“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Batmetal Returns!

Remember the original mashup of DETHKLOK and Batman? Well, the creators decided that what they had created simply wasn’t AWESOME enough on its own. So they went and made a sequel. That’s right- CHILDREN OF BATMAN are back! And judging by what follows, they...

Talk about an upgrade…

Most people would be pleased about upgrading from economy to business class on a flight. But when you’re the greatest band of all time, “upgrading” your mode of transportation takes on a completely different, and vastly more awesome, meaning: British...

Did you ever Gamma so hard…

… that you wrote and performed the most Gamma song ever inflicted upon a cowering and undeserving Mankind? I think I first heard this song as a teenager when I was in Australia. At the time I thought it was a good tune. In my defence- and I know that it is not a...

“Speed of Light”

New IRON MAIDEN single. Just sit back and let your ears melt down from the sheer awesomeness: A few observations: That cod-wail at the beginning aside, Bruce’s voice sounds pretty good, even now. However, I maintain that his absolute vocal peak was still the...

America and beer

F**k yeah! Pretty much every country song, ever. The non-stupid, non-sarcastic, far more AWESOME metal version of this is, naturally, a MANOWAR song: This band, by the way, is featured in one of the best near-future military fiction books ever written, John...

God what an awful racket…

A reader (and fellow Vile Faceless Minion) emailed me recently to express appreciation for my taste in music (!!!). He also mentioned in passing that his tastes tend more towards symphonic metal. Since I am nothing if not obliging toward my readers (yeah, OK, even I...

Buy their new album. NOW.

Maybe not quite as epic as a Derek Riggs creation, but still not bad Canadian metal act UNLEASH THE ARCHERS just released their new album, Time Stands Still, last Friday. I’ve been listening to it pretty much non-stop for the past 3 days, alongside LOST...

Declaration Day

Happy 4th of July- if you are in the mood to celebrate, that is: Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on...

Awakening the World

I discovered this forgotten yet amazing band a few days ago while rocking out to the new track from UNLEASH THE ARCHERS. These guys could have been the next HELLOWEEN or GAMMA RAY, back in the day, but for whatever reason, they stalled and crashed after just two...