Teach's Class of Metal - "Best of Chicago Metal - 2014"
TOP 13 ALBUMS OF CHICAGO METAL - 2014 Another year is almost history. Here in The City of Big Shoulders, the local metal scene was not...
Teach's Class Of Metal's "Best of 2014"
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 Now that this awe-inspiring year is drawing to a close, it is time to share my list of the finest releases of 2014...
Double Dip: Beyond De-th & Approaching Dawn
LOCAL LUNACY / INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach This week in Chicago, two local acts released E.P.’s, and although the total sum of...
"The First Blast is the Deepest" - An interview with Buckshot Facelift
INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach Throughout the world, many musicians play in multiple bands. Very rarely do artists stay idle, and...
Review of Obituary - "Inked In Blood"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach When I was thirteen years old, I bought an album that would forever change me. After having discovered...
Review of Machine Head - "Bloodstone & Diamonds"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach Every metal act that spends twenty years in the international spotlight will eventually gain its fair...
Review of Lelahell - "Al Insane...The (Re)birth of Abderrahmane"
INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach Algeria is not known as a hot bed for heavy metal. The North African country is normally known for...
Review of Black Crown Initiate - "The Wreckage of Stars"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach In a year that has already seen a plethora of astounding metal releases, yet another groundbreaking...
Ten Years Later: Decapitated's "The Negation"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach 2004 was a year of transition for heavy metal. Nu-metal was still writhing and wriggling, although it...
Review of Hideous Divinity - "Cobra Verde"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach Inspired music can come from anywhere and be about anything. Italy’s Hideous Divinity, an extreme tech...