It is the time of year again when my company forces all of its employees to congregate in a cramped conference room where they feed…
PORTLAND, Maine — Police were forced to drop all charges against local metalhead Bryant Newman after Newman was able to use the shirt he purchased…
NEW YORK — Heavy metal outfit Awakened Flesh, vocal critics of arena rock band Ghost both in person and on social media, is said to…
Welcome to the wacky and wonderful world of Les Claypool and Primus. Unless you are a bass player, there is probably little chance that you…
CHICAGO — A new meandering voicemail from your dealer indicated that “Donnie Darko is still the movie you absolutely must see in order to understand…
Fans of Exodus will angrily, and physically, fight the fact that this band belongs in the Big 4 of heavy metal next to Slayer, Anthrax,…
MARIETTA, Ga. — Local IT manager Caleb Summers was taken aback earlier this week to receive a Facebook Event invitation from high school friend of…
MILWAUKEE — Local guitarist and dad of two, Andy Kim, innocently believes that he is still a member of local metal outfit Flesh Breath even…
TIGARD, Ore. — Reports indicate that urban sprawl and logging are decimating the forest preserves that once teamed with teenagers drinking alcohol stolen from their…
After the lukewarm success of FX’s “Pistols” biopic series, it is only a matter of time before every streaming service is going to push out…
So this was supposed to be a top 10 list, but after scouring AZLyrics, songlyrics.com, and genius.com we have only been able to come up…
The 1980s were a golden age of rock & roll with loud guitar and even louder fashion. We here at The Hard Times felt it…
Has the passion drained from your bedroom? If so, you’ll want to spice things up with a mix of tried-and-true and adventurous sex positions. So…
ANAHEIM, Cali. — Local middle-aged man Shawn Hampton felt the full effects of venti Starbucks cold-brew and told friends that he felt he was at…
NEW YORK — The introduction on a new track “Medieval Candle” from the seminal doom metal band Draconian Flesh turned out to be the entire…