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Tools for Discovery: Pentagram Albums Ranked
Pentagram was one of the earliest Turkish heavy metal bands, and they are still one of the biggest names in their country’s scene. That is not just a simple case of seniority, however. Pentagram is an exceptional band. From their humble beginnings as a fairly by-the-books thrash metal band, they…
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Interview Steve Morse: “I Can Still Play Every Note, I Just Need to Hit Them Differently”
‘Triangulation’ is the first album featuring Steve Morse after his departure from Deep Purple in 2022. On the album, Morse puts his most melodic side front and center. The 71-year-old guitarist shares some insights into the writing and recording of ‘Triangulation’, his new Engl signature amplifier, stainless steel frets and…
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Album of the Week 07-2026: Black Swan – Paralyzed
My dislike for supergroups is fairly well-documented on this site, but I have made an exception for Black Swan since I first heard them. There are two important reasons for that. First off, guitarist Reb Beach and bassist Jeff Pilson tend to take songwriting and production very seriously, regardless of…
Latest Interviews
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Interview Infestus: Flying the Venezuelan Gothic Metal Flag
Some metal styles are more common than others in Venezuela. Gothic metal is hard to come by, but Infestus from Acarigua has dedicated itself to the gloomy themes and the darkly romantic atmosphere that are synonymous with the style for the better part of three decades now. Founding guitarist Felipe…
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Interview Gabriel Pelusso (Collateral Detriment): Open to Everything
With the industrial melodic death metal sound on their 2025 album ‘Into the Detriment’, Collateral Detriment has delivered quite a unique work within the Venezuelan extreme metal movement. Moreover, their live shows and visuals are clearly there to enhance the dystopian themes covered in their lyrics. Bassist Gabriel Pelusso tells…
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Interview Vettor n’ The Insurrectos: One Band, Multiple Vibes
Vettor n’ The Insurrectos is a relative newcomer in the Venezuelan scene, releasing their debut album ‘For Everyone But Not’ in late 2024. Make no mistake, however, the members of the band are all veterans of the scene. Singer/guitarist Giancarlo Vettor, guitarist César Barrios and keyboard player Angel Paredes introduce…
Latest Reviews
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Best of 2025: The Albums
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Venezuelan Metal Season for what I think are the twenty best new studio albums of 2025. Like last year, it was quite difficult to limit the list to only twenty titles. Great albums were relesased consistently throughout the year. While I briefly considered expanding the…
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Album of the Week 52-2025: Gillman – Inevitable
Out of all Gillman albums, ‘Inevitable‘ is the one I think deserves to be talked about more. It does seem to be more difficult to obtain than some of Gillman’s classic albums, but apart from the excellent closing track ‘María Lionza’, it isn’t all that well-represented on Gillman’s live sets…
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Album of the Week 51-2025: Stratuz – Osculum Pacis
Being one of the first extreme metal bands in Venezuela would have been enough to cement Stratuz’ legacy. A testament to their artistry is the fact that they kept evolving. Granted, there were nearly twenty-two years between ‘Osculum Pacis‘ and its direct predecessor ‘Spirit Seduction‘, and such a long time…
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