Europe, Candlemass, Hammerfall, Yngwie Malmsteen By Rich Catino Yup, just like the Hammerfall song ‘(We Make) Sweden Rock’, Sweden has...

We’re off to the witch. Originally misheard as “We’re up to the witch,” ca. 1985, on my Emerson K3661A one-speaker boombox.* I had no...

Historic Metal Albums: Fear Factory – Demanufacture* The machine is now alive. Alternating clean and harsh vocals are commonplace in...

Let me take you back to a bygone era. . . . True story from my long-haired teenage mallrat days, circa 1991: I tried on a fedora-type hat...

By Rich Catino Scorpions Are In The Metal Hall, So What About Accept? I previously wrote three other articles about the contributions...

“I’m not the next Madonna, I’m the next Iron Maiden” – Lady Gaga* As much as mainstream radio tweekers love to malign Heavy Metal, many...

More Metal trash-talk! Here are the rules of the game: Single out an absolute masterpiece of an album, a timeless release from a great...

It’s time to talk  some Metal trash. Here are the rules of the game: Single out an absolute masterpiece of an album. A timeless release...

By: Rich Catino As part of my Metal Hall Legacy article series, part one and two covered important German Traditional and Power Metal...

What is the greatest riff of all time? “Back in Black?” “For Whom the Bell Tolls?” “The Final Countdown?” “Raining Blood?” “Popcorn” by...

One of the great appeals of the electric guitar is that, in the right hands, each note can have pitch, waver, and modulation – – a...

Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán Press rewind. Let’s go back to the age when cassettes dominated the world. Yes, those beloved plastic...

I never saw W.A.S.P. live during their early meat-slinging days.* I loved “The Last Command” and their self-titled debut, but I was just...

Hendrix, Lennon, Presley, Cobain, Joplin, Van Zant, Allman, Jones, Scott, Bonham – – Burton. All changed the world. All gone too soon....

Jon Zazula is one of the greatest rockstars of all time. He’s never electrified any crowds with blistering guitar solos, never driven an...

WARLOCK, RAGE, SINNER By Rich Catino If you read my first article titled Power Metal. The Germans, Part 1, I talked about Helloween (the...

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-25-2021 Contact: 973-263-0420 METAL HALL OF FAME LAUNCHES ALL STAR CHARITY PROJECT FOR SPECIAL...

HELLOWEEN, GRAVE DIGGER, and RUNNING WILD By Rich Catino When talking about the importance of the Germans to the history of Heavy Metal,...

Dear Messrs: Page, Plant, Bonham, and Paul Jones, As this message is not about the first half of “Stairway to Heaven,” I want to address...

My dad was a master of the weird surprise. Not a prankster, per se, just someone who would keep you on your toes. Example: When I was 11,...