When I'd ordered a copy of the I Rise / Soul Control split through Discogs last year, it turned out that the seller was Kyle Whitlow that used to run Rivalry Records. He was a little late in sending the order out, so he threw in a bunch of Rivalry stuff t...

The early 2000's were a weird time for me with hardcore. While I was still into well known hardcore bands like Bane and Over My Dead Body, for the most part I just remember being really excited over stuff from Anti-Flag and Good Riddance more. There were a lot of bands from that time that I didn't check out until a couple of years later simply because I was so disconnected from ...

Forced to pick a favorite thrash record, 9 times out of 10 I'm probably picking the debut LP from Vio-lence, Eternal Nightmare. It's possible that you'd catch me on an off day, and I'd maybe say Reign In Blood, The Legacy or Bonded By Blood... but for the most part, that first album from Vio-lence can't be beat. 36 minutes of a never ending thrash att...

Near the end of last year, I'd was looking at some of the old metal records that I'd picked up from Tim's collection, plus new releases from T...

I haven't done a great job keeping up with my New Wave Of British Heavy Metal collection. In fact, I haven't picked up a single one since the great NWOBHM Chase Of 2022. There are still some crucial records from bands like Samson and Satan that I ne...