Author Archives
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DOUG PIERCY on NEFARIOUS, the Bay Area Thrash Legacy, and the Making of Metal History
Bay Area thrash metal has always been about community, grit, and pushing boundaries—and few people embody that spirit like Doug Piercy. Best known as a founding member of Heathen and the producer behind the legendary Legacy demo, Doug recently sat… Read More ›
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Roseville Rattled: PARABELLUM Headlines Goldfield Trading Post – Concert Review & Photos
By Christopher Crone The night kicked off with Full Metal Hippies, who wasted no time setting the tone with a raw, no-frills attack. Their energy was loose but intentional, the kind that grabs the room before people even finish their… Read More ›
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Interview: Debbie Gough of HERIOT on Pride, Pressure, and the Long Road Ahead
With Devoured by the Mouth of Hell, Heriot have stepped into a new era. The band’s first full-length record is heavier, more focused, and more confident than anything they’ve released before. MetalgodZradiO caught up with vocalist and guitarist Debbie Gough … Read More ›
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Interview: Forged in Isolation, Sean Peck Reflects on DEATH DEALERS’s Reign of Steel
By Dig Dirkler Five years in the making—but born in a matter of nights—Reign of Steel is the sound of chaos sharpened into a weapon. Death Dealer frontman Sean Peck pulls back the curtain on recording screams at his mother’s… Read More ›
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NEFARIOUS Welcomes New Vocalist Sean Rivera Unleashes New Single “Day After”
Bay Area thrash juggernaut NEFARIOUS storms into a new era with the arrival of Sean Rivera on vocals — a high-octane frontman packing massive range, feral stage presence, and zero mercy. Louder, faster, harder? Mission accomplished.
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Interview: Same Drug, New High: Captain Poon on SGs, AC/DC, Punk Roots, and the Return of GLUECIFER
By Dig Dirkler Few bands defined the late-’90s Scandinavian hard rock wave like Gluecifer. After more than two decades, the band is back with Same Drug, New High—a record that strips things down to their raw essentials while reconnecting with… Read More ›
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All Star Jam Brings the Thunder to Opera House Saloon, Roseville for Thanksgiving Eve Bash – Concert Review & Photos
By Christopher Crone There is no better way to ring in the holidays than blowing your eardrums out the night before Turkey Day. On Wednesday, November 26th, the Opera House Saloon in Roseville hosted a massive All Star Jam, turning… Read More ›
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Interview: Mike Leon on Joining CKY, New Music, and a New Era for the Band
For the past 15 years, Mike Leon has been a relentless force across some of metal’s heaviest and most diverse stages—from Soulfly and Cavalera to Havok and, most recently, Igorr. But 2024 marked a surprising and pivotal shift: a move… Read More ›
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Interview: ACHATHRAS: A Dialogue With the Past, A Vision for the Present
Achathras is a project steeped in the aesthetics of 90s European black metal, yet it refuses to be a museum piece. Instead, it aims to reawaken a particular feeling—a spark first lit in a teenage bedroom in the mid-nineties, when… Read More ›
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THRASH OF THE TITANS @ Colfax Community Center – Concert Review & Photos
By Christopher Crone Colfax got loud enough to wake the spirits of every long-gone VFW hall show from the early ’90s. Capital Chaos TV captured two nights of metal that felt like a mixtape made by your coolest friend in… Read More ›
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