Little did I know when I submitted part one of this endeavor in late August that it would be months before I was able to revisit it and continue the journey. Such, I suppose, is what happens when you venture Read more […]
In the landscape of extreme music, there’s plenty of different directions that it has gone, but few sound as unique as that of Igorrr. Combining death metal, baroque, breakcore, and even Middle Eastern Read more […]
With much of the country (and the world) holding down in quarantine, there’s more time than usual to check out what’s going on in the music world. Bandcamp being no exception here, with a bounty of new Read more […]
Time flies. As February came and went with nary a bit of notice and March is now halfway done, why not combine the two months in one overview? Solid months all in all though there is a particular item Read more […]
Due to the high frequency of ‘big metal names’ involved (among them ex/members of Devin Townsend Project and Threat Signal), there’s been a lot of eyes on Imonolith since the band was first announced. Read more […]
Of the newer breed of doomy acts within the metal sphere today, Deathwhite surely comes to mind as being one of the strongest (and growingly more revered). There’s a good reason for this – the band Read more […]
For Texas act Runescarred, they’ve established a diverse sound rather quickly since their inception in 2017. Releasing a three-song EP in 2018 with We Are, the group eventually expanded to the current Read more […]
Everyone tends to look directly at the bands, but how are those bands that everyone loves so much found? Michael Alago spent 25 years in A&R, discovering bands and making notable signings like Metallica Read more […]
Uncertainty and panic, at least in some form, has enveloped parts of the world, but the metal release schedule soldiers on. Perhaps with the recent quarantines and social distancing measures put in place, Read more […]
Long have Heaven Shall Burn putting out their particular message to the metal masses. Over twenty years and now nine albums, in fact. Their aggressive form of metalcore always stuck to the heavier end Read more […]
Making a vast library of music incredibly quickly, Master Boot Record has been routinely releasing new music over the last few years – be it in the form of albums or cover songs. But this week is something Read more […]
No doubt, there were many Visions of Atlantis fans who were quite excited to see that the band was going to make their way to the United States – opening up for Dragonforce and labelmates Unleash the Read more […]
“David – you realize if this fails, it’s your fault and it’s my fault.” I said, “It’s not going to fail!”. One never knows, and I was shocked that (Dieter Dierks) said that. But no truer Read more […]
What does a black metal band have to do to get noticed? Seriously — think of how many black metal bands are currently mucking about and try to distinguish them. Good luck with that. For German black Read more […]
These are thriving times for thrash. Veteran bands are still churning out high quality releases – spurring a second and third generation of musicians to also put their stamp on the proceedings. Add Pennsylvania Read more […]
Few and far between is the band that can actually describe their music in a way that makes it simple to grasp what they are doing. But Hallas quickly developed the term ‘adventure rock’ and it’s Read more […]
There’s always something to be said for bands that play exactly what they want to play and ignore the current trends of the times. While Lucifer has had a number of line-up changes in its span of three Read more […]
Expanding their horizons from thrash into more progressive and technical avenues, Serbian band Quasarborn possess quality musicianship and songwriting knowledge beyond the average act. Their latest album Read more […]
Breaking down walls through their allegiance to the metal cause, Burning Witches are serious about their passion and abilities as musicians, songwriters, and performers. They’ve handled member changes, Read more […]
We don’t have many eight-piece bands in heavy/power metal, especially with three singers and three guitarists. Such is the case for Swedish act Brothers of Metal – friends who developed a sound that Read more […]
Stitched up Heart made a notable mark back in 2016 with their full-length debut, Never Alone. Passionate and energetic, there was a fresh feel to what the band was doing in comparison to much of the hard Read more […]
It’s been a minute since I was able to do a solid, monthly Bandcamp column. Life gets in the way, as does our ever-growing website here at DR, but with any luck, we can get a sustainable one per month Read more […]
Establishing themselves in a symphonic/power/progressive metal realm since the early 2000’s, Serenity have recalibrated their approach as of late. Especially noticeable on their last studio album Lionheart, Read more […]
It’s been eight years since Beneath the Massacre released Incongruous. There was never any notice from the band that they were going on a hiatus or quit – there was just an absence of new music. Read more […]
From their more evil and blackened beginnings through their evolution to the point of today’s blackened/deathly mix, Svart Crown have been a French act to watch. Always engaged in some form of brutality, Read more […]
Fen’s latest studio album, The Dead Light, was released at the tail-end of 2019, which, as we all know, is a time when year-end lists have already been compiled and sorted. Such matters were of little Read more […]
The coming together of four guys that have had their foot in the hard rock window for decades, vocalist Robin McAuley, Reb Beach, Jeff Pilson, and Matt Starr have crafted Black Swan into something that Read more […]
Success comes to those willing to put the nose to the grindstone and do all the little things that make the difference. Even in their relatively short timeframe as a band since the fall of 2018, Canadian Read more […]
While they never seemed to have the reach of fellow countrymen Heaven Shall Burn or Caliban, Neaera have been a consistent force in the German modern metal scene since the early part of the century. Combining Read more […]
If you’ve followed Dead Rhetoric at all, you know multiple scribes have been avid followers and consumers of Seven Spires. From their entertaining live shows through their EP’s and full-length efforts, Read more […]
