Oftentimes, live albums are viewed as a bonus. Not really viewed with the same critical lens as studio releases, and really only essential for the “die-hard” fans that collect everything that the Read more […]
Admittedly a bit late to the Sulphur Aeon party having discovered the band last year, it didn’t mean there was any less excitement when the band’s second effort, Gateway to the Antisphere, was announced. Read more […]
Ever stumble upon a band and get immediately pulled in by it? Such was the case for Solipsist a few years back when The Human Equation was discovered. An incredible sense of balance between groove, thrash, Read more […]
Once you discover the meaning behind this Revere, MA quintet’s moniker (amygdala referring to the part of the brain that houses emotions such as fear and rage as well as instincts), the band’s multi-genre Read more […]
After checking out Outre on a split with Thaw, it seemed like their formula was onto something. Though there seems to be an ever-increasing amount of that “creepy” black metal going around (Deathspell Read more […]
Featuring members of bands such as God Dethroned, Prostitute Disfigurement, and Detonation, it will probably come as little surprise as to the type of material that Apophys is putting down on their debut, Read more […]
After covering The Dark Realms for a Bandcamp article, The Ragnarok Prophecy was bookmarked to ensure that any future releases wouldn’t fall below the radar. With a bit over a year since The Dark Realms, Read more […]
Gojira have managed to become leaders in the metal world due to their ability to harness some downright heavy tones with just enough atmosphere and emotion to keep listeners coming back for more. It’s Read more […]
Things may change, but one can always rest assured that brutal death metal will safely remain. Not that uber-technical and flashy kind, but the blow out the speakers with brutality variety. You know, Read more […]
Finnish symphonic power metal masters Nightwish have been leading the scene since releasing Once in 2004, an album that brought them to worldwide acclaim on the strength of songs such as “Wish I Had Read more […]
Poland’s land-locked neighbor, Belarus, seems to be turning up the metal heat lately. Its latest product is that of Veld. Apparently taking a big nod from their Polish next-door neighbors, Veld takes Read more […]
Arguments abound regarding the first works of art laid down in the early hard rock/metal age and whether they need to be updated for later generations. Truth be told – a lot of back catalog gets the Read more […]
Toronto’s Abyss make their full-length debut in 2015, since forming in 2009. After two demos and a live record in that span of time, these deathened-grindsters finally release their first official record, Read more […]
Thrash metal still has pull with the metal generation today – acts like Testament, Overkill, Kreator, and Destruction blitzkrieg from one continent to the next parading their wares to larger audiences, Read more […]
Ever have that moment where you need to scream at the travesty of the music industry? Where derivative or inept bands somehow land major deals and incredible bands scramble to find the funds to release Read more […]
Spain’s Mistweaver, like many other of-intelligence bands, recognize the value of mid-to-late 90s melodic death metal, a time when the style was at its arguable peak, well before more commercialized Read more […]
After last year’s “God is Evil” single, Morgoth positioned themselves as the latest band to rise from their grave and return to the fold (it seems virtually no metal bands aren’t capable of resurrection Read more […]
We might be running out of ideal symphonic-oriented power metal names, as Italian sextet At the Dawn pick one that may be better suited for a doom or gothic moniker than something that conjures up uplifting Read more […]
For us underground quasi old-timers, Ancient Rites are a blast from the past. The Belgium-based epic metal troupe can be credited as being one of the real standard-bearers for heroic, cinematic, and challenging Read more […]
Royal Thunder aren’t long for this metal world, probably because in fact, they’re not really metal. With Relapse being the main (and only) tie, the Southern-bred rockers have enjoyed some resounding early Read more […]
With Heidevolk’s fourth album, Batavi, the band sought to put a bit more aggression into Heidevolk’s sound. For the most part, it worked, and provided a bit more power along with the traditional realm Read more […]
It’s always interesting to see how things evolve and change through the black metal lens. With so much branching diversity and sometimes bizarre permutations, it’s getting hard to shock the listener Read more […]
After sorting through a few EPs and a single, Italy’s Nightland bring forth their debut album, Obsession. The symphonic element is large and is sure to conjure up images of their countrymen Fleshgod Read more […]
In an interesting turn of events, back in December 2014 Irreversible Mechanism actually released Infinite Fields by themselves on Bandcamp. Within a day, it was taken back down as Blood Music had immediately Read more […]
Formerly known as Trophallaxy and releasing two albums under that moniker, their third album comes after a name change to Dysrider and jumping aboard Tenacity Music’s roster. A simple trip to Bandcamp Read more […]
A change in sound for a band who did fared quite well for themselves (critically) with 2009’s excellent Look What God Did To Us, and 2012’s Minor World. City of Ships (the outfit in question) have Read more […]
Seems like “pissed off” and “venomous” are used less and less to describe death metal bands. Sure, plenty are rather grumpy, but more often than not, in the need to be flashy and jawdroppingly Read more […]
Forming in 2008 to capture the excitement of 80’s power metal and its current resurgence, Utah’s Sonic Prophecy know as a sextet the tough road they need to climb to establish legitimacy. Location Read more […]
Israeli Middle Eastern metal purveyors Melechesh, a band known for delivering top-quality, unique Sumerian and Mesopotamian themed death/black/thrash metal return to the world’s stage with their sixth Read more […]
Death metal-infused hardcore you say? Seems destined to failure, capable of upsetting one or both parties involved, but Disgrace are anything but disappointing with their particular set-up on True Enemy. Read more […]
