Décembre Noir – Your Sunset | My Sunrise (Lifeforce Records)
Since kicking down the proverbial door in 2014 with the brilliant A Discouraged Believer, Décembre Noir have been providing depressive death/doom that firmly tugs the sensitive emotional threads while also being impressively hard-edged. Throughout...
Endseeker – Global Worming (Metal Blade)
A force of buzzing and swarming old school death Swedish death metal (by way of Germany) for almost a decade now, Endseeker has been one of the most consistent bands one could find in...
War Curse – Time for Confession
Photo: Brian Vogel
It’s always a joy to catch up with musicians you’ve developed good friendships with over the years – especially when you are able to watch the development of their craft as artists....
Unearth / Revocation / Entheos / High Command – October 7, 2023 – The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
Photos by: Brittany Barkasi
Time is a funny thing. The first time seeing Unearth was on their opening slot on the 2003 Headbanger’s Ball tour - more specifically, at the Pittsburgh date at the long...
Blut Aus Nord – Disharmonium – Nahab (Debemur Morti Productions)
Vindsval is a busy guy; probably the least shocking thing you’ve heard today, but it must be said. One of the most productive musicians in extreme music, Blut Aus Nord has been on quite...
Rozario – To The Gods We Swear (Pride & Joy Music)
Norwegian singer David Rozario originally started this band Rozario after composing some songs and seeing two other musicians guitarist Stein Hjertholm and drummer Per-Helge Bruvoll perform in another act. The trio would hunker down...
END – The Sin of Human Frailty (Closed Casket Activities)
Sometimes it matters not whatever the band description is in terms of its subgenres, so much as just knowing that they are capable of bringing the heavy. The supergroup END proved last time around...
ProgPower USA XXII – Day 3 – September 8, 2023 – Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, GA
Check out the Day 1 and Day 2 recaps!
When ProgPower USA first started out, there were only 2 days, but by the 3rd edition, another day was added. Eventually this expanded to 4 days...