Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 20, 2019
While we enjoyed Lords Of Chaos that arrived last month and looking forward to see Motley Crüe’s biopic arriving this Friday, it looks we will see more metal films. For those who enjoyed the 1988 classic The Decline of Western Civilization Part II:The Metal Years, you will want to check out the upcoming documentary Murder […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on April 29, 2016
Once upon a time, genre descriptors mattered much less than they do today. Even now, when some folks look back on metal from its earliest days the music gets tagged with genres that simply didn’t exist at the time. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact it can help those in search of a […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on August 10, 2015
One of the preeminent East Coast thrash bands, Whiplash has created an amazing legacy for themselves, specifically with their first three albums, Power and Pain (1985), Ticket To Mayhem (1987), and Insult To Injury (1989). We had a chance to sit down with guitarist/vocalist and original member, Tony Portaro on the eve of their headlining […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on November 22, 2013
Once upon a time metal was metal and the ever splintering genres we know today existed almost singularly under this banner. Sure the differences in certain bands, from Iron Maiden to Venom for example, were always palpable but fans and bands themselves were less concerned with what to call it than they were to simply […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on April 5, 2013
Some bands attempt to secure the ‘old school’ label and the street cred that follows it with varying forms of metal mimicry. They are always easy to spot, usually because they are trying too hard to be something they are not. Then there are the bands that simply pick up their instruments, thrash away and […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on March 29, 2013
You ever have one of those days? The kind of days where the only color you see is red. The kind of days where the blood is constantly boiling like some primordial stew. The kind of days where, by the end of it all, you are ready to rip someone’s throat out with your bare […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on December 19, 2012
Welcome to Dissident Aggression, where we sow the future, reap the present and highlight the past to bring you the underground of The Underground… It’s not very often that I listen to an album and am instantaneously blown away. That may seem like an untruth to those who know me as I am want for […]
