Authors: Madi Smith
![Review: Mirror – Self-Titled](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mirror-Mirror-1024x1024.jpg)
Review: Mirror – Self-Titled
Mirror = Rainbow + Argus … read more
![Review: Lucifer – Lucifer I](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Lucifer-I.jpg)
Review: Lucifer – Lucifer I
Lucifer = Laura Branigan + Castle … read more
![Review: Enforcer – From Beyond](/uploads/317/9886-enforcer-from-beyond-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Enforcer – From Beyond
Enforcer = Skull Fist + Striker … read more
![Review: Dead Lord – Heads Held High](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Dead-Lord1.jpg)
Review: Dead Lord – Heads Held High
Dead Lord = Thin Lizzy + KISS … read more
![Review: Brimstone Coven – Black Magic](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/magic.jpg)
Review: Brimstone Coven – Black Magic
Brimstone Coven did a great job on writing cohesive songs and the album progresses very naturally. Black Magic stays true to its sound throughout and I look forward to what the band will accomplish on their upcoming albums. … read more
![Review: Black Tower – The Secret Fire](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/BlackTower.jpg)
Review: Black Tower – The Secret Fire
Black Tower = Dissection + Omen … read more
![Review: Bedemon – Child of Darkness: From the Original Master Tapes](/uploads/317/9869-bedemon-child-of-darkness-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Bedemon – Child of Darkness: From the Original Master...
Bedemon = Black Sabbath + Pentagram … read more
![Review: Amphetamine Blues: Issues 1 and 2](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Amphetamine-Blues.jpg)
Review: Amphetamine Blues: Issues 1 and 2
I was greeted upon opening the monochromatic first issue by a photo of a lacy thong hanging off a stiletto heel and a blurb about the editor, Sakellis Manos, aka “~manoc~”. Amphetamine Blues publishes album reviews, both new and old, as well as interviews, quotes from well-known musicians and simple biographies of underground, lesser-known bands. … read more
![Dozens Massacred During Scumdogs Invasion: Local Bands Playing Hate-Filled Valentines](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9338-IMG_1048.jpg)
Dozens Massacred During Scumdogs Invasion: Local Bands Playing Hate-Filled Valentines
Hordes of human scum gathered at the landing site of the Gwar cover band Scumdogs’ space ship, also known as Bar Deluxe. A day celebrating love and consumerism was tainted with fake blood and green semen and shall henceforth be known as the Valentine’s Day Massacre. … read more
![Scott Kelly and the Road Home @ Heart of Gold Tattoo 01.30 with SubRosa, Gentry Densley](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9155-IMG_9095.jpg)
Scott Kelly and the Road Home @ Heart of Gold...
Heart of Gold Tattoo stretched its welcoming arms around me the moment I walked through the door. The tattoo-shop-turned-acoustic-music-venue smelled sterile, as tattoo shops do, and the walls were covered in black-framed hand drawn pieces, primarily beautiful traditional-style tattoo designs. … read more