This crazy 2020 may be slowing the world down. But the good folks at Relapse Records are staying busy as ever. They’ve had another metric metal tonne of awesome releases and we’ve done our best at covering them. But – Wow!! So we find ourselves with the pleasure of presenting not one but two amazing “Creature Features” from the Relapse roster. The new Primitive Man album “Immersion” is killer and…

Last episode we had an amazing “Creature Feature” whose roots lay in the heyday of The Bay Area. Seven days later, we return to that hallowed scene. In a roundabout way. The Metallica camp is rocking and rolling with the release of “S&M2”, the metallers second collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony providing a fresh spin on some old faves. One of the highlights is the contribution of Symphony bassist…

It’s always exciting when some one from the legendary Bay Area joins us. Hexx may not roll off the tip of the brain like some of their contemporaries. But they were in the thick of things going back to the glorious demo days of ’83. Now in 2020, the band is showing no signs of letting up. The new album “Entangled in Sin” just hit the new release rack. So…

The whole “This person/place/thing needs no introduction” is a cliche. But it’s nonetheless true for this episode’s “Creature Feature”. The legendary Incantation has been a death metal flagwaver, standard-bearer, and trailblazer since ’90. And axe/vox John McIntee has been there from the get go. Our chat with Mr. McIntee is long overdue. But no better time like the present as the band has dropped their 12th (!!) killer full lengther…

If nothing else 2020 has been a banner year for Canadian death metal trio VOTOV. In one some way, shape or form, we’ve been following these hometown heroes for some three decades. Now the pay off is upon us. The band just dropped their label debut album “I.X.X.I.” Courtesy of the fine folks at CDN Records. So now in a long over due “Creature Feature”, we caught up with the…

Right now, Tank Crimes recording artists Necrot are most deserved darlings in the Metal underground. The new album “Mortal” is set to drop and is already all the buzz. These Oakland bashers are no strangers to the RAM offices though. We’ve been hyping them from the get go, pushing their last record with main man Luca Indrio. This time ’round though we tapped drummer Chad Gailey. Not only for his…

With the world in upheaval right now, a lot of people might just be ready to throw in the 2020 towel. Pop culture might be taking a beating but the wonderful world of Heavy Metal is still Deliverin’ The Goods!! Case in Point – the killer new record from legendary British bruisers Onslaught. “Generation Antichrist” is already in contention for “Album Of The Year” around the RAM offices. Onslaught mastermind…

It may say “Metal” on the marquee, but we’ve never shied away from covering all genres of heavy music. Punk rock legends Dead Kennedys are an outfit we practically grew up with. Upon their demise, Jello Biafra remained on our radars thru his spoken word performances. But admittedly, the rest of our “Fab Four” kind of fell off our radars. Until now. We had the golden opportunity to speak with…

Despite a number of pokers in the interview fires, we decided to forego all in favor of acknowledging a very important rock n roll milestone. As we sat down and pressed “record”, one of the most influential records for any genre celebrated it’s anniversary. AC/DC’s “Back in Black” turned the Big 4-0. So now’s the time to go over this monumental album discussing our own personal whys and wherefores, sharing…

No “Creature Feature” = no pro-blem-o! We may not have an interview subject to grill, but there’s still plenty of meat on this week’s bone to gnaw on. First off, we compare and contrast the handling of this covid crisis at live shows in the US (Great White) compared to Switzerland (Destruction). Also, twitter has been all the rage in the Metal World as we go over the recent Chris…

The story of Chicago rockers High Spirits is kind of unique. Led by the amazing Professor Black, the outfit doesn’t even really consider themselves Metal. They have their own self coined description of “high energy rock”. But they actually came to the attention of the underground via Hell’s Headbangers (??!!). So if they come recommended by the good folks at HH, then we’ve got to check ’em out. Bonus that…

We first discovered NWOBHMers Cloven Hoof as young ‘uns going Metal full time. The Hoof’s monicker and imagery convinced us to grab their ’84 debut sound unheard. W’ve been HoofHeads ever since. With their latest album “Age Of Steel” dropping among the chaos, it was a opportune time to get main Hoofman Lee Payne on the horn. We discussed the new record, their spot in British metal history, and he…