Author: Mike Huck
Striker – Striker Review
Edmonton, Canada might be the last place that comes to mind when thinking about classic ’80s-influenced metal, but that certainly …
Best Kiss Albums
Over the past few decades, Kiss have become a caricature of themselves, a carnival act more concerned with marketing than …
Thera Roya – Stone And Skin Review
Melancholic post-metal is not a recipe for commercial success. Well, post-metal in general isn’t, aside from a few select bands …
Dead Witches – Ouija Review
Stoner doom titans Electric Wizard have left an indelible mark on heavy music. 2000’s Dopethrone set the gold standard for …
Soen – Lykaia Review
Up and coming proggers Soen are back with their third release, Lykaia. 2014’s Tellurian was a personal favorite of mine …
The Progress Report: January 2017
Welcome to the first Progress Report of 2017! The year is off to a strong start as far as prog …
Jack Russell’s Great White – He Saw It Comin’ Review
Great White were one of those bands I managed to catch onto before they made it big. My cassette copy …
Nightmare – Dead Sun Review
French metallers Nightmare have been at it a long time – since 1979, to be precise. Over that time, the …
Pain Of Salvation – In The Passing Light Of Day Review
It has been six years since the last proper studio album from Swedish prog metal vets Pain of Salvation, 2011’s …
2016 Best Progressive Metal Albums
The end of the year is upon us, which means it’s time to spew out a bunch of Top 10 …
Red Mesa & Blue Snaggletooth – The Second Coming Of Heavy Series: Vol. 4 Review
Stoner/doom metal label Ripple Music has a project entitled The Second Coming of Heavy, which has been underway since 2015 …
Night Ranger – 35 Years and A Night In Chicago Review
Hard rock, pop metal, bubblegum metal, whatever you want to call it, in the ’80s Night Ranger did it as …
The Progress Report: November 2016
Welcome to the final Progress Report of 2016. Next month I’ll be providing a “Top Something” list of 2016’s essential …
Sister – Stand Up, Forward, March! Review
Swedish sleaze-metal vets Sister are back with their third full-length album, Stand Up, Forward, March! The band is attempting to …
Primordial – Gods To The Godless Review
Anyone who has been lucky enough to see pagan black metal stalwarts Primordial in concert know that they bring it …
Risk Relay – As We Descend Review
As We Descend is quite possibly the shortest concept album of all time, clocking in at a svelte six songs …
Trees Of Eternity – Hour Of The Nightingale Review
A strong pedigree and a compelling backstory made Trees of Eternity’s debut album an easy one to choose for review …
KEN Mode – Nerve Review
Canada’s critically acclaimed noise metal act KEN Mode are issuing an EP Nerve to tide fans over until the release of …
HammerFall – Built To Last Review
Power metal vets HammerFall have been pummeling us with their, um, hammers since the turn of the century. Built to …
Dirkschneider – Live: Back To The Roots Review
Everyone knows and loves Udo Dirkschneider. As the founding member of Teutonic legends Accept, Dirkschneider’s inimitable gargling yowl was at …
The Progress Report: October 2016
Welcome to October’s Progress Report, a monthly column dedicated to all forms of progressive rock. Each month we will highlight …
Wovenwar – Honor Is Dead Review
I’m not a big metalcore guy. The mosh pit frightens me. Wovenwar aren’t really metalcore, but they do have deep …
Anciients – Voice Of The Void Review
If you weren’t paying attention, it would have been easy to miss Vancouver, Canada’s Anciients’ debut LP Heart of Oak …