Delivering a brand of heavy metal with stoner influences, Italian act Circle of Witches embrace a multitude of influences in their discography. Their latest album Natural Born Sinners for instance serves Read more […]
While Memoriam might be a fairly recent addition to the death metal community, its members are some significant veterans. Formed initially by vocalist Karl Willetts and drummer Andy Whale to pay tribute Read more […]
The halfway mark of 2019 has brought some form of clarity as to how the year is shaping up. Then again, we haven’t run head-first into the cluster of fall releases that so enthrall and consume our ever-wanting Read more […]
Genre blending seems more ordinary than ever. Thanks to the proliferation of product available on the internet, musicians gain exposure to wider influences and thus increase the ability to siphon those Read more […]
With all of the growing number of summer festivals, even here in the United States, it can be hard to stick out. But when you have your festival at the Ohio State Reformatory, the site of the film The Read more […]
Each year goes by a little quicker it seems, and 2019 is flying by with the best of them. An early flood of releases started things off in a big way (certainly bigger than in recent years), and the momentum Read more […]
After the brigade of 80’s guitarists who elevated metal technique to insane levels of technicality and proficiency – names like Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, Vinnie Moore, Tony MacAlpine, Greg Read more […]
It’s not often in the music realm to find three musicians like guitarist/vocalist David Feinstein, bassist Garry Bordonaro, and drummer Carl Canedy who started a band together in 1980 still playing together Read more […]
When it comes to the conversation over influential bands from the late 70’s/early 80’s British metal scene (aka the New Wave), it’s obvious that Diamond Head should be a part of the essential conversation. Read more […]
Welcome, dear listener (and reader) to the second installment of Albums You May Have Missed. This time we’re going to remain in the black metal world (where my interests tend to stay) but take a look Read more […]
Puerto Rico may not necessarily rank high as a hotbed for a metal scene, but there have been some killer bands that generate underground interest over the years. Many moved to the mainland United States Read more […]
When it comes to epic doom metal, ardent followers know the masters. Candlemass. Solitude Aeturnus. Solstice. There appears to be a new wave of musicians willing to push their take on their favored genre, Read more […]
The search for new sounds is easier than ever in the metal genre – thanks to tools like YouTube, Spotify, and Bandcamp to name three of many. Take Canadian act Invicta – since arriving on the scene Read more […]
Summer is just about upon us, which means we can put the rain-soaked months of April and May in the rear-view, although there are surely some parts of the globe who are experiencing otherwise. Nevertheless, Read more […]
Establishing yourselves in the metal scene is never easy. In the case of heavy metal band West of Hell, they’ve moved from New Zealand to Vancouver, Canada during their career- losing members in the Read more […]
Many today are quick to cite the influence on Nocturnus’ 1990 release, The Key. A unique album, arguably ahead of its time due to the usage of more science fiction elements and the heavy incorporation Read more […]
Austrian post-doom-heavy-dudes Glare of the Sun isn’t your chip off the traditional Isis/Cult of Luna chopping block. No, they’re something entirely different…riveting, even, something that comes Read more […]
The US is a tough market to crack if you are a power metal-esque band. Americans are much more inclined to follow heavier and more aggressive acts, which has led interesting permutations of bands trying Read more […]
Here at Dead Rhetoric we strive to provide metal coverage that tackles all levels of the community – from the numerous signed bands globally all the way to upcoming musicians who are plugging away on Read more […]
John Arch is probably best known for his impressive stratospheric vocal range unearthed on the first three Fates Warning albums during the early to mid-1980’s. His abilities have continued to gain acclaim Read more […]
Back in 2013, Dreadnought released their first album, Lifewoven, as an independent entity. It was a striking piece, and one that really bucked an easy classification with their use of non-metal instrumentation Read more […]
Ever wondered what classic, epic heavy metal would sound like with a touch of black metal influence added in? Even if you hadn’t, Lunar Shadow are here to make that thought a most palatable and enjoyable Read more […]
Arriving in the early 2000’s, Swedish power metal band Axenstar have been a solid mainstay in the scene. Their discography contains a mixture of European and American influences, running the spectrum Read more […]
As a band, it feels as if Starkill has really come into their own with their past two releases. First there was 2016’s Shadow Sleep, where a more modern sounding and infectious vibe permeated the material Read more […]
Hath first hit the scene with their Hive EP back in 2015, which started to make a few waves due to the mix of progressive, Opeth-ian structures and unbridled black/death brutality. It may have taken four Read more […]
We need musicians sometimes who stay on a tried and true course. People who understand the main principles of their craft, willing to embrace the tools of their trade but not lose sight of the sound and Read more […]
One of the best doom revelations in recent memory, Croatia’s Old Night broke onto the scene with their 2017 Pale Cold Irrelevance debut. Born from the Candlemass/Solitude Aeturnus school of emotional Read more […]
When it comes to the seminal names in death metal that new bands often cite as an influence, it’s hard to top that of Entombed. One of the acts that defined the Swedish death metal movement with their Read more […]
April showers bring May flowers, a line surely plenty of us were uttering throughout the month as rain foiled plans and soaked the earth. All the more reason to stay inside and listen to metal, though, Read more […]
While thrash enjoys a second (or third) wave of appeal globally, it’s important to not just praise and savor the tried and true old guard who push new albums or gain prime touring/festival slot chances Read more […]
