Mission Statement
1) To promote, strengthen and grow the metal community & culture in the 2020s.
2) To be a platform for up-and-coming bands
3) To be a space where the metal community gather and share experiences
About the Blog
The purpose of this blog is to promote, strengthen, and grow the metal community. For those of us who have grown up as fans of metal music, we all know it’s a niche that is not always well understood. In addition, finding this type of music often requires actively seeking out the music and promotion in the 80s often consisted of passing around cassette tapes or recording late night radio shows. Fast forward to 2020, and there is ample opportunity to utilize technology to keep the metal community strong. My goal is to keep the conversation going, showcase the new generation of up-and-coming metal bands and honor the people/bands that forged this path.
Blog topics will include new album and concert reviews, bands you should know, showcasing other factions of the metal community, and some of my personal lists that I hope will spark healthy debate (emphasis on healthy, we are all part of the same community).
With time, I would also like incorporate a “database” aspect where community members can compile and access their music memories including history of concerts attended, concert memorabilia, and cherished stories.
About the Admin
Hi, I’m Mathew and welcome! I’m 29 years old and I’m a life-long fan of metal music. If you walked past me on the street, you probably wouldn’t know it, but my love for metal runs very deep. The first distinct memory of metal I have was when my dad made me a cassette tape that included Rob Halford’s band, Fight*. I was about 8 years old at the time. At my first concert in 2003, I saw Anthrax and Motorhead at 1st Avenue in Minneapolis, MN. I was 12 years old. I do not own or listen to music outside of the spectrum of metal and some might say that my taste in music is too narrow. I disagree. Metal, in and of itself, has a wide array of genres so I argue my taste is wide ranging (within the scope of metal, of course). My personal spectrum runs from hard rock/old school metal (i.e. Rainbow, Black Sabbath) to thrash (i.e. Slayer, Overkill) to some pockets of metal core (Trivium, Bring Me the Horizon) and many things in between. To give you a general idea of my focus as I get this blog off the ground, here are some of the bands I’ve been listening to recently:
- Forbidden
- Iced Earth
- Iron Maiden
- Judas Priest
- King Diamond
- Megadeth
- Overkill
- Pantera
- Power Trip
- Slayer
- Testament
- Trouble
My hope for this blog is to be just one of many voices promoting the metal community. Heavy Metal is a big part of my life and I feel I owe the hardworking bands and crews at least that much. So please join me in keeping the metal community and metal culture alive and thriving!
All the Best,
Mathew
*If you’re wondering, the FIGHT the songs were “Little Crazy” and “Reality, A New Beginning” from the War of Words album. If you’ve never listened, please check it out. It is one of the greatest and purest metal albums of all time.