The Internet giveth and also taketh away. Proliferation of free/streaming music opportunities has certainly widened metal choice for the consumer over the past 15 years – but at the detriment of long Read more […]
You have to love descriptive language in the metal genre these days. Active since 2012, Danish quintet Encyrcle describe their sound on their Facebook page as ‘nocturnal speed metal’. Does that mean Read more […]
Wiegedood is Dutch for SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), and it’s also the name of a strong new Belgian black metal act out of Ghent, East Flanders. Activated in 2014, this trio has quickly released Read more […]
Chances are if you are reading this, you are most likely a fan of the death metal institution that is Nile. Having served as Nile’s drummer since 2004, he has long been known for his thunderous drumming Read more […]
Anytime a band takes 14 years to release an album, it’s only natural to ponder “how things were” in designated timeframe. The year 2001 featured a far different metal underground than it is today, Read more […]
Critically respected, criminally underrated – that’s always been the mantra for Armored Saint in my eyes. During the 1980’s they could never breakthrough their initial “Can U Deliver” video ceiling- Read more […]
The inactive status of unsung American progressive metal heroes Zero Hero perpetually hangs over Abnormal Thought Patterns. Of course, it doesn’t help that hackneyed journalists like DR bring up the Read more […]
The universality of music in this day and age can make it rather difficult to pinpoint where exactly a band is from if you are hearing it blindly. No longer bound to having just regional/local influences, Read more […]
Probably caught too far in the margins for post-metal, France’s Klone are certainly towing a rather treacherous line with the album title of Here Comes the Sun. The heavyweight lawyers the Beatles can’t Read more […]
Sometimes one has to wonder where the marketing for some bands begins. Into the Divine is the latest oddity in descriptions, with a sound labeled as modern death metal with influences of Machine Head Read more […]
Dichotomy or duality appears to be a prominent force that motivates the creative pulse and output for Sweden’s The Great Discord. A necessary entity for any progressive metal act like this quintet to Read more […]
The original Choosing Death – released in 2004, and presently sitting on this scribe’s bookshelf – was a fascinating glimpse into the back channels of death metal. Mudrian, then a relatively fresh face Read more […]
Essentially a bunch of kids playing a testy amalgam of thrash, death, and punk, Baltimore’s Noisem have received the full benefit of buzz since their 2013 Agony Defiled debut. More cynical parties will Read more […]
Floridian deathgrinders Maruta have been laying waste to listeners’ ears for almost a decade now. After two successful albums with Willowtip Records, the band made the leap to the grind foundation that Read more […]
After a seven year absence, Argentian death metal squad Prion has returned with their third full length (following up 2008’s Impressions). With a cool scientific name in tow (a super-simplified explanation Read more […]
Vocalist Mike Semesky has been really moving up the ranks in the past few years. After his stint in The HAARP Machine, he sang on Interval’s second album (and first to feature vocals). He then joined Read more […]
Pioneering the death/doom movement in the early 1990’s through pinnacle releases like Lost Paradise and Gothic, Paradise Lost has never been content to stagnant throughout their career. Shifting tides Read more […]
Skinless initially made a name for themselves through their vicious live act. Coming from the upstate New York area, this writer can personally attest to the power of Skinless in the live venue after Read more […]
Iceland will never be a literal hotbed in terms of anything hard rock/metal related due to its geographic location in between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean, as well as being one of the sparsely Read more […]
Another band that it doesn’t take a doctoral degree to determine what type of music that they play without hearing it, Coathanger Abortion sounds about the way that you would expect to it to sound. Read more […]
Pigeonholed by the ignorant, revered by those in the know, Faith No More left a monumental footprint on the scape of alternative music in the last part of last century. While a minority of some old die-hards Read more […]
New Hampshire may not be the likeliest of locations for a symphonic metal band such as Anaria to develop – yet that’s their locale, and currently creating a healthy buzz for their brand of catchy songwriting Read more […]
For all of the misfires and half-hearted attempts at old school Swedish death metal, there’s occasionally a diamond in the rough that makes things worth digging through. Recently, Entrails finally got Read more […]
After spending a little time researching online whether the band’s correct name is with an apostrophe s or not (certain reviews and Metal-Archives say no, the band’s Facebook page says yes), we’ll Read more […]
Drawn to this album due to the members involved, Brave the Waters should surprise fans of the works of Tom Anderer and Rick Habeeb. The duo, known for their role in the doomy Grey Skies Fallen and the Read more […]
Progressive metal has been a healthy sub-genre for decades – it probably helps that the degree of musicianship and passionate fan base keep anticipation on high for new product and touring/festival action. Read more […]
Just looking at the cover of 13/8 Bit was a nice, childhood throwback. Having the image of Gameboy box art, it also gave a pretty clear idea of what the music was going to be like. Top it all off with Read more […]
The sound of hardcore is something that has been diluted and altered over the years. When you think of hardcore, one has a tendency to conjure up thoughts about breakdowns and gang vocals. But there Read more […]
Just hearing the name, Anal Vomit, one would assume this was going to be some sort of brutal, and most likely slamming, death metal. Usually those are the types that go for a name meant to induce thoughts Read more […]
Going from the name of “Big Chocolate” to Nethertale…probably a smart career move. The American Big Chocolate is some hotshot electronic artist anyway, with his own death metal band, Disfiguring Read more […]
