Inspiration can strike in the moment – as it did for bassist/songwriter Leif Edling in terms of this digital EP/10” vinyl release. Listening to old vinyl at the beginning of the year, the need to create Read more […]
Generally defined by its pristine nature and occasional romp with native elements, Brazilian melodic metal has never quite been able to establish its follow-up band to Angra. Sure, Hibria is perhaps the Read more […]
Typical of Canadian metal – you never know what you’re going to get. In the case of Kitchener, Ontario’s Exalt, the results on their Pale Light sophomore outing aren’t as mixed as they are too Read more […]
Principality of Hell are a new band but the musicians are old. Thou Art Lord’s The Magus, El and Maelstorm are credited with various works. Their pre-established career as musicians is bait for attention Read more […]
While the tendency nowadays is to associate Italy with it’s bludgeoning death metal scene (Fleshgod, Hour of Penance, Hideous Divinity), it’s Nero Di Marte that should rightfully be gaining some traction Read more […]
Epic doom forgers, While Heaven Wept, a Virginian band specializing in colossal works of song – huge in both their musical density as well as in their emotional gravity, return for their eagerly awaited Read more […]
Although Witch Mountain hail from the hipster/bearded rock/metal capital of the United States, Portland, OR, their sound has enough Southern sizzle to persuade folks otherwise. It’s really in the voice Read more […]
Of course Converge’s Kurt Ballou produced this. While certainly not a bad thing (the dude has a long client list for a reason), it breeds the sort of sonic sameness that ruffled people’s feathers when Read more […]
Thanks to the explosion of information available on the internet regarding every nook and cranny metal band who released a single, demo, or EP on a limited basis, many of these acts who couldn’t gain Read more […]
[8/10] No one has had more riffs stolen than At the Gates, a fact any yokel can reinforce by listening to metalcore circa 2001-2007, as well as the lesser sort of melodic death metal bands who could never Read more […]
We’ve been getting our fair share of female fronted metal acts making waves in a variety of sub-genres – be it melodic death metal in Arch Enemy, the ever popular symphonic metal (take your pick, Nightwish, Read more […]
Ever one of the more consistent of the modern death metal bands of the last decade, a new album from Abysmal Dawn comes with certain expectations. Since the band’s inception, they’ve strived to get Read more […]
Much like the fusion of peanut butter and chocolate set about a Reese’s Cup revolution, these days it appears to be so cool to blend two or more sub-genres together in the hopes of creating a new sound. Read more […]
Has it really been 5 years since we have heard from Obituary? Since their last album, 2009’s Darkest Day, the band has laid low, and it wasn’t really until last year’s Kickstarter campaign (to fund Read more […]
Thrown my way through Warriors of Metal festival promoter Datis Alaee, we have a Michigan power/thrash band in Blackgate and their debut, self-titled 6 song EP. A lot of times when bands traverse two or Read more […]
Just after discovering Woccon’s previous EP The Wither Fields earlier this year on Bandcamp, the band released the song “Giving Up the Ghost,” stemming from their first official full-length record, Read more […]
While many have noted that the “metalcore” movement has faded, one of its original masters is still standing strong. We are speaking of Unearth of course, who now have six full-length notches on their Read more […]
Sticking out amongst a label roster more known for its hardcore, death metal, or metalcore, Sweden’s Sister Sin prefer the tried and true heavy metal meets dirty 80’s hard rock veneer to hang their Read more […]
Strange, yet straightforward in their execution, Italy’s Cadaveria have built a stable, un-flashy career since their 2001 formation. The concoction of two former Opera IX members, vocalist Cadaveria Read more […]
“Enigmatic” and “experimental” can occasionally be red-flag terms. When a band is about to fall off the cliff, they’re usually applied in order to pad the gradual descent; “softening the blow,” Read more […]
Having only completed only one full-length (2012’s Obeisance Rising), there’s a reason why Hideous Divinity are frequently cited when the Italian death metal scene is mentioned: Obeisance Rising was Read more […]
Always thought this was a cool concept, rounding up two of melodic metal’s better singers and letting them duke it out. The respective talents of Russell Allen (Adrenaline Mob, Symphony X) and Jorn Lande Read more […]
You have to wonder at what point in the name game we are when Piss Vortex seems like the best name for your band. Hurray for using toilet words I suppose, and admittedly, it did stand out and got a few Read more […]
Floridian black/death metallers Inferion have returned for their third full-length effort, entitled This Will Decay. Creating a slurry of varied influences, there is a clear black metal edge alongside Read more […]
A band that has often stood out amongst their American peers due to the fact that they can bring some sonic heaviness to their albums, The Acacia Strain is also a band that has not been able to catch a Read more […]
Strange as it may seem to say, it’s been this writer’s impression that Anaal Nathrakh’s albums are growers. The first few listens are mostly bracing for the inevitable explosion of fury and aggression. Read more […]
Being a fan of Liv Kristine’s vocals since catching Leaves Eyes live back in 2005, following up her solo work has been interesting over the years. Occasionally a stark contrast to what goes on with Read more […]
Two camps in the Trouble split: Those who have stuck by the band with new singer Kyle Thomas (ex-Exhorder), and of course, the Eric Wagner camp, who probably have already frolicked over to the aptly-named Read more […]
The beer companies have totally thrown the usage of “mountains” out of context, so forgive DR (and yourself) if Cold Blue Mountain translates to some would-be descriptor for watered-down hops and barley. Read more […]
Unloose a smattering of groove-laden, horror-oriented tracks; enlist the services of an internationally renowned frontman; and name your debut full-length after a Clive Barker novel and you’re bound Read more […]
