Turn Off The Thunder

09/12/2026

Nothing says templars like the Majora's Mask from Legend of Zelda!

Seriously, whoever is running the graphics at ProgPower is clearly having a blast and I’m here for it!

09/11/2026

Seriously, how is this man playing his guitar perfectly on the back of his head?

09/03/2026

You haven’t made it as a metal band until folks in South America demand you come to Brazil.

06/09/2026

This week I'm joined by Jason Mendonca, David Gray and Sam Loynes from Akercocke at the Fortress Forum, part of Fortress Festival 2026, to reflect on their seminal 2003 masterpiece, Choronzon. The band reveal lesser-known stories from the making of the album, discuss its enduring legacy, and share their thoughts on how both the metal scene and wider culture have changed since its release. I also ask about the possibility of new material, and the band takes questions from the audience.

On the Weekly News Rant, Dan Barkasi of NO CLEAN SINGING joins me to round up the latest singles from Psycroptic, Seven Chains, Flykt, Witches Hammer and more for judgment. Dan also shares his experience of Fortress Festival 2026 as we discuss our standout performances of the weekend and the bands we'd most like to see added to the line-up in 2027.

PLUS: Wyrdstæf unleash "Great Migrations", the first single from their forthcoming debut album, Primordial Bloodlines.

Out now on all digital platforms.

04/17/2026

Editing photos last night and wondering why Kiske was judging me. 😅

04/17/2026

Check out our latest coverage of Helloween & Beast In Black over on Dead Rhetoric.com

Concert ReviewsHelloween / Beast in Black - The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD -... Helloween / Beast in Black – The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD – 4-14-26 By Daniel Barkasi 0 April 17, 2026 FacebookTwitterReddItEmail Photos by: Brittany Barkasi It was nearly three years ago that we covered the migh...

04/17/2026

I need to figure out how to turn this off cause I don’t want AI trying to optimize what I’m cropping! Hoping that I don’t need to ditch Luminar and get a different photo editor…

04/15/2026

Throwback to 2007 (photos were taken the year before my high school graduation). I got in trouble multiple times for wearing my Helloween shirts, but decided for senior photos I was going to do whatever I wanted.

Little did baby Brittany know that years later I’d be photographing concerts including Helloween. Last night was the 2nd time I got to photograph them and they played The King for a 1000 Years which was the first song I ever heard by them and the album that started my metal journey. Hearing that live was just so surreal because it took me back to being 15 and now 20 years later, I’m hearing that live from the photo pit. I can’t wait to get the photos all edited and shared with you all!

04/15/2026

Didn’t really expect a rowing pit at Helloween, but here we are