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Album Review: “Never Known Peace” by Doomsday

Oakland thrash/crossover quintet Doomsday unleash wrath on its debut effort, Never Known Peace. Doomsday get straight to business on “Death Is Here," with its ferocious D-beat and rapid triple riffing.…

Jerel Johnson March 9, 2025

Album Reviews

Album Review: “Violence Prevails” by Chemicide

Thrash metal quartet Chemicide mix speed with groove on its fifth release, Violence Prevails. The band wastes no time getting to business with “Do As I Say, Not…

Jerel Johnson February 2, 2025

Concert Coverage Photojournalism

Live Review: Metallica at SunTrust Park in Atlanta July 9, 2017

We are here right now to celebrate life. To celebrate live music. It doesn't matter what race you are or what God you believe in. We are a family. The Metallica family.

Tillman Smoot July 12, 2017

Album Reviews

CD Review: “Decision Day” by Sodom

It took three years, but the legendary Teutonic thrash outfit Sodom is back with its fifteenth record, Decision Day. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the band's formation in…

Jerel Johnson August 20, 2016

Album Reviews

CD Review: ‘Mass Confusion’ by Dust Bolt

German thrash outfit Dust Bolt cut to the chase on Mass Confusion. The opening track, “Sick X Brain” is one minute of full on crossover thrash. The blitzkrieg rages on…

Jerel Johnson July 5, 2016

Better B# Interviews TAM Features

Interview: Massimo Usai of Confrontational

Italy's CONFRONTATIONAL recently released its first full-length album, entitled A Dance Of Shadows. This has been labeled as synthwave, as well as dark retro wave. I'd label it as addictive! I've…

Barry Adkins December 5, 2015

Album Reviews

CD Review: ‘ExtermiNation’ by Raven

You cannot keep a good metal band down. Raven had a fairly strong following during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The group's influence was so great that Metallica…

Jerel Johnson April 7, 2015