Often plagued by lineup changes, Aborted have found a way to persevere for almost 20 years at this point. The one constant being the raw and brutal vocals of Svencho, Aborted have also had some hits Read more […]
Not immune to the King Diamond/Mercyful Fate influence corralling that has also snapped up Ghost, In Solitude, and Noctum, Sweden’s Portrait look to firm up their end of the ultra-traditional/occult Read more […]
Despite efforts to drum up some pre-release drama by trying to bait her former Nightwish bandmates into a verbal tug-of-war, interest in Anette Olzon’s solo debut, Shine, has been lukewarm at best. Fact Read more […]
Dark, droning, and depressive are the keys to Nasheim’s long awaited full-length debut (12 years in the making and the first offering in seven years). Yet another one-man black metal band, mastermind Read more […]
Icelandic death metallers Beneath return for their second Unique Leader offering with The Barren Throne. With a new vocalist in tow, Beneath looks to further the number of high caliber death metal offerings Read more […]
Quietly enjoying a late-career resurgence, understated New York vets Prong have the rare distinction of getting better with each successive post-reunion album. Foregoing the absolute dud that is 2003’s Read more […]
One of metal’s finest qualities is that of catharsis. Whether it’s a thundering Suffocation-esque breakdown, a neck-breaking Revocation riff, or even a somber and gloomy acoustic moment from Insomnium, Read more […]
Danish five-piece Blood Label waste little time carving out their own piece of real estate in extreme music with their debut album. With only one EP under their belts (2011’s Existence Expires) before Read more […]
Enthroned have spent the better part of their 20-plus years as a band not stepping on anyone’s toes, or pissing the keyboard ninjas off. Such things will happen when a.) Your catalog doesn’t boast Read more […]
To get a potentially non-necessary disclaimer out of the way, nothing about this release is remotely metal. That being said, it’s still awesome; cut from a similar cloth as the softer-side of early-to-mid Read more […]
For those of us pre-internet ladies and gents who spent our adolescence combing every source for the latest and greatest heavy metal, these are vibrant times in 2014. Research away at your fingertips – Read more […]
Another band that seems to be flying onto the radar playing a combination of black metal and grindcore, Killgasm have been doing their thing since 2004. A Stab in the Heart of Christ is only their second Read more […]
Because of their frequent dalliances with death metal, Napalm Death hasn’t been the U.K.’s preeminent grind outfit for quite some time, opening up a sizable hole to be filled by whatever crusty-bunch who Read more […]
This review could probably just read as follows: New Insomnium sounds like Insomnium, go buy it! Insomnium has reached the point in their storied career where a new album is no longer like a box of chocolates, Read more […]
Bigger is sometimes better. For Greek maestro Ayloss III has been a long time coming and it shows, it’s absolutely bursting at the seams with ideas and grand gestures. Spread across two discs and a near Read more […]
The one-man black metal setup is different strokes for different folks, apparently. While the notion generally predicates a four-track and endless buzz, there are exceptions of course, one of them being Read more […]
With all of the technical, ‘Wank until your fingers bleed’ type of bands currently flooding the marketplace along with 200 shades of Entombed and Autopsy, where has the middle ground gone? In the Read more […]
DR has yet to frequent the musical hotbed that is Austin, TX. However, reliable sources and various media reports have indicated the city has turned into a hotbed for hipsters. Now, one’s definition Read more […]
Probably the most acidic of the Finnish quasi-black metal bands, Impaled Nazarene have enjoyed a career built upon consistency and the occasional bout of controversy. While some in the German market have Read more […]
One of the bigger bands out there in terms of the DIY ethos, Cormorant has made a significant mark in the metal scene with almost no outside help. Having released two albums with vocalist Arthur von Nagel, Read more […]
April 19th (Record Store Day) is a day that has grown more fertile for interesting and limited releases for the metal community over the years. Producers of many splits, Tankcrimes has contracted Ghoul Read more […]
A real tough go with the name; modern-day vernacular at its worst, frankly, but purpose served loud and clear: You’re drawn in. Not only by the name, but by the cover of genital-less babies frolicking Read more […]
Almost two years to the date later and Castle is back with another quick shot of refined heavy metal and absolutely succulent cover art (seriously, holy shit). This time around, however, everything that Read more […]
For many, folk metal is often viewed as “that happy music that people dance and get drunk to instead of violently headbanging and moshing.” If you happen to fall into that category as well, and haven’t Read more […]
The fact Tortorum is a true black metal band from Bergen, Norway isn’t enough these days. There are a lot “true, (oops, we mean “troo”) BM outfits of substance across the globe, from Little Rock, Read more […]
Time can be a punishing creature, distorting and ultimately destroying bands over time as they’re exposed to the fickle winds of the metal world. Alternatively, it can be a tool of great sculpting, allowing Read more […]
Dudes in Coldwar are pissed, so the look the F-out. An Irish five-piece armed with vitriol toward anything of the organized variety (religion, government…maybe even sock drawers, which should always Read more […]
Rogga Johansson must practically eat, sleep, and drink old school Swedish death metal. Between all of his bands and projects, he practically is 1990s Stockholm incarnate. Paganizer is one of his more Read more […]
One of the first releases from the Rise Above Records stable (wonder what Lee Dorrian would say if you told him his label would last 25 years and counting…), Revelation’s 1991 album Salvation’s Answer Read more […]
Unfortunately, Lord Mantis may now be more notable for their latest artwork than their music. Vocalist Charlie Fell has come out and explained himself for the reasons behind the hideous (and a bit distasteful, Read more […]
