Rivers of Nihil came out of the gates in a big way with their 2013 debut, The Conscious Seed of Light. An intriguing 4-album concept based upon the seasons, some crushing riffs with a technical edge, Read more […]
We all mourn the loss of our favorite lineups in music – so take a few seconds to accept the fact that Tad Morose are still alive sans Urban Breed helming the microphone. Although mighty important in Read more […]
Veering between a break-up and long waits between albums, Moonlyght has never really generated the fanbase they deserved. The Quebec-based band now operates (since 2011) as a studio band only, and Return Read more […]
Given the recent drama and accusations between guitarist/vocalist Jeff Lohrber and bassist Amanda Daniels, it’s probably safe to say that you’ve heard of the new Enabler – even if they weren’t Read more […]
Welcome one and all, to yet another case of ‘retro wonders.’ This of course, referring to a rather large number of bands that have resurrected in recent years (many of which from Sweden) after fizzling Read more […]
Shutting down all operations on bands/projects you’ve built for the last decade plus takes nerves of steel, but that’s what vocalist/guitarist Tuomas Saukkonen did in 2013 when Before the Dawn, Black Read more […]
Those in the know have been chomping at the bit for a new album for A Loathing Requiem since 2010’s Psalms of Misanthropy. Many likened it to that of the genre-leaders Necrophagist, Obscura, and Spawn Read more […]
Good old Terror. LA’s long-standing hardcore punks have been a scene staple for years and now bring us their sixth album, The 25th Hour. With much of the hardcore scene watering itself down over the Read more […]
Swedish melodic death metal from the town of Gothenburg? You don’t say! Before you go all out with the cliché booklet, understand that melodic death metal has been on a bit of a decline in recent Read more […]
Japan’s premier sludgy death/doomers Coffins are back once more, with a new EP entitled Craving to Eternal Slumber. The prolific band has already fired off two split albums this year (as well as a 2 Read more […]
Michigan’s Battlecross have been one of the fortunate new modern melodic thrash/death oriented bands in metal over the last 5 years to breakthrough on a reasonably decent scale due to their street level Read more […]
Witnessing the first Massachusetts show of this Rochester, NY death/thrash quintet recently, picking up their latest EP A Black Curse Comes was a no-brainer. Active since 2009, their two previous demos Read more […]
With a name like Pissgrave and cover looking the way it does, you know that you are going to be dealing with some pretty depraved stuff. It’s also some pretty stripped down and raw stuff, which is not Read more […]
“What’s up with the drums?”. That’s a question you’ll likely ask yourself when listening to Chaos Magick, the sophomore full-length album from this Satanic/occult Finnish black metal brigade. Incredibly Read more […]
Progressive groove-metal? We are certainly getting more specific and descriptive in our sub-genres at this point. Though It’s strangely fitting for My Hollow, who are following up their Cold Dark Days Read more […]
Fear Factory set the genre standard in many regards with Demanufacture, an album that still sounds as fresh today as it did in 1995. Since then, there’s been ups (Mechanize, Obsolete) and downs (Digimortal) Read more […]
Partially, but not totally, probably because they aren’t exactly the same, InAeona are filling the obvious gap left by Junius. As the Boston atmospheric metallers are taking their sweet time in coming Read more […]
During our formative years when taste-making takes place through radio or raiding family/friends record collections, we don’t start out exposed to the most extreme forms of any style. Especially in metal Read more […]
Filling that niche of crushing, timeless death metal without the need to ‘go full retro,’ Overtorture’s sophomore effort, A Trail of Death has a refreshing lack of “easy categorization.” Better Read more […]
Phil Anselmo has turned into quite the hype-man for his Housecore Records. As he should – he’s the man who foots the bill, after all. The cross-promotional platform a figure like Anselmo can give a Read more […]
Firing back one year after their first EP, Ethereal, Deathwhite returns with the follow-up Solitary Martyr. While Ethereal showed plenty of promise, there was a huge barrier in the way – the strength Read more […]
When impressing the metal hordes out of the gate on your first couple of records, danger lurks in varying the formula. Brazil’s Hibria became a power/speed metal sensation through their 2004 debut album Read more […]
After a rather tepid beginning (the self-titled release has some cringe-worthy moments), Soulfly has evolved into a pretty steady and consistent voice within the metal world. Despite bouncing between Read more […]
The solo career of former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno is the total definition of “mixed bag.” Sacked after the band’s tour in support of Killers in 1981, Di’Anno had mild success via his Read more […]
Many folks complain that much of metal has become homogenized and ‘by the book.’ If you happen to fall into that camp, Mongol Metal will be of certain interest to you. A three-way split put together Read more […]
Over the past few albums, Cattle Decapitation has grown from the view of being seen as a “solid” death/grind band to practically genre-leaders. Previous release Monlith of Inhumanity truly raised Read more […]
One sub-genre that extends patience for deep, intense value has to be funeral death/doom. When tempos crawl along at measures half the resting heartbeat of elite marathon runners and song-lengths run usually Read more […]
Hard luck for Baroness, who are still on the mend from their harrowing 2012 British bus crash. It appears the band will be back in action at some point later this year, or early 2016, but in the meantime, Read more […]
One of those cases where “Polish death metal band sounds like Polish death metal” could be used to sum up the entire review, Ogotay go down the road frequently traveled with their second full-length, Read more […]
Portland, Oregon’s Shroud of the Heretic made a statement with their debut album on 2014’s Revelations in Alchemy, released to largely positive reviews. In a quick year-and-change, the band comes back Read more […]
