Guitar extraordinaire Nuno Bettancourt recently made headlines. He simply shared that none other than Prince himself once called him one of the Top 3 GOATs to ever bend the six strings. So we thought we’d one up His Highness and take a cue from Jon Kuzak from the awesome “High Fidelity” flick and share our Top 5 picks in both Metal and Rock categories. An interesting chat that you’d be…

Record Store Day 2023 is in the books. An awesome time was had by all. And we got a stack o’ wax to commemorate the event. So now we’re stoked to share our bounties and the stories that go along with them. Who knew just a trip to the record store would produce such cherished memories. Actually we did. In our “News, Views and Tunes”, we got up on our…

The #1 topic in all of Metaldom is the new Metallica album. “72 Seasons” dropped late last week. And just like the last umpteenth albums from Lars and the Boys, the album has proven to be very divisive. But regardless of where you plant your flag with Camp Metallica, they always make for great conversation. This time out, we both lucked out and our local record shops had album listening…

There was metric ton of stuff going down in Metaldom this week. So we couldn’t narrow it down to just one topic. This time ’round we get into the Bud Light/Kid Rock debacle, the Motley Crue/ Mick Mars legal mumbo jumbo, the “This is Hardcore” fest line up and, most importantly, we put the word out for a friend in need. In our “News, Views and Tunes’, we share war…

There was really only one issue this to discuss this week. The tragedy at the Morbid Angel gig in Illinois is taking up the most space in the hearts and minds of the citizens of Metaldom. So this week we decided to simply pay tribute to our fallen comrade. Be sure to go to gofundme.com and do your part in helping the loved ones of Fred Livingston Jr. In our…

RAM is no stranger to the idea of the “house show”. We’ve littered our “Metal Fix” with our experiences. But for the uninitiated, a house show is just as it sounds. A gig in someone’s house, generally the basement, as opposed to a club or small hall. And they’re always a lot of fun! We have another one coming up (on 4/20 even!!) So we figured it would be a…

It’s an old story we’ve all heard before. The legendary KISS have announced (again) that they’re packing up their make up kit and going home. Whatever you believe, Gene and The Boys have announced the final (?) 50 dates on the “End of the Road” tour finishing up in the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden. So with that we do a deep dive into these historic final gigs. We…

Horns Up!! After a brief hiatus, your fave radio show is back! Aaron had some personal stuff to attend to so it was opportune time to take a holiday. And after sixteen (!!) years on the air, I’d say we were due. We reunite for our fave time on the rock n roll calendar – Record Store Day! As is tradition now, we go over the list of special RSD…

The Grammys are in our rearview mirror. Here in the Great White North, that means it’s time for the Canadian equivalent, The Junos. Of course, the only category that means anything to Metalheads is the “Hard Rock/Metal Album”. And as is tradition around here, it’s time to play the newly christened “Head or Heart” game. A segment where we share who we’d like to see win. As well, we pick…

“Support The Scene!” isn’t just an old adage or a tired cliche’. Local Metal/Punk scenes aren’t just a source of weekend entertainment. The “scene” is an important breeding ground for young talent to get their chops in before moving on to bigger (“better” will always be subjective). And it’s a great source of weekend entertainment. But the scene needs to thrive to survive. So we all need to do our…

There was a whole buncha (yes, that’s an official unit of measurement) stuff going on in Metaldom this week. So much we couldn’t narrow it down to one specific topic for our discussion segment. So we just thru caution to the wind and layed it all out. We go into “Pantera” being dropped in Germany, a frivolous Marilyn Manson-related lawsuit and Pink Floyd goes “woke”. But most importantly, we announce…

It’s that time again! We like to put a big black bow on the year with our annual Rammy Awards. Sort of our own unique take on the Grammy Awards. The Rammys is our year end showcase where we share our faves of ’22 in the categories that mean the most to Metalheads. Namely, a.o. Band, Album, Song and Live. As well, we have our inductees into the Radioactive Metal…