Infected Rain – Vehicles for Emotion
Continuing to change and evolve with each album, Infected Rain sit as one of the more prominent bands of the current modern metal scene. But it's not something that happened over night. Working independently...
Morbid Saint – Swallowed by Hell (High Roller Records)
Wisconsin band Morbid Saint gained notoriety over the years through the underground for their 1990 album Spectrum of Death – taking elements of thrash into a deadlier direction a la other bands of that...
Hulder – Verses in Oath (20 Buck Spin)
Re-energizing that early 90s sound of the infamous Norwegian black metal scene, Hulder took the landscape by storm via a duo of heralded demos in 2018, quickly followed by an EP Embraced by Darkness...
Spectral Voice – Sparagmos (Dark Descent Records)
Ah, Spectral Voice - Blood Incantation’s slightly less talked about cousin, but my oh my is that about to change. The trio of Paul Riedl, Morris Kolontyrsky, and Jeff Barrett have received gobs of...
Dust Bolt – Follow Your Instincts
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Growth is a constant factor as we age. We absorb, collect, and process new experiences. We shouldn’t be surprised that coming out of this global pandemic, many artists in the metal scene...
Petrification – Sever Sacred Light (Svart Records)
Certain spots in the world can be emblematic of the style that spews forth from its musicians. Many may not expect Portland, Oregon to possess an old school death metal style act with influences...
EXA – Left in Shards (Self-Released)
Berlin, Germany represents home turf for EXA, one of many new generation acts putting their own stamp on thrash metal. Issuing their debut EP Ignite in 2018 and debut album Cut the Past in...
F.K.Ü. – The Horror and the Metal (Despotz Records)
A humorous moniker that stands for Freddy Krueger’s Ünderwear, Swedish four-piece F.K.Ü. originally hit the streets in the late 80’s – taking a ten-year break before reforming in 1997 to chug along at a...
Eternal Storm – A Rising Tide
Having made a splash with their debut From the Ashes in 2013 and the expansive Come the Tide in 2019, Eternal Storm have been on the ascent, refining their eclectic approach to extreme metal....
January 2024 Album of the Month: Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation
Glorious times for this veteran U.K. metal entourage in Saxon. Their profile has never been bigger in all parts of the globe – even gaining a chance to tour stateside with Judas Priest when...