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Metal Monday: Metal Preview 2011

posted: January 3, 2011

While providing some solid albums, 2010 was a fairly lackluster year in metal. Given only the short list of albums slated to come out in the first three months of 2011, it could very well…
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Metal Monday: 1990, A Great Year In Metal

posted: November 29, 2010

Though the metal genre has had many landmark years, no year in it’s musical history matches 1990 in terms of legendary and influential record releases. At a time when metal was starting to explore heavier…
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Metal Monday: New Albums for a New Year

posted: January 4, 2010

It’s the new year. People are trying hard to keep up their resolutions, others have already tossed in the towel. For those of you whose New Year’s Resolution is to check out all the best…
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METAL MONDAY: TWENTY YEARS OF METAL

posted: August 10, 2009

Twenty years is a long time. Two whole decades. Many things can change in that amount of time, but few styles of music went through as many changes as metal. 1989 was the tipping point…
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METAL MONDAY: Q&A WITH ONE WITHOUT

posted: August 3, 2009

One Without, an OurStage act from Sweden and recent addition to Germany’s Lifeforce Records, is a band on the edge of stardom. A bit of a surprise coming from the heart of Gothenburg, known for…
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METAL MONDAYS: KRIS NORRIS AND OTHER FACE-MELTERS

posted: July 20, 2009

New to OurStage this year, Kris Norris is a fifteen-year veteran in the metal community. He floated around from obscure metal band to obscure metal band until he landed with Darkest Hour in 2001”his first…
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