Another one of those cases where if you were to hear Fin’Amor, you’d never guess their geographical location. With similar bands that come to mind including Swallow the Sun, My Dying Bride, older Read more […]
Often, people tend to downplay bands that identify themselves with a particular topic/theme in mind. It’s an easy target to say that they have limited themselves. It’s also a bit hypocritical when Read more […]
So how often do you hear of metal from Azerbaijan? If you are like many that will read this, there aren’t really any bands that come to mind. For this reason alone, this is what makes Bandcamp such a Read more […]
Immortal Bird’s debut, Akrasia, was an excellent surprise at the end of 2013. A smorgasbord of everything the extreme metal tag has to offer without sounding awkward or putting influences in just for Read more […]
Perseverance is an appropriate title for the fifth studio album from New York power metal band Zandelle. Active since the mid 1990’s and witnessing their live prowess at some of the East Coast/ Mid-West Read more […]
Switzerland’s Cold Cell are a black metal outfit forged in 2012, who, in respectable fashion have just released their sophomore effort in that short span of time. Lowlife, released in March of 2015, is Read more […]
The larynx of A Secret Revealed vocalist Paul Motz…it sure gets a workout, doesn’t it? DR has been around the block enough to witness vocalists who couldn’t maintain the constant yell-growl that Read more […]
There’s something to be said for staying solid and true in the death metal world. Choosing not to deviate too much from a certain ‘stock’ formula won’t alienate your faithful fan base- however Read more […]
Graveworm has always been one of those metal entities, consistently pushing out albums on a regular basis yet never really achieving the level of recognition a band in the scene for close to two decades Read more […]
A wise gentleman told the teenage-era version of this scribe that “Pittsburgh fans don’t support Pittsburgh bands.” Then, it was a crushing realization that playing in a local band in the Steel City Read more […]
France seems to be getting known more and more for taking black metal and really pushing it to the avant garde extremes. Bastardizing the genre with as many odd and unfamiliar elements as they can in Read more […]
After being At War With back in the tail end of 2013, Valdur has returned to the blackened death realms with Pathetic Scum. As the name suggests, this is some rightly filthy and pissed off stuff (as was Read more […]
On the weirdness-for-weirdness scale, Valis scores an obvious ten. It’s often pontificated here and other relevant sites as to how difficult and outlandish certain black metal bands can be. Generally, Read more […]
Our neighbors to the North in Canada seem to be throwing down a bevy of horns up metal bands these days. Can’t quite pinpoint if it’s due to the brutal winters with arctic winds or the working class Read more […]
Always dug the name; “Kill Everything Now” Mode, which really, is should how any good metal band should operate. Well, not every good metal band – some prefer the more thoughtful and/or tender approach. Read more […]
Sometimes a musician offers something that is far beyond just a ‘listening experience.’ The work of Tristan Shore (the sole force behind Author & Punisher) is something that begs to be explored further Read more […]
Originally recorded in 2013, Americanus is a re-recorded version of what the band refer to as “blackened southern deathprog.” An interesting description, and the name Bearstorm itself is a pretty Read more […]
Sometimes, there’s no discernible difference between death metal band #459, and death metal band #712. (Surely you can tell those are arbitrary numbers.) And that’s fine – the style can be restrictive Read more […]
When one speaks vaguely about melodic death metal and symphonic black metal, there is a tendency to be a bit hesitant. Of course, the argument is that both genres have had their heyday already, so to Read more […]
Trends come and go in heavy metal – and the cream always rises to the top in the long run. Veronica Freeman as vocalist for California’s Benedictum has been belting out melodies through the course Read more […]
Sometimes albums just somehow stay below the radar. Revolution Part I, Immortal Guardian’s second EP, was released back in September of 2014. So it can only mean one thing if it is getting closer to Read more […]
One of the biggest bands of the underground old school death metal movement has to be Bone Gnawer. Originally spawned by death metal workhorse Rogga Johansson and the legendary Kam Lee, this second full Read more […]
For a country better known in the epic/power metal circles, Greece currently has an equally potent thrash revival thanks to the label and touring profile of acts like Bio-Cancer – and to a larger degree Read more […]
[8.5/10] Fortunate to take in a large portion of this Finnish melodic power metal’s discography through their career (for other webzines and magazines), Burning Point release their sixth studio record Read more […]
The allure, the “lo-fi-ness” and most importantly, the jarring songs are all here on Svarta’s Sepultus full-length debut. A Swedish duo whose identities are masked in their promotional shots by the Read more […]
One band that never seemed to get the scene recognition they deserved was Vomitory. Despite their 20+ year existence, when the band folded in 2013, there was no major fuss outside of the die-hards. Thankfully Read more […]
Thy Art is Murder is a band that has proved themselves more in the live setting than on record. Being workhorses, the band has spent most of its time touring since the release of their last release, Hate. Read more […]
Often-times, the slam genre is full of bands that simply want to slam and slam some more. There’s nothing of substance beyond the initial adrenaline rush of a good moshing riff. Dysentery are one of Read more […]
Despite their mysterious nature, Abyssal made a name for themselves over two solid albums that they self-distributed (mostly through Bandcamp for a “name your price” release). As more heads began Read more […]
I, Voidhanger Records puts out some of the best, most captivating and impressive atmospheric black metal out there today. It seems to make sense that some of these acts are of the one-man variety, as the Read more […]
