It seems that American metal has taken on its latest trend–female fronted bands. While nothing new to metal in the last 10-15 years, especially in Europe, it seems only in the last few years that extreme metal has taken on the role of females, most notably Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy fame. However, for all [...]

I know we have covered this band in the last month or so quite thoroughly, but it’s better than featuring Metallica again, right? I appreciate the hits to the site but….yeah, this month has been trampled by fanboys quite enough. Anyway, back to our featured guests this week, the speedy power metal powerhouses known as [...]

Yeah I know, I skipped a week, so sue me (actually…I am currently poor as fuck, so please don’t!)
The first time I heard Chimaira was during Slayer’s God Hates Us All Tour back in 2001. Chimaira had just released Pass Out of Existence and were picked up by Slayer along with American Head Charge for [...]

I don’t get this band, I really don’t. Every time I hear this band played (which is quite often), I immediately think they must be some sort of gimmick. I consider myself to be quite up to date on the latest music trends, and I usually become suspicious of bands that suddenly pop up out [...]