New Hampshire may not be the likeliest of locations for a symphonic metal band such as Anaria to develop – yet that’s their locale, and currently creating a healthy buzz for their brand of catchy songwriting Read more […]
For all of the misfires and half-hearted attempts at old school Swedish death metal, there’s occasionally a diamond in the rough that makes things worth digging through. Recently, Entrails finally got Read more […]
After spending a little time researching online whether the band’s correct name is with an apostrophe s or not (certain reviews and Metal-Archives say no, the band’s Facebook page says yes), we’ll Read more […]
Drawn to this album due to the members involved, Brave the Waters should surprise fans of the works of Tom Anderer and Rick Habeeb. The duo, known for their role in the doomy Grey Skies Fallen and the Read more […]
Progressive metal has been a healthy sub-genre for decades – it probably helps that the degree of musicianship and passionate fan base keep anticipation on high for new product and touring/festival action. Read more […]
Just looking at the cover of 13/8 Bit was a nice, childhood throwback. Having the image of Gameboy box art, it also gave a pretty clear idea of what the music was going to be like. Top it all off with Read more […]
The sound of hardcore is something that has been diluted and altered over the years. When you think of hardcore, one has a tendency to conjure up thoughts about breakdowns and gang vocals. But there Read more […]
Just hearing the name, Anal Vomit, one would assume this was going to be some sort of brutal, and most likely slamming, death metal. Usually those are the types that go for a name meant to induce thoughts Read more […]
Going from the name of “Big Chocolate” to Nethertale…probably a smart career move. The American Big Chocolate is some hotshot electronic artist anyway, with his own death metal band, Disfiguring Read more […]
Once striking a mark in the metal world and gaining modest popularity/appeal based on a particular product, a struggle presents itself between churning out more of the same songwriting or continually challenging Read more […]
Pitbulls in the Nursery eh? Certainly one of the more odd names that has been tossed around lately, but hey, pickings are getting slimmer by the day and at least there’s some originality to it. Plus, Read more […]
While one-man projects seem to have black metal written all over them, occasionally you’ll find one-man efforts in other genres. Algos is the latest to step out of the woodwork, with everything being Read more […]
For post-metal, it’s always a matter of dynamics. The bands who prefer to lumber their way through this style without opting into the quiet/loud/here-comes-the-melody template usually don’t have much Read more […]
A 2014 release that has re-entered press circulation, Phaseshifting is the product of Strafk, a mysterious Russian duo with the names of Leegheid and Stof. The pair originally got together in 2013, since Read more […]
With fast tempos, cheerful melodies, and songs about drinking, folk metal can be quite a fun journey, but if bands aren’t careful and don’t keep the creative juices flowing, the sound can become repetitive Read more […]
After a very productive 2013 (releasing not one but two albums), perhaps commitments to The Haunted have finally slowed down Ola Englund and Feared. But fear not (pun intended), Feared’s fifth album Read more […]
One of the more intriguing American black metal prospects in eons, Minneapolis crew False have opted to put their music before their image, omitting their names from credits, bypassing promotional shots, Read more […]
“Nu prog” seems to be a term no one is willing to embrace, probably because if throw “nu” in front of anything, it’s like nu metal deju vu all over again. No one wants that. But the movement Read more […]
When an established band veers with a sharp left-hand turn, there’s the potential that it can truly boost them up to the next level or the chance that their fan base is alienated and you see a correction Read more […]
Rarely can a band sound so bleak, angry and bummed out while laying down such thick, polished, professional-strength melodic metal. Sure, most metal bands do not play happy music (if you’d like to give Read more […]
Adjectives like experimental, groove, and progressive have been lobbied about regarding this UK metal band TesseracT since their foundation in 2007. Regaining Daniel Tompkins as a vocalist following a Read more […]
Maybe it’s the nerdiness coming out, but hearing the title of Eschaton’s debut album, Sentinel Apocalypse, just brings about visions of the X-Men. Of course, that’s not what the title is referring Read more […]
With all the current hubbub about old school death metal, the need for bands to expand the palette a bit with different influences is becoming more and more apparent. It’s no longer okay to simply ape Read more […]
Rarely in the melodic metal genre do you find a multi-instrumentalist willing to tackle numerous roles for the benefit of focus and a final product- but this is the case for Finland’s Backhill and their Read more […]
In the realm of power metal, superior musicianship and an upper tier vocalist will always carry you above the masses. Take international act Pyramaze (mostly Danish, partially American)- they’ve been Read more […]
The best bands often invoke a certain imaginative quality to them. Meaning you can listen to their music and be transported away to a time and place that is not your own. Upon the first notes of hearing Read more […]
Early metalcore was just that: Metal mixed with hardcore. It had none of the whiny, and/or trendy elements it has incorporated the last 12 or 13 years, an unfortunate happening that almost ruined the good Read more […]
Entrails is a band that has taken some lumps over the years here at DR. There were some things that were a bit hard to swallow, such as the complete aping of Entombed’s logo (not to mention their music). Read more […]
Combining a slurry of extreme metal influences is nothing new. The blurring of traditional genre-lines has almost become a necessity for new bands nowadays in order to make an imprint of their own on Read more […]
Swedish Viking/black metal warriors Ereb Altor got their act together in 2003, and now release their fifth studio album (the debut releasing in 2008 to high regard). Seen as a continuation of the spirit Read more […]
