(TheBRHM.com) There is a conversation that never seems to die in metal circles, and it comes right back the second anybody says Big Four. For the newcomers, that title means Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. Four bands, crowned as the faces of American thrash. Should it have been the Big ...

(TheBRHM.com) This music had me before I had the words to explain why, and the band has held my attention long enough that honesty about them feels earned rather than borrowed. So here is the truth of it. A Brother who came up on loud guitars, often the only face ...

(TheBRHM.com) During VH1’s 2006 “Metal Month”, the network ran several documentaries and a few films such as Spinal Tap and Rock Star. It was a given that I was going to enjoy Spinal Tap and at the time I thought Rock Star was something entertaining to watch. Having watched it ...

(TheBRHM.com) Nu-metal was an odd wave of rock music. As with any wave, you’ll have bands that really standout and are the best representatives of the sound. Then you have the bands that make up the rest and are decent at best. Bands are included or considered as nu-metal tend ...

(TheBRHM.com) We’re diving into the band Skunk Anansie headed up lead singer and guitarist Skin (Deborah Anne Dyer). Established London in 1994, the band called it quits in 2001 before reforming in 2008. In 1999, the band dropped its third album Post Orgasmic Chill. This is the album that turned ...

(TheBRHM.com) When speaking of Black vocalists in rock—particularly in hard rock and metal—the tremendous Corey Glover of Living Colour is often the first mentioned. And rightfully so, Glover is a singer with range and presence. Both are definite thumbs up in my book. Let’s look at another pioneer in Cleveland, ...

(TheBRHM.com) I’ve discussed it before as far as comics are concerned but Judas Priest has created enough characters on its albums to spin that out into sci-fi lore. I’m certain I’m not the first to mention this, hell it had to be obvious to the band during its most marketable ...

(TheBRHM.com) There are some comments that I’d love to answer in a mailbag setting and I have a couple I’m working on that I feel should have a detailed answer. Plus, long answers in comments sections lead to this unholy wall of text. So, in our first “Into the Mailbag” ...

(TheBRHM.com) In metal, the live album still has a place of reverence. They’re like the blend between a full-length release and a compilation only with an audience. It’s something I would’ve loved to have seen adopted in hip-hop or R&B. We seen live performances regularly but only recently have we ...