(TheBRHM.com) It’s March 1992 and Ice T just had a strong 1991 with the success of New Jack City, the solid performance of Ricochet, and a landmark album in O.G. Original Gangsta. His 1992 would kick off with his band Body Count’s self-titled debut. This was an album I saw ...

(TheBRHM.com) Over on ThyBlackMan, we went into the Katon W. De Pena-led Hirax and the band’s debut Raging Violence, released in 1985. Formed in 1984 ended in 1989 but returned in 2000 with Katon as the lead singer and the album The New Age of Terror four years later. The ...

(TheBRHM.com) Seattle-based band Skelator is one my favorite bands to come from the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. While I will do a dive into their work, this is about Holy Tyrant which is headed up by former Skelator bassist Rahsaan Davis. Who Are Holy Tyrant? Davis made the ...

(TheBRHM.com) The Memphis music scene is one that I always appreciated for its hip-hop side. On the rock side of things, I haven’t heard much from the scene besides Saliva and classic metal act Medieval Steel. You can now add all-Black hardcore punk band Negro Terror to that list. Rest ...

(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) I’ve mentioned in previous articles on ThyBlackMan that Judas Priest is one of my favorite bands of all time. In a career that just crossed the 50-year mark Priest has dropped nineteen albums. Judas Priest: 19 Albums and Counting Of those nineteen, seventeen we’re headed up by my favorite ...

(TheBRHM.com) In 1984, Memphis act Xavion released their sole album Burnin’ Hot. They would release a video for “Eat Your Heart Out” which resulted in the band becoming the first Black rock act to be featured on MTV. Unfortunately, the band was out of the game before the decade ended. ...

(TheBRHM.com) I’m big on vocalists in rock and metal. The right singer can help bring everything together for a band and add life to lyrics. It’s time for a Genre Challenge! Here, I take five musicians and put their talents in a genre outside of what they’re known to perform. ...