The Progressive and Aggressive Approach: An Interview with Mindwars’ Mike Alvord
A FOUR PART LOOK AT THE TUCSON, ARIZONA SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2014 – Part Four
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19: FINAL SHOW
A FOUR PART LOOK AT THE TUCSON, ARIZONA SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2014 – Part Three
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18: MAIN SHOW
A FOUR PART LOOK AT THE TUCSON, ARIZONA SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2014 – Part Two
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17: MAIN SHOW The second night of the Festival was deemed as the first “official” night for the fact that it was the first night of the “main” shows. My friend was coming along with me, and we were both pretty excited. The venue for the main shows this weekend was […]
A FOUR PART LOOK AT THE TUCSON, ARIZONA SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2014 – Part One
The Southwest Terror Fest in Tucson, Arizona just concluded this past Sunday (Oct. 19), and for the third year in a row, the organizers of the festival brought in various acts; in some cases, bands that had not played in Arizona, much less Tucson, for years, or if ever. The festival’s first year was in […]
Still on Our Minds: A TMO Update on Adrian ‘Covan’ Kowanek
A TMO Interview with Geo from Enceladus
A TMO Interview With Ningen-Isu
Dubbed by their countrymen “the Japanese Black Sabbath”, Ningen-Isu has been active in their homeland since forming in 1987. Despite the band beginning to gain worldwide acclaim, their name is still not commonly known among metalheads outside of Japan. The Metal Observer was recently granted the opportunity to interview these Japanese legends on the heels […]
TMO x10 – Breaking Band: The Battle for a Name
Metal has had its fair share of oddities and curiosities, and more than once, as it happens, like a two-headed beast fighting over a shared body, we come upon two bands of the very same name, an unusual instance that often spawns tensions and lawsuits. TMO has gathered the 10 most prominent of these cases, […]
A Beginner’s Guide to the World of Japanese Power Metal
It can be bizarre. It can also be off-putting. But it’s an entirely new realm of the sub-genre that can afford some great new bands and masterpieces to listeners. The power metal scene has really blossomed since the arrival of X Japan in the ’80s, and since then it’s been taken to new heights and […]
