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The album cover for Kill Ritual's 'In My Head' (2025). It features a tortured and demonic elderly man wrapped in a bloody straitjacket with the album title written in red on his right arm. His eyes are beaming red as a shadowy, dark figure reaches out to grab him. The man is trapped inside a mental asylum covered in strange, unidentifiable symbols. The band name is written on the top middle.

KILL RITUAL – In My Head

November 22, 2025 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

U.S. heavy metal band Kill Ritual are back with their seventh studio album titled, In My Head (2025). It is the follow-up to Kill Star Black Mark Dead Hand Pierced Heart (2022). The album was …READ MORE

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THE RODS – Wild Dogs Unchained

September 1, 2025 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

Heavy metal band The Rods, formed in 1980, are gearing up to release a brand new studio album titled, Wild Dogs Unchained (2025); the album title just so happens to be a callback to the …READ MORE

TRAUMA – Awakening

September 7, 2022 Mark Zagotti Leave a comment

San Francisco Bay area Thrash Metal pioneers Trauma return to the scene with their fourth full-length album Awakening. This is the first album since the 2018 release of As the World Dies. The writing and …READ MORE

SCOTT LEACH & STEVEN MAGENEY (CRYSTAL BALL): “This Album Took Us The Longest To Finish, But Still Faster Than [DEF LEPPARD’s] Hysteria“

March 19, 2022 George Dionne Leave a comment

Switzerland’s Crystal Ball is entering their third decade on the music scene. 3 years ago the Swiss Hard Rock act celebrated their 20th Anniversary with the release of 2020. The double album includes 20 fan …READ MORE

JAMES RIVERA (HELSTAR): “The Fans Do Not Want A Photo Of Me Unless I’m Out Wearing The Fangs”

April 10, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

U.S. underground legends Helstar recently released Clad in Black for their blood thirsty fans. The release is a combination of of new tracks, a previous EP release, and a reissue of their 2016 album Vampiro. …READ MORE

VELVET VIPER – Cosmic Healer

March 31, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Germany’s Velvet Viper emerged on the Metal scene with their self-titled album in 1991. The group disbanded sometime after the release of their 1992 album The 4th Quest For Fantasy. Velvet Viper reunited for the …READ MORE

MIKE TIRELLI (HOLY MOTHER): “You Know I Was Thinking About That The Other Day, How Did I Get [DEE SNIDER Bassist RUSSELL PZUTTO] Involved? Laughs”

February 8, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

The founding members of Holy Mother, Mike Tirelli and James Harris have reunited to pay tribute to their longtime bassist Randy Coven. Coven was a multi-talented bassist who worked with Rock guitar luminaries Steve Vai, …READ MORE

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