“Ex-Trivium drummer” sounds a lot better than it used, probably because Trivium as a whole are better than they were say, ten years ago. It’s a bit of a moot point when discussing the 2013 departure Read more […]
In their own words, Teethgrinder are “giving grindcore a new approach.” Amen to that. Someone has to, and whether this Netherlands-based can or simply cannot, it’s an endeavor worth partaking. The Read more […]
Distinguished Norwegian avant-garde metal superstars Arcturus bummed a lot of folks out with their 2005 effort, Sideshow Symphonies. A common complaint leveled at the album was simple: There was no Garm. Read more […]
Visible for a nano-second on these shores thanks to the Nuclear Blast release of their 2002 album, Machinery, French death thrashers No Return have quietly held court as one of their home country’s forerunners Read more […]
Considering Candlemass’ status as purely a live, non-recording entity, it makes sense that the members would seek out ways to flex their creative muscles in other formats. Guitarist Lars Johansson felt Read more […]
Vouch-o-rama for these guys all the way, for they’re one of the real standbys of ugly, miserable metal. Forgotten Tomb, unlike the shocksters in the Swedish Shining, have a long-running lyrical bent Read more […]
In the pre-internet days, to gain metal credibility you needed to prove yourself on a tape trading, flyering, letter writing and live show DIY basis. That’s how vocalist Chris Barnes during his Cannibal Read more […]
Legends like Raven have been through the corporate ringer and come out the other side stronger, wiser – integrity intact. How you view one of the original NWOBHM purveyors depends on your entry point Read more […]
Japan’s Sigh are like nobody else out there. That in itself says a lot, given the sheer number of metal bands these days. Now, they’ve been at it for quite a while, dropping their first album back in 1993 Read more […]
Tribulation has already proven to many that they aren’t going to stand around and copy the rest of what the rest of the metal world is doing. From humble beginnings pushing towards old school death Read more […]
Business as usual is a good way to describe the latest from Sweden’s death metal warriors of Unleashed. Capturing the momentum from 2012’s Odalheim, Dawn of the Nine has all of the pieces that you Read more […]
Operating under the “blackened crystal death” tag (whatever the hell that is), Japan’s Cohol are a trio, who like a lot of Far East acts, place equal importance on visuals and music. While the band Read more […]
Rewinding back to 2012, Abiotic was catching quite a bit of buzz for their debut, Symbiosis. A blend of technical death metal with some traces of deathcore, it was clear that the band was on to something Read more […]
Always get these Swedes confused with Diabolical and Centinex (bassist Martin Schulman splits time between both bands, so there you go), although Demonical will reach their first-full decade of existence Read more […]
The latest significant entry to the brutal death metal genre, Castrator is a bit of a supergroup, as well as an international act with members from the US, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, and Columbia. The band Read more […]
Formed in 2005 in Austin, Texas, Dead Earth Politics has been honing its groove-laden modern thrash sound through the release of several EPs and a full-length debut album. The band’s first output saw Read more […]
The quest to be the heaviest band on earth forges ahead for some, many of whom will be enjoying the spoils of hearing aids in no time. Heaviness doesn’t always equate to quality, unfortunately, something Read more […]
Ambition, drive, and purpose fuel artists to unforeseen new horizons. In a risk/reward model, many musicians in heavy metal once established wrestle with meeting expectations of your burgeoning following Read more […]
With all of the bands currently out there blatantly copying the old school death metal masters (of which Death certainly qualifies) and never quite owning up to it, does it truly make a difference if one Read more […]
Remarkably, the notion of re-releasing albums from digital to physical form is still appealing to some…like Grey Skies Fallen. (And this journalist, too.) The ever-reliable Brooklyn doom brigade originally Read more […]
Onward were an up-and-comer who never quite got their due in the early 00’s, still have some resonance in traditional American metal circles, especially guitarist Toby Knapp. Knapp, who we’ve covered Read more […]
The way that some bands have tended to blur the lines between different genres seems to be the best way to go. Take some of the best bits from a number of different styles and set them up in a way that Read more […]
The product of a collaboration between several Berklee College of Music students in 2011, Boston’s Native Construct aim to push modern metal parameters through their eclectic influences and wide array Read more […]
Marduk are one of the longest-standing stalwarts of Satanic black metal around, cranking out the blasphemy since their infamous Fuck Me Jesus demo way back in 1991. Of course, true longevity in music is Read more […]
Last year’s Tied to a Dying Animal double-album displayed two very different sides of Shroud of Despondency. One album of black/death, the other was neo-folk. It shouldn’t have worked but it did, Read more […]
After a rather well-received demo back in 2013 (appropriately titled MXIII), Irish extreme metallers Malthusian are back with a three song EP entitled Below the Hengiform. With a sound that frequently Read more […]
Next in the coming from out of nowhere zone is Psychomancer, who bring us their latest EP, Inject the Worms. Their first piece of music since 2007, it was a pleasant surprise after Microsoft Paint-esque Read more […]
[9/10] These are head turning times if you are a lifer in the melodic death metal fan club. Realizing that as bands gain more seasoning, life experience, and naturally get older their outlook and style Read more […]
You know what 2015 has been lacking in? Standout technical death metal bands from Unique Leader. Last year we were spoiled early on with releases from The Kennedy Veil, Soreption, and Alterbeast, but Read more […]
If we were to rank bands based on aesthetics, then Kommandant would shoot right up the list. The Chicago-based black industrial metal troupe have fortified a look and feel that perfectly adopts the music Read more […]
