John Ricci Returns With PowerRage: Reinvention, Riffs, and the Making of Beast

There are few names in heavy metal that carry the kind of weight John Ricci does. As a driving force behind speed metal’s early evolution, his legacy is already cemented. But with PowerRage, Ricci isn’t looking backwards. He’s tearing it all down and starting again. Read More …

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Gravemass – This Is the Way Review & Interview: Canadian Supergroup Unleashes Extreme Metal Chaos

“This Is The Way” Album Review & Interview Prepare yourselves, peasants — Canadian supergroup Gravemass is about to kick down your door and slam you in the face with a sonic sledgehammer. Rising straight from the darkest depths of hell, Gravemass aren’t here to fuck Read More …

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Wreck-Defy’s Dissecting The Leech Is Thrash Metal On Full Assault | Crannk Review

Canadian powerhouse Wreck-Defy are back to shatter our eardrums and destroy our brains with their new album Dissecting the Leech. Get ready to get your thrash/power metal on, because your shit is about to get Wreck-Defy(ed). Hailing from Thunder Bay in Ontario (how very aptly named), Read More …

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Wreck Defy and Gutter Creek: Inside Matt Hanchuck’s Metal Universe

A multi‑headed metal machine is exactly what comes to mind when talking about Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer Matt Hanchuck. Since 2016, he has been quietly building his own underground metal universe out of Thunder Bay, juggling old‑school thrash with Wreck Defy, southern‑soaked heavy metal Read More …

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Blood, Riffs & Madness: My Wild Chat with Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy

Cryptopsy aren’t just coming back to Australia — they’re dropping in like a meteor made of blastbeats and bad intentions. With Matt McGachy at the helm since 2007, the band has carved a new era of brutality, sharpening their sound into something violent, technical, and Read More …

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