Cum on Feel the Hitz (BMG). Review by Scott Adams.

Bride of the Devil (Metropolis Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Don’t you dare close the book on 2007 yet! Carl F Gauze reviews the Top 19 celebrity deaths of the year that was, and you’re not likely to see these folks in soft-focus pinups in People Magazne.

Various Artists (Fearless). Review by Ben Varkentine.

First Kill (Metal Nation). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

Hey That’s What I Call Sludge! (Metal Sludge). Review by Gail Worley.

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Hymns to Victory and The Book of Burning (Noise). Review by Stein Haukland.

Twelve Classic Heavy Metal Hits (Hip-O). Review by David Lee Beowulf.

Ink 19 is proud to host a roundtable discussion on the significance of Andrew W.K. Is he pop’s first “demi-ironist,” or does he just plain “suck”? Christopher R. Weingarten, M. David Hornbuckle, and Ned Davis explore the possibilities in a spirited debate.

Metal Health (Portrait / Epic / Legacy). Review by Gail Worley.

The popularity of the down boys may have itself gone down, but Warrant never really went away. Christopher R. Weingarten catches up with one of hair metal’s biggest names (and formerly biggest manes), Jani Lane.

All Isaac Airbourne wanted to do was to take his girlfriend out to see his favorite hair metal band from the ninth grade, but fate had other plans for him. Guess “Heaven” actually is too far away…