In our latest raw rehearsal upload, we play through our song All Hail from Extinctions End. "All Hail" kicks things off with an 8-minute-plus runtime—a bold move that sets a fast, punchy, and "NWOTHM" (New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal) tone. If you’ve been spinning this record, you know it’s a significant moment for the band.
In our latest YouTube video, we explore whether or not the debut is, in fact, still the best Iron Maiden album. The debut is arguably their most influential album because it helped kickstart an entire movement, but many feel they didn't truly "arrive" until Bruce Dickinson joined and they embraced the epic, soaring themes of the mid-80s. Before they became the kings of "galloping" metal, the debut had a gritty, high-speed edge. Tracks like "Prowler" and "Phantom of the Opera" feel dangerous and unpolished in a way that later albums don't. Di'Anno had a "tough guy" aesthetic and a raspy delivery. For many fans, this grounded the band in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) scene better than Bruce Dickinson’s operatic style.
In this video we take a look at Diamond Head's NWOBHM masterpiece Lightning to the Nations, and why it wasn't the success it should have been at the time.
The track, Reforge the Steel, is notably associated with J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings.", drawing a direct parallel between the "reforging" theme and the legendary sword Andúril (the Flame of the West), which was reforged from the shards of Narsil.
Our raw rehearsal footage returns for 2026. In this session we run through All Hail from our Extinction After EP.
A Slave to the Grind from last nights sessions at Unit One Studios. We have moved to a multi-camera set up and will be improving the cameras and audio as we go along this year.
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