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…

When death metal veterans Insatanity announced their comeback full lengther “Hymns Of The Gods Before”, we got excited. When it was announced they signed onto good friends of the show CDN Records for it, we were thrilled. When we managed to get bass/vox Chris Lyle on the horn, we went delirious! During our chat with Mr. Lytle we discussed the aforementioned record as it was hitting the racks at that…

Deceased are up to their old tricks again. Going through their vast discography it’s obvious they’re not afraid of the odd cover tune. As evident by their “Rotten To The Core” and “Cadaver Traditions” cover comps. So now with the “Ghostly White” album cycle in the books, good friend of the show Mr. King Fowley, is putting their down time to some good use. Thus “Rotten To The Core…2.” So…

Danish legends Pretty Maids have been on our radar since their ’84 debut. The band always stuck out amongst the underground as they were one of the few bands hailing from Denmark. Throughout the 90’s, as hard rock bands took a hit, Pretty Maids continued to thrive. And are still killing it today. PM’s latest live album “Maid In Japan: Back The Future World” is still fresh on the racks….

We always dug the idea of split albums. It showcases two artists for the price of one and aids in the discovery of great new artists. Even better are you dig both artists. Better still when both bands are fronted by someone you’d call “friend”. Metal meister Matt Harvey is fronting a fistful of great bands. His most notable being Exhumed and Gruesome. “Twisted Horror” is an awesome new split…

During the 80s “Satanic Panic”, a certain Australian hard rock band came under fire for their monicker. Fast forward years later and California powerviolencers ACXDC took the concept and ran with it. We got stoked when the grinders signed on with Prosthetic Records and jumped at the opportunity to speak with vocalist Sergio Amalfitano. At that very moment the new album “Satan Is King” was being put out on the…