the dribble on this site but if true then there are some deep questions to be posed. Yes, it’s the same guy who … Read the rest of this entry →
3 Inches Of Blood: Long Live Heavy Metal
The longstanding traditional heavy metal horde known as 3 Inches Of Blood is riding high these days. Not only has traditional heavy metal taken off, but they can honestly say they’ve been flying the flag as long as anyone else. … Read the rest of this entry →
Huntress: Spell Eater
California’s Huntress, one of the featured acts on our guide to the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal, have signed with Napalm Records. Thankfully, unlike that certain other female fronted traditional heavy metal band, they haven’t big leagued the recording … Read the rest of this entry →
Crystal Viper! Eden’s Curse! Stream One New Single And Download The Other.
I rant and rave more than anyone I know about traditional heavy metal’s return. Though it’s probably far from true, in my mind we are living in another golden age of heavy metal, the kind you only see in old … Read the rest of this entry →
Weekend War Cry: Wolf – Hail Caesar
You spend 5/7 of your week working like a lowly plebeian (well at least I do) but as soon as that bell rings on day 5, there are no gods and no masters. The purpose of all beer, much like … Read the rest of this entry →