Live from the Pit: Spiter @ Piranha Bar – 05/26/2024

Spiter @ Piranha Barw/ Desolus, Shroud, MistwalkerMay 26th, 2024Dungeon Works ProductionsMontreal, Quebec, Canada I've been a fan of Spiter since the release of their first album, Bathe the Babe in Bats' Blood, which completely ripped my head off in a way that I wasn't expecting. I was stoked the first time I caught them live …

Album Review: Coffin Storm – Arcana Rising

"The spell you're under... refrain from leaving here at night..." Coffin Storm - Arcana RisingMarch 29th, 2024Traditional / Heavy / Doom MetalPeaceville RecordsKolbotn, Norway When I first heard that legendary Darkthrone founding member and Norwegian black metal scene alumnus Fenriz was joining forces with members of Aura Noir for a brand new project I was …

An Interview with Charlie Southern

Photo credit: Mar Morannon Charlie Southern is the vocalist, lead guitarist and founding member of the Atlanta, Georgia-based psychedelic / blackened thrash metal band Sadistic Ritual. He also plays guitar in the black metal band Vimur and the Alabama death metal band Ectovoid. First off, can you let our readers know who we’re talking to?This …

Album Review: Sadistic Ritual – Visionaire of Death

Sadistic Ritual - Visionaire of DeathJune 14th, 2019Blackened Thrash MetalUnspeakable Axe RecordsAtlanta, Georgia, USA Thrash metal is a genre steeped in history, and with the genre being over 40 years old at this point, it's safe to say that a lot of things have been done to it to try and spice up the age …

Live from the Pit: High on Fire / Power Trip @ Club Soda – 11/24/2019

High on Fire have consistently received rotation in my 'favourite bands of all time' lists and for good reason. There's no other band out there quite like them. I can't think of any other bands who play a style of music I can genuinely refer to as 'stoner thrash', and most of that is due …