Voice of the Underground

Don’t you wish there were more death metal bands out there with female singers?  Well…there is, if you look.  WAR SHEPHERD was referred to me by a friend but I found lots of other death metal bands with female singers who are equal to WAR SHEPHERD.  Get reading and then check out their debut single…it’ll […]

Forgotten Fable. Maybe you’ve heard about them. Maybe you haven’t. I can tell you one thing for sure, once you hear what they have to offer, you won’t forget about them. I was able to talk with vocalist Andrew Taylor on the phone for a few minutes and I found out that we have a […]

An Interview With Don Hosler & Bill Burns Xhibition is a band that’s lookin’ to put the FUN back in rock ‘n’ roll music. Armed with their debut, 16 song release, “Taking Back The Power,” vocalist Chuck Clancy, guitarist/bassist Bill Burns and drummer Don Hosler are lookin’ to bring back that “feel good” vibe that […]

I heard the name 3 Kisses for a year or two at a local music conference that I attend. But, for one reason or another, I wasn’t able to connect with them. They were at the same music conference again last year and, as luck would have it, they were set to perform at the […]

Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Matt was strongly influenced by the metal scene in the early ’90s. Some of his most influential listening experiences came from this time period. (Required listening: Megadeth- Rust in Peace, Metallica- …And Justice for All & Master of Puppets, Slayer- Seasons in the Abyss, Anthrax- State of Euphoria, […]

by Freddy Metal BallBuster Music Contributor With clean vocals, shred oriented musicianship, five part vocal harmonies, and an emphasis on memorable, hook-laden songwriting, Azrael’s Bane are poised to make their mark on today’s metal music landscape. Influenced by the likes of Savatage, Lillian Axe and Queensryche the band has created a style that is as […]

What would you get if you took Megadeth, Corrosion of Conformity, and Godsmack, and threw ’em in a pot and cooked ’em up??? What you’d get is a raw & rugged sound called VooDoo Lordz VooDoo Lordz is a power trio from the outskirts of Detroit currently pandering it’s “Life’s Games” disc.

With the release of 1997’s ‘New Jersey Hate Core’ demo, Sludge! managed to create a swelling buzz around the band. They sold / traded nearly 4,000 demos in a very short period of time. Bolstered by a frequent and well-attended live performances. In 1998, they released their second demo entitled ‘Alone & Twisted’. This release […]