The third split in two years from the mighty Drudkh, Betrayed By the Sun finds the Ukrainian black metal kings teaming up with one-man Swedish act Grift. In contrast to their recent split with Hades Almighty, Read more […]
Witnessing this CT quartet Warm in live quarters opening for Vektor during the winter seemed quite appropriate (snowstorms and arctic winds poured through earlier that day) – and finally getting to take Read more […]
It’s always an easy target for reviewing and jest about the number of bands/projects that Rogga Johansson is involved with, but Ribspreader has been going strong for plenty of time so it’s easy to Read more […]
Considering the health issues vocalist/guitarist Charly Steinhauer of Paradox has been through lately, we are thankful that this German speed/power thrash act graces the public with a new studio album. Read more […]
Another supergroup enters the fray, this time in the form of Asphalt Graves, who feature some rather noteworthy gents in their ranks. Comprised of bassist/vocalist Jason Netherton (Misery Index/ex-Dying Read more […]
Winters in Minnesota have a way of harshing everyone’s buzz, which in many respects, makes it the most Scandinavian of our fair 50 states. As such, the state hasn’t becoming the breeding ground for hot-to-trot Read more […]
The underground surges forward – morphing from pen pal letters and tape trading in 1980’s into social media outreach and digital downloads today. From said earthly roots in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Read more […]
Read some interviews with the fine gents in Russian Circles and it’s obvious they get it. They know they’re not a metal band (try to look ‘em up on Metal Archives—they’re nowhere to be found), Read more […]
Nothing like a little bit of death metal to get the blood pumping. Grond have been pushing forth their particular flavor of death since a 2005 demo, though Worship the Kraken is only the second full-length Read more […]
Capturing attention from the get-go on name alone (smashing together two words as one), Hellevate hail from Kansas City, MO and have been honing their wares since 2007. Releasing two EP’s and a full-length Read more […]
Those who’ve stuck with the more extreme side of death metal for a while no doubt are aware of Brain Drill. They made their name with 2008’s Apocalyptic Feasting, an album cited by many for it’s Read more […]
Mainly relevant for their solid standing in the underground throughout the fertile ’90s, Los Angeles crew -(16)- can rightfully assume the mantle of being one of the first to lock down the sludge-for-simplicity’s-sake Read more […]
Two years after the release of the excellent yet somewhat elusive Neogenesis, Diabolical have put together the four track EP Umbra. Two years would be enough for some bands to make a full album (or two). Read more […]
Considering the headline status of symphonic and melodic death metal acts across mainland Europe infiltrating all corners of the globe (including North America), it’s natural that younger musicians want Read more […]
Always yearning to discover the latest talent bubbling underground, this scribe stumbles upon the Tucson, Arizona thrash/ heavy metal quartet Conceived by Thunder. Forming last year, this debut EP Timestopper Read more […]
Quickly rushing to the top with their celebrated Song of the Crippled Bull EP and debut full-length, The Wreckage of Stars, Black Crown Initiate sought a balance between crushing death metal and emotive Read more […]
It has been slow, but the affinity charge for the ‘90s appears to be a full go. Clearly, it’s an every-other-decade thing; the ‘80s were all the rage last decade (and still are, to some extent), Read more […]
Underling’s Bloodworship has been floating around since last year, but there’s no better time to give it a fresh listen now that it is being re-released through Neuropa Records (alongside their equally Read more […]
A pardon to the name, obviously. Slammin’ Thru hail from Spain, so we’ll take into account the good ‘ole language barrier. And yeah, at first glance, the band’s name gives off the appearance they Read more […]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s A Tortured Soul have been a steadfast unit in their conventional metal approach – very much sitting in an old school pocket when King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, and Helstar nestled Read more […]
Is it thrash? Is it death metal? Is it metalcore? Is it progressive? These are some of the initial questions that you might ask when King of Everything kicks into motion, but by the time the album Read more […]
Indeed we were privy to Castle’s excellent 2014 foray, Under Siege, a barreling outpost of ‘70s-inspired traditional metal with the fillings of doom. Tie it up with the charming vocals of Elizabeth Read more […]
While the bastardization of melodic death metal got many up in arms towards the end of the last decade, we seem to be getting stronger albums on both sides of the divide at this point. There’s the carriers Read more […]
It’s exhilarating being on the ground floor and watching a band move up the ranks like New York/New Jersey heavy/modern power metal oriented outfit Psychoprism. Witnessing their first ever live show Read more […]
Austria’s Harakiri for the Sky is one of those odd duck bands, who, almost purposely, defy our lovely little categorization whims. You’ll see the band and their label float around the “post-black Read more […]
If there’s one genre of metal that can emotionally flatten you, its doom metal. The best doom riffs have a way of tearing down your brightest of days, though in a way that is oddly pleasant. Minnesota’s Read more […]
Sometimes albums come out of nowhere and blow you away. Such was the case with ADE’s second album, 2013’s Spartacus. One of the finest albums released in said year, it was the band’s ability to Read more […]
Tell-tale sign we have an overseas artist on display – the imaginative, Latin-language twist for an album title. Italian symphonic power metal act Hypersonic have been in ‘existence’ since 2006 – Read more […]
No brains needed for this one, as Nuke fancies themselves as “ugly dudes” playing metal from an “ugly” city, otherwise known as Detroit. Hey, at least Detroit is catching more heat than Cleveland Read more […]
Every day, it gets a little bit harder to find some room to call your own in metal. That’s what makes bands like Synlakross all the more appealing – able to take well-worn ideas and give them a fresh Read more […]
