by Kodi McKinney | Mar 28, 2016 | News, Photos, Reviews
Fans of extreme metal and black metal know that Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway has become a destination for die-hards the world over. Filled with a combination of uncommon performances from underground favorites (Mysticum and Craft being two key ones this year),...
by Kodi McKinney | Dec 12, 2014 | Lists, News, Top 10
I really did not come into 2014 expecting to see 2012 and 2013 topped for metal records, but this year was nothing short of historic. It’s almost criminal I can’t just make a top 30 this year and be done with it, really. Any of my honorable mentions this...
by Kodi McKinney | Nov 19, 2014 | Events, News
Last night marked a very singular kind of world premiere for AC/DC’s new album Rock Or Bust, as Columbia Records took over NYC’s Webster Hall for a two-hour, free public playback of the full album two weeks before it hits stores on December 2. Most...
by Kodi McKinney | Aug 11, 2014 | Festivals, Top 5
Featuring Metallica’s only North American performance of 2014 (along with Slayer and Anthrax!) and drawing 40,000 bodies through the door on Day 1 alone, Heavy Montreal shut down Parc Jean-Drapeau in Quebec this past weekend to create the ultimate metal destination...
by Kodi McKinney | Mar 14, 2014 | Panels, SXSW
It’s cool when other music fans get into the metal you like, right? Tell that to the underground faithful, who are often so protective of death, black, thrash and other forms of extreme music that they’re constantly concerned that metal will get diluted by...