Opinion
No diplomacy. No hedge. Just what I think. This is the bar after a show ; beer in hand, volume still ringing in your ears, saying exactly what you mean.
Past opinions
Opinion The Strange Case of Draugveil
Black metal, Reddit drama, and a band nobody can agree on. The internet did its thing again. Here's why none of it matters.
13 July 2025
Opinion 10 Rock Songs That Were BRUTALLY Banned
The PMRC's Filthy Fifteen. AC/DC, Judas Priest, Venom, all blacklisted in the '80s. Today's lyrics are ten times worse and nobody cares. What changed?
31 May 2025
Opinion Belgium's Metal Bands That Deserve Your Attention
Belgium punches way above its weight in metal. From 80s speed metal pioneers to the H8000 hardcore scene. Here's why you should care.
6 August 2023
Opinion Heavy Metal and Aggression
Does heavy metal make you aggressive? Science says no. A study in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience actually found the opposite.
5 July 2023
Opinion Comedy Metal Bands
Steel Panther, Mac Sabbath, Nanowar of Steel. Comedy metal gets a bad rap. Some of it deserves it. Some of it is genuinely brilliant.
18 February 2023
Opinion Tatiana Shmayluk: The Ginger in Jinjer
Tatiana Shmayluk turned Jinjer from a Ukrainian metal band into a global force. Piano kid, pillow screamer, one of the most versatile vocalists in modern metal.
16 January 2023
Opinion Germany, the Land of Metal
From Scorpions to Rammstein, from thrash to power metal. Germany has shaped heavy metal more than most countries get credit for.
3 December 2022
Opinion The Forbidden Riff. Every song you're not allowed to play in a guitar shop.
Stairway to Heaven leads the list. But the real forbidden riff list goes deeper than one Led Zeppelin intro. Here's the full rundown and why guitar shops banned them.
20 November 2022
Opinion Meshuggah's Oscars Performance (Unreleased footage)
Meshuggah at the Oscars. Obviously fake. Obviously brilliant. The internet did something right for once.
2 November 2022