Justin Petrick
I have been a metal head ever since the day my older brother played me the opening riffs to Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. From that moment on I lived the speed and aggression that is heavy metal. I was lucky as a youth as no matter where we were as a family there was always music around us. My mother played it in the house almost all the time or in the car on trips (sometimes with a portable 8-track tape player-Google it youngins’) wherever we were I was gaining an appreciation for music. But my love has always been with heavy metal, the imagery, the passion, the uniqueness and the honesty of metal is something you don’t necessarily find in other music and that makes me love it even more. I am humbled that I get the opportunity to write about the music I love.I currently live in the Washington DC area but was born and raised a city boy in Pittsburgh PA.
Articles by Justin Petrick
If bands like ALKIRA continue to make top-notched thrash like this Red Devil EP then we are in for a long and loving relationship with this band. – By Justin Petrick
There are a couple of standout songs on At First Light but overall there is not enough stability in the style to keep me interested for as long as this album is in duration. – By Justin Petrick
If you can get past the Iron Maiden/Judas Priest “emulation” then you can enjoy this album for what it is, a fun little ride back to the beauty and sound of 80’s metal. – By Justin Petrick
No matter how you feel about the Power Metal genre you have to be impressed with how ambitious this band has to be to even take on this project and to be able to do so solidly. – By Justin Petrick
Losing Skin’ s new album I: Infinite Death is a pummeling trip into the outer boundaries of horror and hell. – By Justin Petrick
Be warned, if you haven’t listened to this album yet prepare to be taken on a dark journey that will leave a mark on your soul. – By Justin Petrick
Regardless of where Månegarm land in the Viking metal spectrum Legions of the North is a solid metal album that fits the genre nicely. – By Justin Petrick
Amon Amarth have done nothing different with this album, as stated the themes are the same, the songwriting is as tight as it ever was and the production is superb. – By Justin Petrick
This is an album those of us who are thrash aficionados will enjoy for a long time. – By Justin Petrick
What Dream Theater and Opeth have been trying to create for years Sleepers Awake have mastered on Transcension. – By Justin Petrick
Is the internet really such a godsend for independent musicians? Justin Petrick investigates…
Throw The Goat has released their DIY debut album Black Mountain and as far as I am concerned has put out one of the most intriguing albums so far this year. – By Justin Petrick
Take the time out of your day and listen to one of the strongest groove metal albums to come along in a long time, maybe since the breakup of Pantera. – By Justin Petrick
This isn’t an album for the faint of heart or those who are looking for a sunny power metal album; this is a dark journey. – By Justin Petrick
Diablo Strange has produced a competent and catchy album with plenty of bad ass riffs and hooks that will make you take notice of them. The problem for this album is there are not enough of these catchy moments to make the album memorable. – By Justin Petrick
Mangled By The Machine will be a part of my Album of the Year List and you all need to give it a shot as I think you will love it like I do! – By Justin Petrick
If you are looking for fast, body and mind crushing thrash-til-you collapse on the floor music, then this album is for you! – By Justin Petrick
Gig review of the Metal Alliance Tour at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD, USA on April 14th 2013. – By Justin Petrick.
Birth A.D. are not breaking any new ground with this album they are certainly staying within the formula and creating a nice little spot for themselves in the crossover thrash genre. – By Justin Petrick.
All in all, there are some songs that really stand out on this album but they do so, on an album that is not that memorable. – By Justin Petrick.
