NIGHTFELL Men of mystery. FOR THE PAST two years, Nightfell have maintained a low profile in Portland, the city that spawned them. Although the band’s two records—The Living Ever Mourn and last year’s Darkness Evermore—each earned them national and even international recognition, Nightfell remains one of metal’s best-kept secrets. Much of this mystery is due […]
Mark Lore
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Nightfell Is Metal’s Best-Kept Secret
The Portland Band Emerges from the Shadows
The Portland band emerges from the shadows.
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Checkered Flag: A Bar Where Everybody Knows Your Name—for Real
This 82nd Avenue Clubhouse Has Not a Single Yelp Review
This 82nd Avenue clubhouse has not a single Yelp review. And that’s a good thing.
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Eight Bells Takes Metal Experiment to the Outer Limits
Portland Band Makes Better Music Through Chemistry
Portland band makes better music through chemistry.
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Wrekmeister Harmonies’ True Horror Stories
Doom-and-Drone Collective Explores Real-Life Evil
Chicago doom-and-drone collective explores real-life evil.
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Found in Translation with Dungen
Swedish Band’s Psychedelic Dream Is Alive in America
The Swedish band’s psychedelic dream is alive in America.
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Madonna’s Monumental First Album
The 1983 Self-Titled Debut Still Holds Up
Her 1983 self-titled debut still holds up.
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Manilla Road’s Long and Winding Metal Journey
Richard Cathey Manilla Road plays tonight at Panic Room; more details here. The story of Mark “The Shark” Shelton and his band, Manilla Road, goes back nearly four decades, although it’s only in the past 15 years or so that they’ve finally received their rightful due. It’s common knowledge among metalheads today that Manilla Road’s […]
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Manilla Road’s Long and Winding Metal Journey
Wichita’s Cowboys from Hell Come Out of Hiding
Wichita’s cowboys from hell come out of hiding.
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Sitting Pretty with the Prids
Twenty Years with Portland’s Luckiest Unlucky Band
Twenty years with Portland’s luckiest unlucky band.
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Return to Toyland
Babes in Toyland Make the World a (Slightly) Better Place
Babes in Toyland’s return makes the world a (slightly) better place.
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Your Complete Guide to This Weekend’s North West Hesh Fest
Jonathon Galyon is in Kingston, Tennessee on a Tuesday morning, talking about a music festival about to take place 2,500 miles away in Portland, Oregon. You could say Galyon first dreamed up North West Hesh Fest as a teenager growing in Tennessee attending rock shows—from sweaty punk affairs to lit-up arena performances. “Almost every band […]