We all know the major artist in the symphonic/gothic metal genre that propelled the movement to larger than life heights of popularity is Nightwish. Since then, other bands from other countries have taken Read more […]
As indicated by Kyle McGinn’s highly-informative Sifting Through Bandcamp monthly column, the music platform that is Bandcamp has developed into a valuable resource to engage in the lost art of finding Read more […]
[9/10] This is what melodic-metal people (that is, those sincerely fond of metal) really want to hear. From the aloof wilderness of Minnesota, Obsequiae cross high-energy semi-technical death metal with Read more […]
Since their debut in 2002, no Finnish band has done a better job of upholding the country’s Amorphis-on-Sentenced tradition better than Insomnium, something this scribe has relayed here, here, here, and Read more […]
The recent run of bands playing a specialized, unflinching style of death metal is the result of many things. For starters, the need to wander away from the style’s bastardized basis usually leads some Read more […]
Formation: 2012 Location: East Longmeadow, MA Style: Melodic power metal with progressive influences, equally taking inspiration from the old guard and the newer generation of artists. Personnel: Adam Read more […]
Formation: 2005 Location: Austin, TX Style: Modernized thrash/groove metal with smart songwriting, and ample Maiden influence. Personnel: Ven Scott (vocals); Tim Driscoll (guitars); Aaron Canady (guitars); Read more […]
Forgotten after the Sepultura split debacle, formation and subsequent success of Soulfly, as well as the re-forged brotherly bound that founded Cavalera Conspiracy sits Nailbomb, Max Cavalara’s industrial Read more […]
With two of these Bandcamp articles in the bag, it seemed time to start focusing more on the present times. The albums containing herein all have released in either 2013 or 2014. Not that there’s any Read more […]
[8.5/10] It comes with little surprise, upon taking a listen to The Great Old Ones – given their left-of-center style of black metal, that France is their country of origin. Indeed, unless you’ve not Read more […]
Aurvandil’s name comes from the giant who was carried by Thor in a basket across the Elivagar rivers. And that’s the great thing about Norse mythology – the imagery and storytelling is fantastic, and it Read more […]
Satan, the occult, death, space, Tolkien, and even Jesus are frequently used influences within extreme metal. Given the pedigree of Star Wars, it’s a wonder why more metal bands aren’t citing the Read more […]
Imagine the surprise of the mid-40s ‘banger wearing his Countdown to Extinction tour shirt upon seeing this short snippet compilation of Marty Friedman’s various works in his adopted home country of Read more […]
Initial plans to do a phone interview with Devil You Know’s Howard Jones were thwarted when other obligations forced the vocalist to cancel, so with the kind assistance of the Nuclear Blast publicity staff, Read more […]
A bi-monthly event our Demo Tribunal has become (calling it an “event” might be a tad pretentious), which means rifling through the various submissions the site gets can be a difficult task. However, between Read more […]
Fifteen albums made the cut for the April installment of Rapid Fires, with the usual array of styles and names to demonstrate just how varied our nice little scene is. Dead by April’s absolute bomb of Read more […]
Formation: 2011 Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts Style: American power metal of an older variety; melodic with nuances of late 80’s/ early 90’s influences. Personnel: Justin St. Pierre (vocals) Read more […]
The laid-back drawl of Kyng guitarist/vocalist Eddie Veliz is total Southern California. One would mistake the gentleman for a surfer if not for promotional shots that spoke otherwise, so the utter casualness Read more […]
“The current focus for almost everyone it seems, is rehashing and reliving past glories simply to boost finances or ego through the seemingly endless reunions or classic album tours. Not only is it sad Read more […]
Formation: 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA Style: Furious death metal with depth and a slight old-school vibe. Personnel: Max Svalgard (guitars, vocals); John McCarthy (bass, backing vocals); Danny Read more […]
With Black Crown Initiate shaking the walls from the other side, Behemoth’s Zbigniew Robert “Inferno” Prominski and I sat down for a before-show interview at the Metal Alliance show in San Francisco, Read more […]
Formation: 1994 Location: Paris, France Style: Apocalyptic, cinematic post-metal Personnel: Marc T. (vocals, guitars programming); Alain B. (drums); Christophe D. (samples); Stephane L. (guitars) Latest Read more […]
The second part of Bridget Erickson’s in-depth interview with Goatwhore frontman Ben Falgoust, topics ranged from the man’s near-fatal car accident, to the band’s lyrics, and, Satan, of course. Read on… Dead Read more […]
Dead Rhetoric caught up with extreme metal vocalist Ben Falgoust of Goatwhore at the Metal Alliance show in San Francisco, California! Without a doubt, Falgoust is one of the most intuitive and knowledgeable Read more […]
A beer in Finland has been named after Impaled Nazarene; “Goat Brew” they call it. Only available in Finland due to issues of the bureaucratic variety (read: no other country is willing to import beer Read more […]
Back to unearth more buried treasure from the vast landscapes of Bandcamp, April’s edition sees us going pretty heavy on the death and black metal spectrum. With one notable exception (Ashencult), this Read more […]
Strange, but the guitar position in Napalm Death is one of the band’s more underrated facets. Attention is usually diverted the prose of Barney Greenway, or the hair of Shane Embury, or faster-than-fast Read more […]
You could forgive Winter of Sin guitarist/founding member Ricardo Gelok for becoming mildly annoyed with insinuations that his outfit is the “Henri Sattler from God Dethroned’s new band.” After all, Read more […]
The name Kari Rueslåtten might not ring a bell for some, or even many, but, her influence and impact on the now very-prevalent symphonic and Gothic metal styles cannot be understated. Her mid-90s work Read more […]
Quick on the draw and quick on the snappy barbs towards his Norwegian counterparts, Sargeist mainman Shatraug (also of Behexen and Horna, among a half-dozen other bands) makes a salient point in our below Read more […]
