U.S.P.M. Doctor We here at Metal-Rules.com have always admired the hard-working and creative fans in the Metal community who take the time and energy write and create. Blogs, Web-sites, Youtube channels, podcasts and radio shows and more, we know from decades of first hand experience how much time and energy and…
From Hell’s Heart
Song Dreams-Part Two (A Heavy Metal short story)
Back in late 2020, a local author approached us with a proposal to publish her Metal themed short story. We here at Metal-Rules like to encourage metallic creativity so we are pleased to present this unique story for your reading pleasure. Try to pick out all the Metal references!…
USBM Book Review-Extended commentary opinion/editorial.
I wrote this opinion piece and placed it here in our op/ed because it was not really relevant to the overall quality of the book. If you have not read my review of USBM, it may be prudent to read that review first to provide context of my extended feature. …
Song Dreams-Part One (A Heavy Metal short story)
Back in late 2020, a local author approached us with a proposal to publish her Metal themed short story. We here at Metal-Rules like to encourage metallic creativity so we are pleased to present this unique story for your reading pleasure. Try to pick out all the Metal references!…
Remembering The Forgotten-2020
Remembering The Forgotten-2020 Times flies! This is my fifth consecutive year doing this column. The greatest pleasure I’ve always derived from all this work in the Metal industry is supporting bands and artists. That is why this column has rapidly become one of my favourite to write. As always, I’ve…
No Presents for Christmas! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock/Metal Christmas albums
No Presents For Christmas! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock/Metal Christmas albums (Version 666) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
Don’t Run For Cover! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock/Metal Covers albums.
Don’t Run For Cover! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock/Metal Covers albums (Version 1.2) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES-Part 2 A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of European Super Groups
GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES-Part 2 A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of European Super Groups (Version 1.1) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
Grandfather! Tell Me A Story! – A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal Concept albums.
Grandfather! Tell Me A Story! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal Concept albums. (Version 1.1) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial…
JAPANDEMONIUM…LIVE!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan.
Japandemonium! Live!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan. (Version 1.2) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
STILL THE ORCHESTRA PLAYS-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Symphonic Heavy Metal Albums.
STILL THE ORCHESTRA PLAYS. A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Symphonic Heavy Metal Albums. (Version 1.1) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
REBORN IN BLASPHEMY-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Re-Recorded Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums.
REBORN IN BLASPHEMY A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Re-Recorded Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums. (Version 1.9) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial…
New Bands…New Blood: 2010-2020
This article is meant to share new bands and new blood to the metal scene that do not get as much attention. These are bands who have only come into existence in the past 10 years. So no bands that released their debut album before 2010 are included (a few…
A TRIBUTE TO THE PAST-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Tribute Albums
A TRIBUTE TO THE PAST A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Tribute Albums (Version 1.5) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add…
THE 100% OFFICIAL METAL-RULES.COM STAFF PANDEMIC PICKS
THE 100% OFFICIAL METAL-RULES.COM STAFF PANDEMIC PICKS Like most of you, all of us here have been impacted by the global pandemic to one degree or another. If an effort to keep our content fun and relevant we have each selected our personal song that each of us feel best…