Seems as if the old school floodgates might finally be overflowing. Irish ‘old school’ death metal band Rex Shachath’s first EP, Sepulchral Torment, grounded itself in the early ‘90s death metal. Read more […]
When it comes to death metal, one has to show some reverence for Cryptopsy. Their opening trio of albums, including the benchmark None So Vile, are some of the best and influential albums the genre has Read more […]
Whenever a band comes from Norway that isn’t black metal, it’s almost a natural, if not predictable reaction from journalists to say, “Wow, who would have thunk it? A non-black metal band from Norway!” Read more […]
Being on a bit of a melodic death metal kick recently, it’s great to see that there’s still plenty of young blood left in the genre. Case in point is North Carolina’s Necrocosm, who have delivered Read more […]
The New Orleans bands tend to stick together, and, support each other with kind words through the press. Such a communal feel isn’t nearly as prevalent in other regions; perhaps these gents are so mellow Read more […]
Following the Thrash of The Titans benefit for Testament’s Chuck Billy in the summer of 2001, the floodgates reopened for a genre that hit the big time in the 1980’s only to lose momentum to the cutting Read more […]
So Hideous made quite a mark with their debut full-length, Last Poem/First Light, back in 2013. A number of staffers were quite fond of the album, and we weren’t the only ones, as the band landed a Read more […]
If Mgła wasn’t a widely-known commodity in the black metal world with their outstanding With Hearts Toward None LP from 2012 (for those in the know, they certainly were), then Exercises in Futility, the Read more […]
Seven albums in eight years – keyboardist/main composer Tuomas Seppälä will never be considered apathetic or lazy in his craft when it comes to Finnish symphonic power metal act Amberian Dawn. Fortunate Read more […]
Death-ly doom…it’s always right on the border of funeral doom. Like, a few tempo notches. That’s it. There’s virtually no flexibility to found within the world of doom of the funeral variety, whereas Read more […]
The fall of man has always been fodder for the metal brethren. It does seem to have all it takes in order to satiate the metal fan. Darkness, betrayal, all that good stuff. So it comes as no surprise Read more […]
If one was asked about who the leaders of the tech death scene are, it’s hard to believe that Gorod wouldn’t be one of the top picks. Having reached the upper echelon over the course of 4 increasingly Read more […]
San Francisco post-hardcore gents Loma Prieta have stated in a few interviews that their fifth album, Self Portrait, is more literal than their previous efforts. It’s true that the quartet heads up a Read more […]
Personally speaking, if in a bit of a mood or just needing to shut down for a little while – melodic death metal has always been that comfort food. You know what you are getting: catchy melodies with Read more […]
Look at those song titles – “The Devil’s Conjuration,” “Slaves Shall Serve,” “Ordo ab Chao.” Has Italy’s Void of Sleep been raiding the collective idea of banks Opeth, Behemoth, and Mayhem? Read more […]
Born in 2008 from Stouffville, Ontario in Canada, Answer With Metal is a quintet that pump out traditional heavy metal (seems commonplace up there these days). Although releasing a few EP’s and a debut, Read more […]
Healthy times for any Savatage related members these days. A triumphant 2015 return to the biggest German metal festival stage at Wacken, plus a Trans-Siberian Orchestra run that keeps Jon Oliva, Paul Read more […]
The first thing DR thinks about in regards to Norway’s Magister Templi the name of its vocalist, Abraxas d’Ruckus. Now, it happens to be the gentleman’s real name, so let’s not get into finger-pointing Read more […]
Sometimes being the media darling can be a double-edged sword. Take the case of Horrendous, whose 2014 release Ecdysis was showered with praise. Such accolades can help, but if the following effort is Read more […]
Spawning countless musicians to pick up an instrument, form bands, and give their own take on the metal genre, the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement deserves its deep case studies not only Read more […]
Dragonforce, Dragonlord…Dragonheart. Makes sense. Slayer was wise enough to drop “Dragon” from their initial moniker of “Dragon Slayer” for such obvious Dungeons and Dragons reasons, knowingly Read more […]
Stalwart to the death metal movement, Sweden’s Grave endure because of their steadfast desire to be nothing beyond their initial vision: brutal yet catchy in their riffing and tempos. Out of the Respect Read more […]
While Germany has always been synonymous with power metal, it seems the tides have been turning and they’ve been forming a formidable death metal scene over the past 10 years or so as well. Xternity Read more […]
Because Alestorm is so successful, such side-project liberties as this are afforded. Gloryhammer is the creation of main Alestorm dude Christopher Bowes, where upon he takes a rather deep dive into the Read more […]
Always enjoy when bands include album title definitions in their bio. Learning new words is fun! Apotheosynthesis means “to distill something to the essence of perfection,” which, potentially, could Read more […]
Not to be confused with Abhorrent Decimation, who recently released the excellent Miasmic Mutation, Abhorrent Deformity offer up bone-splitting brutality of a more slamming form. Bringing death metal Read more […]
Admittedly, Ævangelist’s last work (Writhes in the Murk) left an overall impression of disappointment. The year prior saw the release of Omen Ex Simulacra, an album that brought listeners to the gates Read more […]
Entering their second decade as a band with a new label deal in tow, California’s heavy/stoner metal act Saviours issue their first studio album in four years, the intriguingly titled Palace of Vision. Read more […]
Clearly, the weight of expectations have not crippled Seattle’s Black Breath, whose 2012 album Sentenced to Life was a face-ripper to end all face-rippers. As one of the better practitioners of Stockholm-on-American Read more […]
With many bands that started out in the raw black metal arena, expansion comes in the form of integrating death metal to the formula. Temple of Baal have had mixed successes with the experimentation, Read more […]
