Category: Unofficial southern metal and heavy rock fan blog

The Ma Barker Legend Behind the Band Name In January 1935, on a quiet lakefront property near Ocklawaha, Florida, FBI agents surrounded […]

Southern Rock Meets Hardcore: How the Sound Evolved We still remember the first time we dropped the needle on a Maylene and […]

Southern Metal Explained: Roots and Key Bands The bar is small, the stage is barely a foot off the floor, and the […]

Slide Guitar in Heavy Music: The Southern Metal Secret Weapon There’s a moment in the best southern metal where everything goes quiet […]

Metalcore Bands of the 2000s Worth Revisiting The 2000s metalcore scene was loud, messy, and completely unbothered by genre boundaries. It gave […]

Live Albums and Concert Films to Track Down for Southern Metal Fans We still do it. Even with every streaming service at […]

Guitar Tones of Southern Metal: Gear Basics There’s a guitar tone that hits you in the chest before your brain even registers […]

Discography Guide: Where New Listeners Should Start with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster We still remember the first time “Caution: Dangerous […]

Collecting Band Merch and Vinyl: A Southern Metal Fan’s Guide We still remember the day a battered package finally landed on our […]

Canadian Heavy Music Festivals: A Fan’s Guide to Southern Metal and Rock We still remember the first time the floor of a […]