Allynd Dudnikov was born in Petrozavodsk and spent much of his childhood and adolescence living in different parts of North East Ohio, Michigan, and Canada. As he moved he acquired knowledge of the history and legends of his towns. He is passionate about music, radio, technology, and oddities. He is equipped with a keen eye for detail and criticism.

Anything and everything about metal and its many sub-genres you want to know about, he is the man to go to with extensive knowledge about the personal histories of the bands and their members from details regarding cover art to the popularity and reception of the album and songs. He knows it all and is always up for a debate.

Allynd hosted ' Forever in Leather' a heavy metal radio show on 91.5 WOBC-FM, every Sunday morning from 2-3 AM from 2012-2014 and focused mainly on Black, Death, Thrash, and Speed metal. His show had a global audience with listeners from Southeast Asia, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe tuning in.