Ed Hackimer - This Day In Metal

To This Oak Wood I Bestow My Pagan Purity: An Interview with Davide "Damna" Moras (Elvenking)

Since their inception in 1997, Elvenking have never fit squarely into one genre or category in the world of metal. On a surface level, the

Interviews 3 min read

Of What Once Was, and What Will Be: An Interview with Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, ex-Mercyful Fate)

When Swedish melodic death metal legends Arch Enemy were about to enter to studio to record Burning Bridges in 1999, which would become one of

Interviews 3 min read

Bending the Clock: Dream Theater's Restless Reunion Record Parasomnia

The story of Mike Portnoy’s return to Dream Theater is pretty well known in most metal circles at this point. What was intended to

Album Reviews 5 min read

Melody Walks Through the Door, and Memory Flies Out the Window: An Interview with James LaBrie (Dream Theater)

In early 1991, Dream Theater were dangerously close to calling it quits. The promising young group, which formed at Berklee College of Music in Boston

Interviews 5 min read

You Wanna See Me Fail, You Won't Get Your Chance: An Interview with Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)

Failure has never really been an option for Jamey Jasta. He started out in the music business in his early teens during the mid-1990s and

3 min read

Every Night The Dream Is The Same: Warrel Dane and the Shakespearean Tragedy of Nevermore’s Dreaming Neon Black

When the word tragedy gets used in a literary sense, it generally refers to a play or story that ends unhappily due to the fall

Features 12 min read

This Is Not a Requiem: An Interview with Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage)

The guys from Killswitch Engage are no strangers to adversity. Since the band’s inception in 1999, they have overcome a number of issues that

Interviews 4 min read

Emperor Announce 2025 U.S. Tour Dates with Agalloch, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Wayfarer

Norwegian black metal pioneers Emperor have announced a septet of tour dates in select cities across the United States that will take place in May

News 2 min read

All Secrets Revealed Now, In Paragraphs: An Interview with Opeth's Fredrik Åkesson

Reflecting on when Fredrik Åkesson joined Opeth in 2007 after the departure of founding member Peter Lindgren, band frontman and general mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt said:

Interviews 3 min read

The Howl of Lore: Opeth's The Last Will and Testament

“Draped in death…. The howl of lore….” It’s with these lyrics that Mikael Åkerfeldt chose to begin Opeth’s 14th studio offering, The Last

Album Reviews 6 min read

Opeth at Kings Theatre (Brooklyn, NY)

Swedish progressive death metal titans Opeth played Kings Theatre in Brooklyn to an enamored crowd this past Friday night, dazzling their fans with a diverse

Concert Reviews 4 min read