Ep. 98 - Igor Amadeus Cavalera. In this episode I talk with Igor Amadeus Cavalera of Go Ahead And Die & Healing Magic. Igor is part of the legendary Cavalera family and currently touring the US with Go Ahead And Die. GAAD will be returning to the southwest on March 23rd in Glendale AZ so get your tickets at the link below. Definitely check them out if you are in the Phoenix area. We talk about his band Healing Magic, Navajo Nation Metal Fest, Morbid Devastation Tour and Go Ahead And Die. Thanks to Igor and GAAD for taking time out of their busy schedule to talk with me. I hope everyone enj ..read more

2023 Top 10 Favorite Albums ======================== Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ozgRkIZ6RlrdqdnN3JPcz?si=0339256d88424466 Youtube video: https://youtu.be/bJsWrMC170U?si=B_dcvEKWfwkqklmb Top 10 Albums Of 2023. =================== 1 - Object Of Affection - Field Of Appearances (Profound Lore) 2 - Wayfarer - American Gothic (Profound Lore) 3 - Majesties - Vast Reaches Unclaimed (20 Buck Spin) 4 - Mental Cruelty - Zwielicht (Century Media) 5 - Pupil Slicer - Blossom (Prosthetic) 6 - Megaton Sword - Might & Power (Dying Victim Productions) 7 - Tribunal - The Weight Of ..read more

2023 Favorite Death Metal Albums =========================== Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fyjISOqL9iXrvbwIlKREd?si=915fde88bed14dfbf YouTube video: https://youtu.be/W_hd1uhwghM?si=WzansH0uNsTpOk0M Honorable Mentions: -Ahab - The Coral Tombs -Altars Of The Moon - The Colossus And The Widow -Choir - Songs For A Tarnished World - Singapore album 2019 -Full Of Hell | Primitive Man Split - Suffocating Hallucinations -Sorcerer - Reign Of The Reeper Top 10 Doom Albums: 10. Morne - Engraved With Pain (Metal Blade) 9. Ugly - Autograph (Satanik Royalty) 8. Body Void - Atrocity Ma ..read more

Ep. 97 - EYE. In this episode I talk with Joey Chavez (Guitarist/Vocalist) and Cameron Bell (Guitarist) of the band EYE. EYE is a metal band based out of Albuquerque NM and their members come from Sandia Pueblo, Navajo and Choctaw tribal nations. I have seen EYE play in Albuquerque multiple times and so I was thankful to talk with the members of EYE. We talk about Joey and Cameron’s backgrounds, influences, live shows, Albuquerque metal scene, and how we consume music. This was a great talk and I hope everyone enjoys this episode. Be sure to follow EYE and support them by checking out the link ..read more

2023 Favorite Death Metal Albums - Part 2. Here’s my top 10 death metal albums of 2023. For the complete list of albums, check out the Spotify playlist (link below). Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6xGM7RFU4pMWID77KlSJOp?si=_iTU2pHkSuGfrOka7Hw0_g Youtube video: https://youtu.be/VPeDxUFEIzo?si=IgtqseTaG-snueFC Top 10 albums: -Afterbirth - In But Not Of -Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit -Ascended Dead - Evenfall Of The Apocalypse -Úlfúð- Of Existential Distortion -Devangelic - XUL -The Zenith Passage - Datalysium -Street Tombs - Reclusive Decay -Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite ..read more

2023 Favorite Death Metal Albums - Part 1. Here's my best of 2023 death metal list with some honorable mentions and the first 10 albums. Part 2 will have my top 10 albums. For the complete list of albums, check out the Spotify playlist (link below). Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6xGM7RFU4pMWID77KlSJOp?si=46cec0892a5b4bde ..read more

2023 Favorite Black Metal Albums - Part 2 =============================== Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0nFdOgw2G3WoToseradkpQ?si=f33753a2e15943fa Youtube video: https://youtu.be/Eg4Awu2LAqQ?si=5Obc_WHRLhZuHWeS Top 10 Albums: -Dawn Ray’d - To Know The Light (Prosthetic) -Blut Aus Nord - Disharmonium - Nahab (Debemir Morti) -Imperium Dekadenz - Into Sorrow Evermore (Napalm) -Profane Order - One Nightmare Unto Another (NWN Productions) -Uada - Crepuscule Natura (Eisenwald) -Thantifaxath - Hive Mind Narcosis (Dark Descent) -Downfall Of Gaia - Silhouettes Of Disgust (Metal Bl ..read more

2023 Favorite Black Metal Albums - Part 1 (Underground) ======================================= Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0nFdOgw2G3WoToseradkpQ?si=f33753a2e15943fa Youtube video: https://youtu.be/pDii7pbrjAU?si=xP9P_2A5kton4Qth 2023 Favorite Underground Black Metal Albums: =================================== -Henget - Beyond North Star (Season of Mist) -Dhishti - Life Is Suffering (Satanath Records) -Kostnateni - Úpal (Willowtip) -Mithridatum - Harrowing (Willowtip) -Nixil - Abyss Unto Abyss (Prosthetic) -Putrascension - Forever Below (HPGD) -Aridus - Serpent Moon (E ..read more

2023 Favorite Heavy / Speed / Thrash Metal ================================== Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VaNBqWLMNSfAEDPcPZEkW?si=5e43463bf33c4f47 Youtube video: https://youtu.be/6s_3u3_sVWA Top 10 Albums: 1. Megaton Sword - Might & Power 2. Spirit Adrift - Ghost At The Gallows 3. Enforced - War Remains 4. Cavalera - Morbid Visions (Rerecorded) 5. Sadistic Force - Midnight Assassin 6. Cruel Force - Dawn Of The Axe 7. Overkill - Scorched 8. Nervosa - Jailbreak 9. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags 10. Saintbreaker - Unrelenting Violence Honorable Mentio ..read more

2023 Favorite Death|Hard|Metal|-core ============================= Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/album/0nIeCUM58HPkiNKbiEhH5p?si=C5KMB5SsRfKjFTNLvkcelQ YouTube video: https://youtu.be/zJV2lYk4SOQ?si=BjpFggplBuFP5cRH Top 10 Albums: 1. Mental Cruelty - Zwielicht 2. Dying Wish - Symptoms Of Survival 3. End Reign - The Way Of All Flesh Is Decay 4. Mouth For War - Bleed Yourself 5. Thy Art Is Murder - Godlike 6. Signs Of The Swarm - Amongst The Low & Empty 7. Judiciary - Flesh & Blood 8. Kruelty - Untopia 9. Entheos - Time Will Take Us All 10. Ringworm - Seeing Through Fire Hon ..read more