Sadly, the latest from Hank Jr. is pretty much everything that I hoped it wouldn’t be. There’s a lot of grousing about the government, a lot of trying to convince us he’s just a good ole boy like us You May Also Like: Oceans And [Tim Berne, Hank Roberts +Read More

I won’t say that “Hell or Hallelujah” had the same impact on me as hearing “Unholy” from Kiss’ Revenge record, but it’s a very similar situation. You May Also Like: Motley Crue, “Like a Virgin” (2019): One Track Mind

Thrash was a wide genre, and there are great, pioneering bands that rarely get recognition in the wider music world.

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The decision to play 1984’s Ride the Lightning in its entirety last weekend for their inaugural Orion Music and More Festival brought a historic moment for Metallica. It intrigued me so much that I tuned in to Fuse TV’s live stream You May Also Like: Rob Meany with Terramara, “DreamerRead More

While most thrash bands have gone through identity crises since the ’80s ended, few of them have come out of that period as strong as Testament.

I haven’t thought about The Offspring in quite a few years, but when their latest record landed on my desk this week, I had to give it a try for old times’ sake. I still like a lot of the stuff from 1994’s Smash, and I had a fling withRead More

Pushing play on Blackberry Smoke’s “Six Ways to Sunday” is like cracking open a time capsule buried about 35 years or so ago in the neighborhood of Jacksonville , Fla. You May Also Like: Blackberry Smoke, “Waiting on the Thunder” from Like an Arrow (2016): One Track Mind Blackberry SmokeRead More

I hadn’t thought about this song in years, but as I was writing another piece, I stumbled across a 2010 cover of it by Jackyl and Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C. You May Also Like: Ozzy Osbourne + Jeff Beck, “Patient Number 9” (2022): One Track Mind

When Jackyl’s self-titled debut came out, I absolutely hated it. I was in the waning days of my “more notes = better music” listening phase.