Metal & Rock Interviews, Reviews, & reports
Photos and report: Isola Rock 2023 – Day 1
Review: Degrees of Truth’s “Alchemists”
Interview with Dréa Atkins (Female President)
Report: Rhapsody of Fire’s majestic tour ending in Milan
Interview with Annie Clark
Tori Kravitz and Alicia Atout’s Mixtape
Vilivant “Running on Empty” Album Release Party
Tori Kravitz and Alicia Atout Empowering Women in the Music Industry in “She’s With The Band”
BENIY TALKS METAL
by Benedetta Baldin
Report: Rhapsody of Fire’s majestic tour ending in Milan
Introduction: Legend Club is an important landmark in the Italian metal scene, one of Lombardy's last strongholds of original live music, especially after the pandemic. What I didn’t expect was that a medium size venue could efficiently host such a popular event, with...
Live Events: Ozzy Osbourne cancels entire tour
Ozzy Osbourne's entire tour, including the scheduled May 12th date at Bologna's Unipol Arena, is cancelled. Ozzy's statement: I am honestly humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held onto your tickets for all this time, but in all good conscience, I have now come to...
Interview: Kryuhm talk of life after debut album release
There's always a local band close to you that needs support and can benefit if you spread the word about them: and this is definitely Kryuhm's case. I chatted with the whole band about music, songs to sing in the shower and, of course, feminism....
Interview with Vik Kovacs (Telling Secrets)
A new and upcoming band from the USA called Telling Secrets is the host of my interview for my column Beniy Talks Metal. In particular, I chatted with their lead vocalist and the creative man behind this band. Here’s what we talked about!
Venus Mountains + Siska + Pretty Boy Floyd LIVE REPORT
When it comes to music, every one of us has had our influences and artists that shaped our taste in this fabulous art. While talking to our photographer Silvio Colombo he mentioned that he used to listen to the glam rock bands that made the history of “Sunset Boulevard” in California, including Pretty Boy Floyd. So when they arrived here in Italy for their European tour, we hightailed over to Bergamo and saw them live. This is what happened!
V-THOUGHTS
by Vanessa K
Say Her Name: Mahsa Amini
Nothing shakes the foundations of criminal regimes more than the defiance of those who they have considered weak, even if the rebel was killed. The phantom of Mahsa Amini’s rebellion will forever echo in the halls of patriarchy, haunting every tyrant and every misogynist. Say her name. Keep her flame alive so patriarchy would burn. Mahsa Amini.
The Matriarch: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
People who know me know that I am a republican in my political thinking (not to be confused with the distorted American party currently dominated by misogynists and homophobes). However, with this article, I intend to pay tribute to the woman herself, not her status as the Queen.
V-Thoughts: Twitter suspends the misogynist douchebag Jordan Peterson
Twitter suspended Jordan Peterson's account after the dumbass made transphobic comments about Elliot Page. The Canadian psychologist tweeted: "Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician." After the suspension,...
Can you guess these bands from emojis?
Here's a challenge for all of you Metal fans! 🤘🖤🎸 Can you guess which band I'm referring to through emojis? The emojis represent the band's name, sometimes using wordplay and double meanings, or a song or album the band is famous for. I added in some cases a flag to...
How I Became a Metalhead
The full story of how I escaped the dungeons of pop culture into the realms of Metal Chapter 1: A shameful past Like any Metal fan, my story begins with Taylor Swift. Wait and see, doggo. Wait and see. In 2006, Taylor Swift released her first album "Fearless", with...
