Hardcore is a great genre of music. High-energy, crazy and super fun to play. Back in the early/mid 2000s I was fairly plugged into the Fort Collins/Denver Colorado hardcore thanks to my involvement in my old hardcore/metalcore/punk crossover band Rally The Fray....
2019 was a banner year in heavy metal, with an absurd amount of incredible releases. I can’t remember another year that had so many excellent releases in tech death, old school death, melodic and slam. Here’s my list of the best metal albums of 2019, in no...
I’ve been playing session bass for Aborted Earth for their last several EPs, and I’m stoked to present our latest effort Funny Suits & Shiny Boots, as split album with Maryland one-man project Excruciating Euphoria. Our new EP cover art is a combined...
Every guitarist on YouTube’s already done a Metallica cover, so why not choose Master of Puppets – Metallica’s most overplayed song? Treading well worn territory and falling asleep while doing so, here’s my Master of Puppets bass cover: Nobody...
Halloween is of course the greatest holiday of the year. It’s nothing but costumes, hot skanks in costumes, candy, skanks and more candy. What’s not to like? Instead of celebrating Halloween by transforming into a drunken mess in a half-assed costume,...
Every self-respecting metalhead has been an Iron Maiden fan at some point, and I’m no exception. I discovered Maiden around age 16 and I’m a geezer now so I can say “I’ve been listening to Iron Maiden since you were in diapers” and...
