Tom McKay 4/13/26 Tom McKay 4/13/26

I Listened to Battlegrave's “Enslavement” at 2 A.M. and Now I Can't Sleep <REVIEW>

Listening to Battlegrave’s Enslavement at 2 A.M. was a terrible life choice—and one of the best musical decisions of the month.

Tom McKay 1/17/26 Tom McKay 1/17/26

KREATOR's "Krushers of the World" Is Proof Thrash Still Hits Hard in 2026

Kreator’s Krushers of the World is thrash done right—fast, ferocious, groove-heavy, and smart enough to avoid the genre’s worst clichés.

Tom McKay 6/12/24 Tom McKay 6/12/24

I'm Jumping Into the "Prison Realm" with Legionary <REVIEW>

Tom McKay 10/15/21 Tom McKay 10/15/21

Lutharo "Hiraeth" <REVIEW>

After the overall success of Wings of Agony, Hamilton’s Lutharo returns with their new album Hiraeth. How has their sound evolved? Has it?

Tom McKay 4/9/21 Tom McKay 4/9/21

Cathartic Demise "In Absence" <REVIEW>

A band I’d previously compared to Trivium. Do Cathartic Demise still hold that comparison with “In Absence”? Or has that comparison been misplaced?

Tom McKay 1/4/20 Tom McKay 1/4/20

Syryn "Beyond the Depths" <REVIEW>

Syryn is a 5-piece power/thrash metal band from Calgary, Alberta. They’ve gotten quite a bit of buzz across Western Canada, all of which was leading up to their debut full length album “Beyond the Depths”