Metal Hall of Fame Gala 2024
January 29, 2024Loud, audacious, historic, and a hell of a good time. The 7th annual Metal Hall of Fame gala was an…Shout to Mars
January 4, 2024Now listen up. Their sophomore album may have released in September 1983, but Motley Crue’s dominant era truly began in…Sebastian Bach: Won’t Be the One Left Behind
December 13, 2023I’d like to talk to you today about someone who is very shy, quiet, and timid. . . Just kidding.…New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal Part 3, in 2023: Haunt, Eternal Champion, Satan’s Fall, Burning
November 26, 2023There are so many good, and great bands keeping the music alive from the U.S. traditional and New Wave of…Metal Legacy: Six Greats in a Row
November 9, 2023Most bands suck. It’s a fact. Very few produce even one great studio album, let alone back-to-back masterpieces. Some of…Terrible Songs From Brilliant Albums, Part 3
October 5, 2023It’s the return of Metal trash-talk! Here are the rules of the game: Single out an absolute masterpiece of an…Don’t Call It Hair Metal: Part 2, 1986-1989
September 25, 2023Hopefully you have, or will, read the first part to this topic here at the Metal Hall titled Don’t Call…Back in Black
September 4, 2023AC/DC started the Metal 80s with tragedy and triumph. Tragedy in February of 1980, with the shocking loss of their…Defenders of the Faith
August 7, 2023The older kids spoke with reverence for their recent hits: “Breaking the Law,” “Livin’ After Midnight,” “Hellion/Electric Eye,” “Heading Out…Don’t Call It Hair Metal: Part 1 1982-85
August 7, 2023Note: Thanks to fellow Metal Hall writer Jack Mangan for your input and suggestions, and guitarist Jack Frost (Seven Witches,…
