The great Hooded Menace, ladies and gentlemen, does not require an intricate introduction. Their latest album, “The Tritonus Bell,” is receiving well-deserved high praise from
Tag: Metal
Label Feature: Nuclear Blast Records
We get a LOT of stuff sent out way believe me kiddies, from the smallest of bands to the largest of labels, and I know
Label Feature: F Y C Records & Distro
August the 10th marked twenty years since our good friend Nikolaos Spanakis, probably known to most of you as Wrath of Dødsferd fame decided that
Album Review – In Desperation’s Grip – Tortured demon
Tortured Demon are a young Metal three piece from Oldham in Manchester, England who formed in late 2018 with the current line up being in
T(h)rash Talk – With Longstretch and Jeff
So, here we begin what we hope to be a monthly thingy with our long time contributor Longstretch. You may remember him from basically anything
Interview: Joe Parkinson – Tortured Demon
The concept of family in Metal is a central one. Not a day goes by where this isn’t a theme to a worldwide fanbase who
Album Review: Future Usurper – Crypt Crawler
The breadth and depth of the Metal scene in Perth, Western Australia is something Your Grouchy Friend has written about significantly over the last year.
CHRONICLES OF THE BESTIAL: Venom – Welcome To Hell (1981)
Welcome to Chronicles of the Bestial. In this column we like to take a look to the most extreme and uncompromising end of the Metal
Album Review: The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy – Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie has been using the same formula, with varying degrees of success, since 1986. From White Zombie’s early Noise Rock beginnings, through the more
The ProgCaveOgier – Best of 2020.
So, we got another note from the PCO. Tucked into the belly of a Bear in fact. Inside that belly was a Wolf, that had
Review/Interview: Orcrypt
Orcrypt was a new name to me in 2020, but with an album called “Balrog & Roll,” the band did not remain a mystery for
The Metal Wanderlist: Number Three – 2020
The last THE METAL WANDERLIST for 2020! Time really does fly, despite the circumstances. Yet, time, dust and rust are things that are in constant
INTERVIEW: Greg Puciato – Killer Be Killed
Your Grouchy Friend had the pleasure of chatting with a very busy and pumped up Greg Puciato on the back of the release of his solo
The Metal Wanderlust 