Thomas Woroniak

Thomas is the Owner, Editor, Photographer, and Journalist at AntiHero Magazine. Based in the Kansas City, MO area, he combines his passion for music with his skills as a concert photographer and writer. When he's not capturing electrifying moments in the photo pit, Thomas works as a web developer and freelance motion graphics designer. A guitarist with a background in music composition from the University of Illinois at Chicago, he brings a unique creative perspective to everything he does. -- Author: Thomas Woroniak

Album Reviews

April 1, 2025

WARFIELD’s With The Old Breed – A Thrash Metal Blitzkrieg That Refuses to Surrender! – Album Review

“Dive-bomb solos, relentless drumming, and sheer sonic carnage—this is a must-listen for any true thrash devotee.” WARFIELD is here to…

Concert Reviews

April 1, 2025

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at The Midland: A Metalcore Masterclass in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, The Midland Theater in Kansas City became the epicenter of high-energy metalcore as Killswitch Engage…

Album Reviews

March 28, 2025

LUNA KILLS’ Deathmatch – A Cybernetic Metal Onslaught That Demands Attention – Album Review

“Luna Kills delivers a sonic juggernaut that is both devastatingly heavy and irresistibly melodic.” The Finnish alt-metal disruptors Luna Kills…

Album Reviews

March 25, 2025

ALIEN WEAPONRY’s Te Rā Cements Their Legacy as Modern Metal Warriors – Album Review

Alien Weaponry has been an undeniable force in modern metal since their explosive debut Tū (2018), and their third album,…

Album Reviews

March 17, 2025

SPIRITWORLD’s Helldorado Blazes a New Trail of Thrash, Hardcore, and Western Horror – Album Review

SpiritWorld has never been a band to follow the beaten path. With Helldorado, their third full-length release, the Las Vegas…

Notes From Underground

March 8, 2025

RWAKE Reawakens with The Return Of Magik – A Thirteen-Year Silence Broken by Cosmic Sludge and Southern Sorcery – Album Review

Thirteen years after Rest left us wandering through a gaping, sludge-ridden void, Arkansas’ sludge-metal shamans RWAKE have re-emerged—not as relics…

Album Reviews

March 4, 2025

SPIRITBOX Ride the Wave of Reinvention on Monumental Second Album Tsunami Sea – Album Review

You don’t need us to tell you that SPIRITBOX are no longer the future of metalcore – they’re its present,…

EP Review

March 4, 2025

VOIDCHASER Close the Chapter With Cosmic Grandeur on Trust – EP Review

Voidchaser are not the kind of band to leave a story half-told. Since first emerging from the progressive metal underground…

Album Reviews

March 2, 2025

DESTRUCTION Unleash Relentless Thrash Mastery on Birth Of Malice – Their Most Vital Record in Years –

After four decades of laying waste to stages and stereos worldwide, German thrash titans Destruction show no signs of slowing…

Concert Reviews

March 2, 2025

SEVENDUST Shakes The Truman KC with a Thunderous Performance – Concert Review & Photos

Kansas City was alive with energy on February 28, 2025, as Sevendust kicked off their highly anticipated U.S. headlining “In…

Notes From Underground

March 2, 2025

GREY MOUNTAIN Delivers a Genre-Defying Debut That Redefines Modern Metal with Grey Mountain – Album Review

The trans-Atlantic metal collaboration GREY MOUNTAIN is set to release their self-titled debut on March 7, 2025, via Eat Lead…

Album Reviews

March 1, 2025

RAGING SPEEDHORN Unleash Night Wolf – A Booze-Soaked Sludge Riot for the Ages – Album Review

Raging Speedhorn are back, and there’s no better way to kick 2025 into gear than with Night Wolf—their seventh full-length…

EP Review

February 27, 2025

THE DEAD AND LIVING Take Goth to the Cosmos with DAMAGE – A Dark Leap into the Void – EP Review

Swedish goth rockers The Dead And Living make a triumphant return with their latest EP, DAMAGE, set for release on…

Album Reviews

February 25, 2025

AVANTASIA Here Be Dragons – A Power Metal Epic That Defies Expectations – Album Review

Avantasia, the symphonic metal opera project led by Tobias Sammet, is set to release its highly anticipated tenth studio album,…

Album Reviews

February 22, 2025

GRIMA Unleash Frozen Majesty with Nightside – Their Darkest Offering Yet – Album Review

With a decade of atmospheric black metal sorcery behind them, Siberian duo GRIMA return with Nightside, their sixth full-length and…

Album Reviews

February 20, 2025

TRAITORS Confront Our Phobias with Unrelenting Brutality – Album Review

Traitors have been a relentless force in the deathcore scene since their formation in 2013. With their crushingly heavy sound…

Notes From Underground

February 19, 2025

SCARE: In The End, Was It Worth It? Delivers a Relentless Onslaught of Metallic Hardcore and Doom – Album Review

Québec City’s SCARE has returned with In The End, Was It Worth It?, a relentless thirty-two-minute assault of metallic hardcore…

EP Review

February 17, 2025

SEVENTH STATION On Shoulders Of Giants – A Bold, Avant-Garde Fusion of Metal and Classical Chaos – EP Review

Seventh Station’s latest EP, On Shoulders Of Giants, set to release on February 21, 2025, via Layered Reality Productions, is…

Album Reviews

February 17, 2025

SCOUR Strikes Black Metal Gold with Their Relentless Full-Length Debut – Album Review

Extreme metal supergroup SCOUR returns with Gold, their long-awaited full-length debut, following a trilogy of blistering EPs (Grey, Red, and…

Notes From Underground

February 15, 2025

ASASARA: 777 – A Thunderous Blend of Thrash Fury and Stoner Groove – EP Review

Massachusetts-based stoner/thrash metal duo Asasara returns with their sophomore EP, 777, delivering a potent fusion of groove-heavy riffs and thrash…