An Intermediate’s Guide to the World of Japanese Power Metal
I mentioned that Japanese power metal could be bizarre and off-putting back in my Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Power Metal. But for all the bands I mentioned and described, there really wasn’t that much in the realm of bizarro. Pretty much all the bands had rather accessible music with little to no genre experimentation. I’m […]
Still on Our Minds: A TMO Update on Adrian ‘Covan’ Kowanek #2
Following last September’s update on the health and condition of former Decapitated vocalist Adrian Covanek—who was left unresponsive and under full medical and familial supervision after a tragic tour-bus accident in 2007—another bit of news, some of the most hopeful yet, has arisen.
The Once and Future Thrash: Top 30 Thrash Albums of 2014
Last year was the first year I took the massive amounts of thrash music that smothers my inbox and credit card statements and ranked it into a top thirty list. It was a grueling endeavor that consumed most of my time in the latter part of November and early December, but I was able to […]
The Once and Future Thrash: Top Five Thrash EPs of 2014
Some say that thrash is best consumed in small portions and often it’s hard to argue that point. The riffs. The energy. Sometimes all you need is four or five tracks to truly ‘mosh it out.’ Here is the top five thrash metal EPs of 2014 for you thrashers out there to hunt out. Some […]
Metalhead-to-head: Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter
The gloves are off as Josh and Matt go head-to-head over Slipknot’s latest.
The Progressive and Aggressive Approach: An Interview with Mindwars’ Mike Alvord
Still on Our Minds: A TMO Update on Adrian ‘Covan’ Kowanek
TMO x10 – Breaking Band: The Battle for a Name
Metal has had its fair share of oddities and curiosities, and more than once, as it happens, like a two-headed beast fighting over a shared body, we come upon two bands of the very same name, an unusual instance that often spawns tensions and lawsuits. TMO has gathered the 10 most prominent of these cases, […]
A Beginner’s Guide to the World of Japanese Power Metal
It can be bizarre. It can also be off-putting. But it’s an entirely new realm of the sub-genre that can afford some great new bands and masterpieces to listeners. The power metal scene has really blossomed since the arrival of X Japan in the ’80s, and since then it’s been taken to new heights and […]
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