Hard Talk

Currently on tour in support of their latest release, “American Apathy”, I got a chance for a phoner with the man himself. More often then not, a very outspoken front man that doesn’t really seem to give two shits about much other than having a good fucking time. And giving the fans a serious dose […]

Yet another BallBuster exclusive!!! Anyone listening to Extreme Metal in the last decade has heard the voice of Nihilist. Back in the mid-90’s, I wrote the first article on his band THY INFERNAL. Let’s find out what he’s been up to since then, shall we? BallBuster: Nihilist, you & I met in the early stages of […]

The almighty powerhouse that is drummer Carmine Appice and the original lineup of Vanilla Fudge returned to the Detroit area on June 26Th, 2005 to the DTE Energy Music Center for the first time in 35 YEARS!! Yes, you read that right. After three and a half decades, the Fudge reunited with long-absent keyboardist/singer Mark […]

Spiders & Snakes is a band that shouldn’t need an introduction. They’ve been around for more than a decade and they’ve been putting out quality music for the past fifteen years and their current album, “Hollywood Ghosts,” is no different. You get the best of both worlds with this release. Not only do you get […]

INTERVIEW WITH MADBALL’S FREDDY CRICIEN With tracks like “Time Bomb”; Darkest Days”; “Dammed”; “Hardcore Pride” and “For My Enemies” you could say that NYHC legends, Madball, haven’t changed much during their nearly five-year hiatus and thank God for that. Madball, (who includes vocalist, Freddy Cricien, bassist Hoya, guitarist Mitts, and drummer Rigg Ross), have reformed […]

“It’s the mother-fuckin’ Kottonmouth Kings, bitch!” An album review is written to hype a new release. You read what someone else has to say to form your opinion. Not today. You’re not gonna find it here. Do you wanna know why? Okay, sure, I’ll give you an explanation. Check this out. The Kottonmouth Kings have […]

The band Apartment 26 was on tour as a support act for the bands Flaw and underground heroes Life of Agony. They stopped by Hartford, Connecticut at the Webster Theatre on January 25th, 2004. The band pulled up in their bus and walked into the venue hours before the show started. I was introduced to […]

The controversial cover of Flaw’s new album has everybody talking but the band themselves. It’s not that they don’t feel like talking, but these guys are busy. So busy, that they still haven’t seen the video for their single ‘Whole’ currently on MTV. We caught up with Chris Volz and Chris Ballinger mid-Ozzfest and asked […]

Hoping to prove the sixth time’s a charm, Diamond Head was among a number of veteran British Metal bands to make the rare trip to perform in the states for the annual Heavy Metal Meltdown weekend show in Asbury Park last month. While “sixth time” may seem exaggerated, maybe third or fourth puts it better, […]