Target Audience Magazine

Album review: “Song of Darkness” by Leaves’ Eyes

Leaves' Eyes newest EP, Song of Darkness, is a primer for what fans can expect for the next album. The four tracks are fairly diverse. The title track is a…

Jerel Johnson March 1, 2026

Album Reviews

Album review: “Zepter” by Zepter

Austrian quartet Zepter, unleash the vintage heavy metal sound on its self titled debut album. This album is a blend of NWOBHM, speed metal and a tinge of psychedelic hard…

Jerel Johnson February 3, 2026

Album Reviews

Album Review: “Herezjarcha” by Profane Elegy

Blackened death metal outfit Profane Elegy may cause folks to mistake them for a European band with its sophomore effort, Herezjarcha. One can attribute it to both the album title,…

Jerel Johnson January 24, 2026

Concert Coverage

Rob Zombie releases new single “(I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller”

Veteran metal hellraiser Rob Zombie has released the third single, "(I’m a) Rock ‘N’ Roller," from his upcoming eighth album The Great Satan, which will drop February 27th from Nuclear…

Jen Hues January 23, 2026

Album Reviews

Album review: “Sounds Of Malice” by Redivider

Kentucky death metal quintet Redivider conjure spirit of Old School Death Metal with its debut release, Sounds Of Malice. The resurgence of OSDM is a mixed bag, as some bands…

Jerel Johnson January 4, 2026

Album Reviews

Best Metal Albums of 2025

2025 provided a bountiful supply of heavy metal albums. Bands both new and established released top notch albums that quenched the thirst of headbangers worldwide. Here is my list of…

Jerel Johnson December 16, 2025

Album Reviews

Album review: “Italia’s Gore Talent” by Abbinormal

Grindcore is a genre that potentially vicious, political and uncompromising, yet also humorous, satirical and lighthearted. Grindcore spawned from hardcore punk in the early 1980s, thus, it is no surprise…

Jerel Johnson December 2, 2025

Album Reviews

Album review: “Struck A Nerve” by Struck A Nerve

UK thrashers Struck A Nerve have thrown its hat into the thrash ring with its eponymous debut album. Struck A Nerve is rife with speed, riffs, groove and a few…

Jerel Johnson November 16, 2025

Album Reviews

Album Review: “Echoes In Eternity” by Agnostic Front

Six years have passed since hardcore pioneers released Get Loud! in 2019. The gap has not dulled the band's ferocity as Echoes In Eternity, the band's thirteenth release, is 27…

Jerel Johnson November 1, 2025

Concert Coverage

Trivium Live at House of Blues Myrtle Beach – Opening Night of the Struck Dead Tour

Halloween at the House of Blues is always a vibe, but this one hit different. The air felt charged before the lights even dropped—equal parts metalhead energy and spooky-season adrenaline.…

Stephanie Wells November 1, 2025