Formation: 2012 Location: Pelham, NH Style: Symphonic metal with a bevy of outside movie soundtrack, pop, and digital influences. Personnel: Jessica Mercy (vocals); Dan Spinney (guitar); Chad Niles Read more […]
The loss of a vocalist can be quite damaging for a band, regardless of genre. Particularly when said vocalist is a rather prominent factor in the band. Last year, when Arch Enemy announced that Alissa Read more […]
Sometimes, the best album isn’t the one that treads the most new ground or incorporates the most new influences, but the one that gives you exactly what you were looking for. Such is the case with Shredhead Read more […]
There is a certain subset of the metal population that seems to think that traditional heavy metal has passed its prime. That there’s no more room left in the genre for any new or original ideas to Read more […]
Another fresh start to the year, as we emerge from the quiet December there are already plenty of new music to hear with the 2015 stamp on it. Back to the daily grind right (that’s really what January Read more […]
Talking to some of my early metal heroes is a dream come true: especially when you develop a good relationship through the years. I’ve had the good fortune to meet and interview German metal legend Udo Read more […]
For this first edition of 2015, the quality versus quantity issue came up and once more it was decided to stick with quality. As these are hand-selected by going through Bandcamp pages on the weekends, Read more […]
Iron Maiden and Metallica are certainly responsible for many fans taking their love of heavy metal to new heights. Selling millions of records worldwide and performing for just as many through the years Read more […]
Summon the Faithless immediately positioned Lord Dying as a force to be reckoned with. Thrusting headlong into touring, it didn’t take the band long to become labeled as a live act worth catching. Read more […]
The music of the 1970’s – the proto-metal scene has spurred on many a fan into picking up an instrument and churn out their own ideas. During this conversation with guitarist Rage (real name, John Read more […]
Formation: 2006 Location: United Kingdom Style: Blackened old school death metal with a healthy helping of crust Personnel: Dan H (Bass); Glynn Alkohall (Guitars); Kat Gillham (Vocals); Ian Hunter (Drums) Latest Read more […]
Some bands can push hard into the record/tour 2-year cycle and keep churning out albums without missing a beat. One can argue the merits in either direction to this approach, but isn’t it all the more Read more […]
When it comes to heavy metal ‘scenes,’ one of the first that will come to mind is undoubtedly that of the Swedish scene. Whether it’s the buzzsaw crunch of the early Swedish death metal movement, Read more […]
Establishing another band becomes easier when you’re launching from familiar musical ground. In the case of guitarist Christopher Amott, being a primary songwriter in the Swedish melodic death act Arch Read more […]
Formation: 2012 Location: Israel Style: Female-fronted metal…with a jazzy and progressive twist Personnel: Shiran Avayou (Vocals); members of Ferium on remaining instruments. Latest Release: Warm Read more […]
Formation: 2010 Location: Greece Style: Post metal that stays on the heavier side of things Personnel: Upsetter (Guitars, Vocals); Antony M (Guitar); Czar (Drums); Dimitri (Bass) Latest Release: Infinite Read more […]
One band that has been managing to mount an increasingly large amount of buzz over the last few years is that of British neo-thrashers Sylosis. After a few small EPs, the band immediately jumped onto Read more […]
An institution of grindcore, and arguably its founders, Napalm Death have not lost much stream over the years. Still intent on delivering an experience that punishes the listener while simultaneously Read more […]
Towards the end of our conversation, Serious Black vocalist Urban breed drops this bombshell on me when talking to him about my early memories of Tad Morose and their third album A Mended Rhyme: ‘I don’t Read more […]
First off, thanks to our dedicated readers, PR partners, and staff for a tremendous 2014. With over 200 features and close to 900 reviews, there was a ton of content delivered in our second year of existence Read more […]
This year has been absolutely insane! I’ve had way too much fun with music over the year. Besides the reviewing, the real excitement began when I unexpectedly jumped on tour with Verrater, Ritual Combat Read more […]
Officially closing out the year that was 2014 with this last batch of Rapid Fires as we begin to crack open the egg(nog?) that is 2015. With the amount of killer releases we have been steadily working Read more […]
Formation: 2007 Location: Pelham, NH Style: Thrash… appreciating all facets of the old guard and the new breed. Personnel: Zak King (lead vocals, drums); Ryan Burke (guitar); Jared Towne (guitar); Read more […]
Dead Rhetoric: You’ve consistently played out on local band bills and traded shows with other acts of a similar stature as yourselves, and also opened for some national acts like Saxon, Primal Fear, Read more […]
Anyone remember the days before the Internet, when you sought out new bands through the print medium, the radio, video exposure on MTV or cable specialty shows, or dare I say attending any live show in Read more […]
More often than not, some of the smaller bands have a tendency to be looked over by the time we get to the huge influx of year-end lists (mine included). So after scavenging the Bandcamp landscape for Read more […]
Pronounced Nay Ob-li-vis-kar-is and roughly translated from Latin as ‘forget not’, this septet of extreme progressive, avant-garde metal musicians have taken their sound to the underground and above Read more […]
Well, here we are once again, wrapping up what’s been, in my opinion at least, a pretty solid year in the metal world. After all, as I mentioned in my midyear review, 2014 saw the release of a new Judas Read more […]
Another year in the books, and another year of gratitude from myself for this planet’s most dynamic genre of music, and for all those who are compelled to make it happen. When almost everything seen and Read more […]
Average consumers may not dig deep into what factors launch acts from underground buzz to headlining status – but it’s not always the most talented musicians that gain the biggest dividends. Promotional Read more […]
