On paper, Old Graves appear to be nothing more than your standard-issue one-man black metal band. DR has subsequently lost track of how many of these have come down the pike since this site became active Read more […]
Traction in the India metal marketplace hasn’t gone unnoticed – especially if you’ve had the chance to check out Sam Dunn’s Global Metal documentary work and Iron Maiden Flight 666 world tour DVD’s. Read more […]
Even though Ghoul has been constantly cranking out EPs, singles, splits, and whatnot, it’s been quite some time since we’ve gotten a full-length from the act. There’s not too much new area to be Read more […]
There are plastic entities otherwise known as compact discs that sit behind this scribe while he writes his nonsensical drivel. There are roughly 2,000 of them, the product of many years of mail-order Read more […]
A name like Thrashole makes for some easy targeting. The former Masshole resident inside me will resist that comparison – but at least the moniker makes it easy to peg stylistically where the New Jersey Read more […]
Usually one of the “go-to” reference points when discussing a deathcore album, Carnifex have long had their hands on the wheel when it comes to the genre. Slow Death is their sixth album, and admittedly, Read more […]
Ever wondered what Amon Amarth would sound like if they embraced some black metal elements and upped their heaviness just a smidge? Wonder no more, as Asenblut have returned with their third album (and Read more […]
The space-time continuum has a new, ballyhooed navigator in the form of France’s Mars Red Sky. Certifiably stoner, with the proper doom run-throughs, the band has enjoyed quite the productive 2016 starting Read more […]
Continuing to plug away and release albums on their own, Canada’s Scythia aren’t quite the typical folk metal act. Compared with many of their comrades in folk, Scythia stick to singing in a more Read more […]
You can never tell when you are going to find the next big thing in the metal world. That’s the exciting part about it after all – things always launch from the ground floor and move up. One recent Read more […]
A would-be Canadian metal supergroup, Third Ion has been pounding the progressive metal boards since 2014. Featuring former members of Annihilator, Devin Townsend Project, and Into Eternity, that alone Read more […]
Mindscar’s first effort, Kill the King, was a great introduction to the band. Lots of energy (and blastbeats) in a modern death metal release that perhaps got some extra attention due to Trivium’s Read more […]
Purposely suspending band activities for one year to put forth the best studio recordings on this third full-length record Dualism, Ukraine’s Majesty of Revival are a quartet led by the guitar/vocal Read more […]
The golden age of Finnish Gothic rock has long since passed. Charon, Entwine, HIM, Sentenced, and Sinamore ruled the Scandinavian roost a decade ago, combining metal with prime era Goth like Bauhaus and Read more […]
This one made its way to the top of the review deck based upon the artwork itself. Absolutely creepy and downright brutal, but there’s something breathtaking and fascinating about it. That blue color Read more […]
Always on the lookout for new and exciting acts within the progressive and technical death metal realms, The Noumenon are yet another fresh face upon the scene. This Alberta, Canada act have only another Read more […]
Apparently, Nate Garrett never received the memo that if you’re going to do a one-man project, it has to be black metal. Seriously, the vast majority of single dude outfits is black metal and it’s Read more […]
Impressively long-standing Kentucky death metal act are at it once more with their 11th full-length album Napalm Reign. Despite the longevity of the act, they’ve never really been able to make it to Read more […]
Ideally, Dan Swanö would alternate Nightingale and Witherscape albums every other year, giving his devoted throng what amounts to the best of both worlds: gorgeous progressive rock, and adventurous progressive Read more […]
With so much atmospheric and space-y black metal out there, it takes a lot to impress at this point. When a band fires off two EPs in a span of less than 6 months, and nails it with both, that’s the Read more […]
Vanquishing evil and battling mighty demons while forging oversized weapons from molten steel (cheers to bio bravado on social media), Volcano X epitomize a heavy metal attitude and outlook on this six Read more […]
Desiring to combine a love of classic heavy metal with modern and power influences, Italian act Myriad Lights began in 2006 under the capable hands and 17-year old axe skills of guitarist Francesco Lombardo. Read more […]
The newest band to feature Tommy Vext (ex-Divine Heresy), Westfield Massacre takes an Americanized approach to heavy metal. Of course, that’s a different way of saying that they follow the more metalcore-driven Read more […]
This far into the game, you know what you are going to be getting with a Paganizer release. With countless full-lengths, EPs, and splits under their belt (check out the impressive listing at Metal Archives), Read more […]
Usually when one hears about Revocation, things come up about the band’s consistency or the way they blend their technical chops with actual songwriting in a way that blends heaviness with some actual Read more […]
Not sure if this writer is late to the party, but it seems like within the last 2-3 years, Russian metal bands seem to be cropping out of the woodwork with some excellent releases (many of which sadly Read more […]
At one point in time, metalcore had more significance behind it’s name. There was more to it than just attempting to be the next Killswitch Engage or Shadows Fall. Metalcore had more aggression and Read more […]
The third split in two years from the mighty Drudkh, Betrayed By the Sun finds the Ukrainian black metal kings teaming up with one-man Swedish act Grift. In contrast to their recent split with Hades Almighty, Read more […]
Witnessing this CT quartet Warm in live quarters opening for Vektor during the winter seemed quite appropriate (snowstorms and arctic winds poured through earlier that day) – and finally getting to take Read more […]
It’s always an easy target for reviewing and jest about the number of bands/projects that Rogga Johansson is involved with, but Ribspreader has been going strong for plenty of time so it’s easy to Read more […]