Articles by Greg Pratt

The Big Four featuring Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica

Silver City Theatre, Victoria BC June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2010

It's a strange proposition: a heavy metal concert filmed in Bulgaria to be shown at movie theatres around the world later that day. And not...

Various

This Comp Kills Fascists Volume 2

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

When Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Pig Destroyer grind psycho Scott Hull puts together a compilation that's an audio love letter to the old Cry Now...

L.A. Guns

Shrinking Violet

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

For anyone who's been waiting for this 1999 album from L.A. Guns to be reissued… uh, anyone still reading? The first thing that stan...

Godless Rising

Trumpet of Triumph

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

For album number three, the extremely evil, unholy and unwashed Godless Rising have somewhat perplexingly added the power metal/solo wankin...

Hawkwind to End Five-Year Silence with <i>Blood of the Earth</i>

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2010

When you're 41 years into a career, there's really no reason to stop making albums. You're pretty much doing it until the bitter end at t...

Drunken Bastards

Horns of the Wasted

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2010

This one is nothing if not a bunch of awesome surprises. First off, it's on the totally ruling Hell's Headbangers, but it's not crazy nucle...

Suicidal Angels

Sanctify the Darkness

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2010

It's no surprise that Kreator main man Mille is championing these Greece thrashers. "Bloodthirsty," the opening cut on this, their second d...

Mastodon to Release <i>Jonah Hex</i> EP

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2010

Despite the fact that Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds keeps pulling Axls and leaving his band on stage without him, causing no shortage of b...