While some associate metalcore with being a genre that’s stagnant and complacent (one that would easily be stretched to much of the musical landscape), there’s some impressive bands that have popped Read more […]
Ambitious is the Swiss-Italian progressive metal outfit Virtual Symmetry, releasing a full-on eight song concept record of their own accord with Exoverse, encompassing time travel and a hero’s journey Read more […]
Witnessing Bellower’s debut performance in western MA years back, anticipation has been on high for the quintet’s debut offering. Consisting of musicians with ties to numerous outfits like Thunderforge, Read more […]
Your thoughts on Carach Angren and what they have done with their last few releases probably puts you on one side of the fence or the other. They have really upped their symphonic elements and dove headfirst Read more […]
Appeasing the groove-laden modern thrash/heavy metal legions of the underground through 2018’s full-length The World Game (previously covered by this scribe on this very site), expectations are high Read more […]
Straight-up, no frills death metal. A treat that we seem to get less and less of nowadays. Maybe due to that, when it comes it feels even more enjoyable. Shed the Skin have unveiled their third album, Read more […]
Establishing a multi-faceted sound that may be epic doom metal on the surface but also contains plenty of progressive and straight rock aspects, Northern Crown from Florida possess solid musicianship and Read more […]
Between the Buried and Me continues to celebrate its twentieth anniversary as a band, and is now following up the stellar remix/remaster of its eponymous debut by giving the same treatment to their storied Read more […]
Amiensus has never shied away from shorter releases, and most importantly, they always seem to deliver a consistently high quality, even if it’s just for a song or two (check out their Gathering releases Read more […]
Chasing Ghosts first brought us These Hollow Gods two years ago, carrying with them the rich tradition of UK doom with them. The influences of their homeland were apparent, but they also were able to Read more […]
The two-man melodic black metal act Inexorum made a solid mark with their debut, Lore of the Lakes, back in 2018. Using the Scandinavian meloblack and death metal sound as their launching point, it gave Read more […]
Power metal as a genre gives everyone a feeling of unity, strength, and often time travel either forward or back in history. Italian act Imperivm for instance embrace Latin/Ancient Roman ‘nicknames’ Read more […]
Nothing better than randomly clicking on a cool piece of artwork on Bandcamp and finding a crown jewel of a band. Medicated is a Finnish melodic death/thrash act that popped out a few EPs around ten years Read more […]
Celebrating 15 years together as a group, German power metal veterans Powerwolf are one of the most successful bands in their genre across Europe and other parts of the globe. Reaching the top of music Read more […]
It’s nice when you get to the point with some smaller labels that you can have a sense of trust that something will be a strong release, even when it’s not necessarily your ‘go-to’ style. In this Read more […]
German melodic thrash trio Entera pump out some old school tracks on their fifth studio album Hate Factory. Starting out in 1990, they’ve had quite a few members through their thirty year history (including Read more […]
Together twenty-five years, doom metal veterans Pale Divine have expanded to a quartet lineup for their sixth studio album Consequence of Time. Fortunately for drummer Darin McCloskey and vocalist/guitarist Read more […]
Things generally aren’t going to be moving in the right direction when the first name that pops up in one’s memory when hearing a band is that of Moritician (for this scribe at least). Sadly, that’s Read more […]
Stumbling upon this one on Bandcamp recently, Carnifloor is a one-man brutal slamming death metal act that may feature the prerequisite illegible band logo and gory cover, but don’t get the wrong initial Read more […]
Fresh blood always invigorates the metal scene. Velkhanos are a five-piece combo coming out of Spain, together since 2018 and releasing their debut full-length for The Wrath. Considering many artists enjoy Read more […]
Ardent metalheads probably know Kenziner best for their late 90’s albums with Stephen Fredrick on vocals – who would move on to Firewind shortly thereafter. Guitarist Jarno Keskinen resurrected the Read more […]
Re-Armed have been playing the symphonic melodeath game for a while now, forming back in 2001 and releasing their first full-length back in 2012. Fast-forward to the present and the band has hit their Read more […]
Probably wasn’t a surprise that once Falconer retired from the stage with their ProgPower USA appearance in September 2015 that the inevitable studio demise would be forthcoming. Wanting to go out on Read more […]
After three previous EPs over the past decade, California’s VoidCeremony have entered their own cosmic realm of death with their first full-length effort, Entropic Reflections Continuum: Dimensional Read more […]
Cranking twin guitar harmonies against steady rhythms, solid in the pocket tempos, and soaring vocals – the essence of traditional heavy metal will never die as long as bands like Black Knight continue Read more […]
With retro-inspired death metal, there’s always a geographic angle to how a band sounds. In this case, while Foetal Juice comes from the UK, a few seconds of Gluttony will all but convince you that Read more […]
From their symphonic deathcore beginnings, Make Them Suffer hasn’t really been a band to stay still. While their Neverbloom was a tedious affair that was chockful of the “don’t” when it came to Read more […]
Avid underground metal maniacs remember this New York act during their first go around – their demos from 1989-91 a staple on the tape trading/fanzine circuit. Maelstrom is a power metal act with thrash Read more […]
A UK power metal quintet, Battle Born on their self-titled debut EP aim to create powerful hymns of mighty steel. From the battle-laden illustration on their cover through the similar uniform imagery in Read more […]
The ding against many tech death bands in recent times (from this scribe at least) has been the lack of brutality and feeling in the music. Instead bands rely upon ‘wowing’ the listening with over Read more […]
