The oriental hymns flowing out of Arkan’s new Sofia are not entirely transcendent, but are capable of putting a new flag in the ground for female-fronted metal. Hailing from Paris, France, the band is Read more […]
Origin have been one of the long-standing leaders of the tech death scene. From their early beginnings with Relapse to their current home with Nuclear Blast/Agonia Records, many have looked to them to Read more […]
Formation: 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Style: Classic power metal with thrash nuances, equally taking into account bands from the North American and European scenes. Personnel: Steve ‘Vo’ Simpson Read more […]
Formation: 2013 Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK Personnel (at time of interview and album): Byron Braidwood (vocals/guitar); Alex Brown (guitars); Gaius Toulson (bass); Lee Charlton (drums) Style: Morbid Read more […]
Summer is now in full-bloom (or full wilt), thus slowing down the year’s release schedule by a hair. Being that our friends in Europe are enjoying the riches of festival season and we’re left with the Read more […]
The non-musical pursuits of Tankard frontman Andreas “Gerre” Geremia are obvious: Soccer (er, “football”) and beer. Trudge through the band’s social media outlets and you’ll find various photos Read more […]
As the respective rosters of some of metal’s larger labels swell, there are a few exceptions, namely England’s Peaceville. Guided since its 1989 inception by Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw, the label has amassed Read more […]
Dead Rhetoric: Where would say Novembers Doom stands in terms of your local Chicago scene versus your national and international impact? Do you think you are given the credit and respect for your excellence Read more […]
The best metal acts in my opinion always provoke and promote feelings. Sometimes unchartered, definitely uncomfortable, yet always seeking connection- to the music, to the words, to the dynamics of lows Read more […]
Estonia is not exactly a heavy metal mecca that you tend to think about much. However, Estonia’s Metsatöll have been bringing forth their version of folk metal for over 10 years at this point. Established Read more […]
When you can willingly brandish a keytar and get away with it, you’re doing something right. Australia’s Voyager do a lot of things right, actually. Since their 1999 formation, the band has endured Read more […]
Montreal-based classic thrashers Trainwreck Architect have been kind enough to lend their summer blog to us, so without further ado, here’s the band as they criss-cross Canada in their van… Last weekend Read more […]
[9/10] Anathema, a UK band with distant ties to the world of heavy metal which are no longer intact, nor have been for a long time, remain dear to the hearts of many a metal fan as is evidenced by their Read more […]
Never fear, metalheads – I haven’t abandoned the deep search for buried treasures of metal from the past. Life, family, work, and other obligations can often take me away from these endeavors, but Read more […]
Long-time bedfellows, metal and cinema have appropriately been knocking boots since Black Sabbath swiped their moniker from a 1963 Boris Korloff flick bearing the same name. Then, it was purely a horror Read more […]
Since their first full-length, Fragments of Form and Function, Allegaeon have been writing the tastiest riffs this side of the Atlantic. Forging ahead with technically driven melodic death metal, the Read more […]
Roughly three years ago, there was growing belief that Ireland’s Darkest Era were going to be an underground band to watch. Their The Last Caress of Light album received worldwide release via Metal Blade, Read more […]
For black metal bands originating from the 90s, a storyline usually accompanies them, and it’s usually a not-for-kiddies one. The relentlessly-flogged early 90s Norwegian BM scene has predicated this; Read more […]
It’s that time again! With more and more albums falling behind for coverage and many more set for the future, this column has officially jumped from eight to ten releases per month. A number of the Read more […]
Cited as “the feel-good album of the summer” all the way back in March by our own Matthew Bowling, Polar’s Shadowed by Vultures may not be total sunny-day-real-estate, but it’s thick, post-hardcore metal Read more […]
Germany has long been seen as one of the strongholds in terms of true/ traditional metal support. Bands and fans alike never wavered for their love of the genre, even when alternative, grunge, and nu-metal Read more […]
Formation: 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Style: Black metal with a strong focus on satanic, occultist, demonic, and esoteric concepts. Personnel: Hag (vocals); Wretch (guitars); T. (drums) Latest release: Read more […]
The metal release schedule has five months in the can for 2014, and since December is usually no-man’s land for releases, we are taking time to look back at the releases that were of importance to us. Read more […]
Currently in the thick (and halfway point) of the year we are, and while summer festival season looms (count us out for this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest), the release schedule remains as imposing Read more […]
Circa 2014, progressive metal is what anyone makes of it. The obvious parties aside, the term presently stands to encompass an entirely different grouping of bands than it did a decade ago, showing just Read more […]
Formation: 2011 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Style: Thrash metal infused with modern elements, tied together with melody. Personnel: Marcos Leal (vocals); Daniel Trejo (guitars); Jessie Santos (guitars); Read more […]
The realities of the music business hit Long Island’s Sworn Enemy square in the kisser in 2009. While the release of their fourth album, Total World Domination, was met with the usual appreciation from Read more […]
We all know the major artist in the symphonic/gothic metal genre that propelled the movement to larger than life heights of popularity is Nightwish. Since then, other bands from other countries have taken Read more […]
As indicated by Kyle McGinn’s highly-informative Sifting Through Bandcamp monthly column, the music platform that is Bandcamp has developed into a valuable resource to engage in the lost art of finding Read more […]
