Tag: minnesota

  • Rage Therapy: VolsungaSaga – Norns Craft

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup With the sheer volume of metal bands dropping new material these days, it’s really hard to stand out. Some bands resort of crazy gimmicks, some try to “blend in” with others in their sub-genre, all in the hopes of growing an audience for their art. VolsungaSaga isn’t like either of… Read more

  • Show Recap – 07/26/2025 – Bonefire / Junkyard Hooligans / Red Vinter / Rust Bucket @ Club Underground

    AEraeder

    By ÆRæder https://fb.me/e/5CCkEeyCh Venue https://clubunderground.net/ – 355 Monroe St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 Another consistent advocate and host of local metal and heavy music in the Twin Cities. Some of the best ambience for an extreme metal show you can find. The menu upstairs at the Spring Street Tavern is pretty good. Parking options in… Read more

  • Quick Take – 07/19/2025 – Smorgasbord: The 1st Helping (Festival)

    Iron Mike

    Featuring Towering Abomination. Frontal Assault. Glutton for Punishment. Maniacal Force. Die Hard Corps. VolsungaSaga. Begravement. Onlytime. The Enmity Offensive & Major Malfunction The first of hopefully many big shows from the joined forces of Last City Promotions and Kellerman Presents was a show for the ages. Matt Parkins of Last City and Josh Kellerman pulled… Read more

  • 21 Spins: Red Vinter – Lumbering Menace

    AEraeder

    Review by Æræder After listening to these over 21 times, here are my takeaways: Sound/Mix Check out the review of their EP, Into the Deep (03/13/2025); many of my notes from that album apply here. In their short time of existence as a band, Red Vinter has been digging deep into the songwriting and recording… Read more

  • Show Recap – 06/28/2025 – Bloodgeon / Torment / Begravement / Defiled Sacrament / Apothic @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall

    Iron Mike

    By ÆRæder & Iron Mike https://fb.me/e/5MM9L9I5a Venue Amsterdam Bar & Hall – 6 West 6th Street, Wabasha St N, St Paul, MN 55102 ÆRæder: One of very few St. Paul metal hotspots, Amsterdam is a solid facility with an exceptional tap list, food menu, and physical layout. The gender neutral restroom setup always creates a… Read more

  • Show Recap – 06/14/2025 – Slag / Die Hard Corps / Inhuman Scourge / Mellow Harsher @ Pilllar Forum

    AEraeder

    Review by ÆRæder Venue https://www.facebook.com/pilllarforum / https://www.pilllar.com/  – 2300 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 Another great show at Pilllar (3 Ls). A small venue with fantastic sound. A decent amount of offerings at the bar. Split into two spaces, the showroom and the cafe, it can be a tight squeeze to navigate and there… Read more

  • Rage Therapy: RAHVN – Devouring the Frail – EP

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup Oddly enough, this started out with me preparing to review a different band. After listening to the other band’s tracks, my player started ripping through Victim off this one. It wasn’t long before I realized I’d stopped listening to the first band and was hooked on RAHVN. Matt from VolsungaSaga… Read more

  • Rage Therapy – Torment – The Pain – EP

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup Hailing from the icy shores of Lake Superior, Torment brings a fiery intensity you might expect with the self-descriptors of death metal and beatdown. The Pain is their latest release having dropped just after New Years Day 2025. From beginning to end, this EP weaves deftly back and forth between… Read more

  • Show Recap – 04/16/2025 – Begravement / Hanging Wound / Pursuit / Nekrotisk @ Pillar Forum

    AEraeder

    Review by ÆRæder Venue Pillar is a nice little spot that hosts metal shows fairly frequently. Small parking lot, mostly neighborhood street parking, so that helps to keep the cost down for the showgoer. A variety of cans of beer, THC, and non-alcoholic drinks available at an ok price. Stage was a half pipe when… Read more

  • Rage Therapy – Enigmatus I demo

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup Matt Schrampfer, bassist of local death metal killers, Begravement, started posting about the launch of this band last year. He tossed up some quick phone vids of riffs and such he was working on for the band and I was immediately hooked. If you aren’t familiar with Begravement, you need… Read more