ClawCast February 2026: Meet the Bands
Hosted by Kaida Khaos every Saturday at 8PM EST on HeavyMetalBuzz.com or the Live365 app. Greyhawk – Take a Stand Epic melodic heavy/power metal with soaring guitars, grand vocals, and triumphant energy rooted in classic tradition. More: Official Page HyperioN – Yet We Still Fight Italian heavy metal wrapped in sci-fi narrative power from the […]
Into the Bestiary: Castle Rat and the Art of Mythic Doom
HeavyMetalBuzz Review Castle Rat’s The Bestiary conjures epic doom steeped in medieval fantasy, where towering riffs, mythical lore, and a commanding voice turn the album into a living grimoire of sound. Band: Castle Rat Album: The Bestiary Site: HeavyMetalBuzz.com There are bands that play doom metal, and then there are bands that inhabit […]
Vintage Spirit, Modern Fire: Mausoleum Gate Cast Their Spell
A review of Space, Rituals and Magick Label: Cruz Del Sur Music | Rating: 8/10 This is one of those albums that reminds you metal has always been bigger than strict definitions. Space, Rituals and Magick isn’t what most people would instantly tag as “metal,” but I’d be shocked if metalheads didn’t connect with it. […]
ClawCast January 2026: Meet the Bands
Hosted by Kaida Khaos every Saturday at 8PM EST on HeavyMetalBuzz.com or the Live365 app. HyperioN – Rewire, Rebuild A high-impact Italian progressive/metalcore force blending melody and machine-forged aggression. Their single “Rewire, Rebuild” comes from the sci-fi-themed Cybergenesis LP, all about cosmic invasion and the fight for humanity. More: Official Facebook Greyhawk – Ascension Seattle-based […]
In Memoriam: Ace Frehley — The Spaceman Who Made Kids Believe
In Memoriam: Ace Frehley — The Spaceman Who Made Kids Believe By Viktorea Venus • HeavyMetalBuzz.com • October 17, 2025 Yesterday, we lost a giant. Ace Frehley—founding lead guitarist of KISS, the silver-painted Spaceman who set arenas on fire and set a million kids on a path to six strings—passed away at 74 in New […]
Walpurgis: The Dark Birth of War Pigs
Rare early session cover art from a “War Pigs” bootleg. By Viktorea Venus – HeavyMetalBuzz.com Before War Pigs became the ultimate metal protest anthem, it was something far darker, stranger, and dripping with occult imagery. It was called “Walpurgis.” Yeah, you heard me right. The Black Sabbath classic you know from Paranoid didn’t start out […]
What Ozzy Meant to Gen X Metalheads
By Viktorea Venus | HeavyMetalBuzz.com We didn’t discover Ozzy Osbourne—he discovered us. Generation X didn’t invent metal, but we inherited it in its rawest, most unfiltered form. And for us, Ozzy wasn’t just a rock star. He was a living, screaming, bat-biting embodiment of everything we loved and feared about growing up in a world […]
Is Heavy Metal Dead in North America? Viktorea Venus Investigates
Is heavy metal really dead in North America? It’s a question I get asked a lot. Usually by people who stopped listening after 1992. So let’s break it down. Not with nostalgia—but with numbers, facts, and some good old-fashioned metal attitude. Stadiums Still Burn If heavy metal was truly dead, nobody told the fans. In […]
Reinforcer Unleash the Lyric Video for “Ice And Death” – New Album Drops August 22
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Lose Your Phones! Raise Your Horns! Go back in Time with Maiden
Home Live Metal Archives New Releases What if a concert wasn’t just a show… but a battlefield? I’ve been feeling the tremors, metalheads. Something’s coming. And if Iron Maiden’s rumored Run For Your Lives tour is real—strap in. Because this won’t be your standard arena gig. This will be an onslaught. Picture it: the lights […]