Category: Editorials

Chronically late to the metal party, I’m that friend who discovers heavy jams a decade too late. Recently fell for Asking Alexandria during a Spotify spelunking session, only to be called lame for my choices, including Metalcore misfits like Trivium. Why do we apologize for the tunes we love? Melodic Metalcore, the redheaded stepchild of Metal, deserves better!

I came of age in the suburbs during the late 80’s early 90’s.  Where I lived could have easily been called Pop country.  No one I went to school with listened to anything other the “mainstream” read more