Brian and Juan list their top metal albums of the year so far. This was recorded July 30, 2024. Help us throw a party at Iron Maiden in San Diego and subscribe to our YouTube channel!
Power Trip Returns In 2024 & The Axe Has Swung Again
That’s right & it’s not that one festival we all thought was theirs. Hailing from Dallas Texas, the thrash metal group known as Power Trip were resummoned after their halt, following the passing of frontman Riley Gale in 2020. This time, the band is led by Skourge’s very own Seth Gilmore. After a Fugitive performance…
Eric’s Best Metal Albums Of 2023
For obvious reasons I’ve been on a Beatles-kick these last few weeks, but I did find time to listen to some metal and put together what I think are the best metal albums of 2023. In no particular order, here we go. Note: For those who watched the Metal Swap Meet YouTube video discussing our…
Metal Swap Meet 2023 Shirts Order
We totally ran out of all sizes of Metal Swap Meet 2023 shirts, as they were in high demand. We are going to do a second shirt order. All sizes will be $25 shipped to the lower 48 states. We will cover shipping. We just want you to wear the shows at shows, home, book…
Torture Rack – Primeval Onslaught Review
Groov-y Raise your hand if you like Cannibal Corpse? The Portland, Oregon OSDM quartet, Torture Rack puts out their 3rd full length, “Primeval Onslaught” on June 9th via 20 Buck Spin. Torture Rack consists of bassist and vocalist JG and guitarist T.T. Those initials might sound familiar as JG and T.T. have another death metal…
Ice Age – Waves of Loss and Power Review
Whenever I hear a new prog album from a band I’m unfamiliar with my thoughts seem to automatically default to something like, “Ugggghhh here we go… Prepare for wankery overload.” I picture a bunch of soccer dads with competing soul patches and collections of 20+ guitars. I guess I’m just traumatized in that regard. But…
Overlord’s Top 10 Metal Albums of 2022
It’s been a rather dark and chaotic start to this hellish decade, and I think some of the releases that came out this year reflect that. Here are 10 new musical escapes that I found myself enjoying over the course of 2022. (in no particular order) THOU ART LORD “Daemoniorum”Killer old school Greek black metal…
We Reflect on Metal Swap Meet 2022 [video]
We chat about what we think about Metal Swap Meet in 2022, and how it went. There’s talk about the bands, the vendors, and the crowd. Also, announcements are coming soon.
Stygian Crown live at Metal Swap Meet [video]
Epic doom rumbles San Diego Stygian Crown are a fairly new band from Los Angeles, made up of many metal veterans, including drummer Rhett Davis, who played Metal Swap Meet for the 3rd time, with 3 different bands (Sons of Satan, Gravehill, and now Stygian Crown). They perform their song “Up From The Depths” live…
Slough Feg live at Metal Swap Meet [video]
They play Eumaeus the Swineherd Here’s a video from Metal Swap Meet 2022 of Slough Feg playing “Eumaeus the Swineherd.” This is from their album “Atavism” released in 2005. It was such a rare treat to see them play here in San Diego! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated on new videos….
