“Lu-ci-feeeeeer!” The ceremony started at 10:30pm on a bone chilling night at Denver’s Marquis Theater. The 8th of 13 ‘dates of doom’ for Sweden’s enigmatic retro-metallers brought with it all the elements that are now expected from this young, hyped group of nameless ghouls. Fronted by Papa Emeritus, a skeletal figure in red and...
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Work travel has made for a stunted start to a new year of music for ILSUDH2, but Brian H is here with the year’s first metal review! Machine Head is one of those bands that have been through some ups and downs over the years. After obliterating the metal world with their debut album...
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Don’t call them Guns N’ Roses, but don’t mistake ‘Fat Axl‘ for ‘Lazy Axl’. In fact, although he might have 100 lbs on the serpentine, drug-addled dance machine in the Welcome To The Jungle video, Mr. Rose proved himself a better performer than he ever was back then. When Guns N’ Roses came through...
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The Power of the Riff kicked off its second year in L.A. with a line-up that would make anyone on the East Coast blind with envy. As if that full day assault of brutal hardcore, metal and crust wasn’t enough, Southern Lord brought their genre and generation crossing festival up the coast with stops...
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Monday night was somewhat of a test for me. Would I be able to put my age and experience aside and enjoy a metal show headlined by one of the best thrash bands of my youth? A band with a lineup that cannot even pretend to be the same as when I last saw...
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While I was out running around SE Asia, my partner in ‘Mile High Metal crime’, Brian H, attended the Volbeat show at The Gothic Theatre. What follows is Brian’s review of what sounds like an amazing performance from the ‘refuse to be catagorized’ Danish band. I will admit that I am a fairly recent...
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Don’t be alarmed, this is not becoming a metal blog, but over these winter months when indie rock and hip-hop hibernate, extreme music comes alive. Not only were some amazing metal albums released in the later part of 2010, but 15 days in, 2011 is shaping up to be a good year as well. ...
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Yesterday was one of those days when I just wanted to lay around and watch football and that’s just what I did. We had family in town and had an enjoyable lazy day around the house. As the day turned to night the thought of venturing out to see some music seemed less and...
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Blackest of the Black is Danzig’s answer to Ozzfest. He felt the corporate festival booked nothing but shitty nü-metal bands and decided to create his own, non-corporate, DIY event. Not exactly a festival, Blackest of the Black is a full night of some pretty dark metal. This year’s line-up was arguably one the weakest...
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Dimmu Borgir – Abrahadabra Taking symphonic metal to a new level, this album features more than 100 musicians including the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and Schola Cantorum Choir. This might be my favorite extreme release of the year. Dimmu Borgir – Gateways Reviews: Absurd History 4.5/5 Metal Storm 8.0 Angry Metal Guy 3.5/5 Iron Maiden...
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Haters can say what they want, but Iron Maiden are still bringing it! Their live shows are still incredible. The single from their new album is another quality release from a band that’s been on fire since Bruce came back. And now they are proving they do not skimp on their video budget. Looking...
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