I, Voidhanger Records, out of Italy, is a label that has been putting out some top-quality atmospheric black metal releases from bands such as Mare Cognitum, Chaos Moon and Spectral Lore (all of which Read more […]
Yet another reason to use the overhyped and excessively used term supergroup, Fulgora consists of members of Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, and Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Those looking for something similar Read more […]
One of 2014’s biggest bummers was the departures of Christian Muenzner and Hannes Grossmann from Obscura. Thankfully, it didn’t take long for the two of them to announce their newest band, in combination Read more […]
Dødheimsgard, or DHG for short, have been their own entity since they began utilizing industrial/electronic elements with 666 International. Embracing oddities and, for lack of a better word, weirdness Read more […]
Just say the word(s): “French black metal.” For those in the know, French BM remains the most forward-thinking of the style’s geographical bases, with bands like the totally-excellent Blut Aus Nord Read more […]
The fourth album from Switzerland’s Attack Vertical is pretty unabashed about what it is. Of course, deathcore is the name of the game here, and Attack Vertical hangs with some of the genre clichés. Read more […]
The land down under is not just known for light AOR/melodic rock, Men at Work, and Inxs anymore. There’s quite a productive heavy metal scene – and in a variety of sub-genres to boot. Ilium is a veteran Read more […]
When multiple members of a sextet juggle recording and touring responsibilities for known entities such as Kreator, Turisas, and Moonsorrow, rest assured that new studio product isn’t going to hit the Read more […]
After just checking out Ghost Bath’s last album, Funeral, it was with joy that there was an email that enclosed their latest effort Moonlover. Based in China, there is probably a crowd ready to adorn Read more […]
One label with a real knack for finding top shelf doom and black metal is that of Hypnotic Dirge. Introduced to them last year with the excellent Epitimia, looking through their catalog has brought some Read more […]
The campaign to bring to light Pentagram’s undeniable influence rages on, this time in the form of the pre-Pentagram (or side-Pentagram, depending on who you ask) Bedemon. An early 70’s occult rock/proto-metal Read more […]
It’s sometimes a sticking point that nobody really does mid-‘90s death metal anymore. Of course, we’ve got plenty of real retro bands that go back to the origins of the genre and spend their time Read more […]
Adorned in patched vests and bullet belts, if you weren’t thrashing and bashing your buddies in the pit, you were being smashed against the front-row barricade, wrecking your neck with horns held high Read more […]
It is perhaps against their better judgment that Dutch symphonic black metallers Carach Angren decided to conceptualize their latest effort into a fairytale of sorts, the narrative lyrics prevent the album Read more […]
Sannhet is an instrumental, post-rock/post-metal outfit from Brooklyn…sounds awfully hipster, eh? Say what you will about such hotbeds for like-minded, mainstream-fighting folks (Portland, OR instantly Read more […]
There was a definite coolness factor to the artwork that adorns sophomore release, Into Decimated Reality. Nothing says death metal like some creepy, mult-eyeballed creatures with a thirst for blood! Read more […]
It was relayed to this scribe by an influential figure in the German metal scene (hint: He signed Celtic Frost, Helloween, Kreator, etc.) that Nuclear Blast Records has the market cornered on 70’s-inspired Read more […]
We’ve witnessed a resurgence globally of classic heavy metal and its offshoots of the power and speed variety. Maybe these things work cyclically, as younger generations take old school inspiration and Read more […]
New York City-based black metallers Imperial Triumphant have been slowly elevating their status over the past few years, particularly with their last two song EP Goliath. But it appears that they’ve Read more […]
Admittedly, the cover art of this one caused visions of yet more retro-death metal before the album begin spinning. Thankfully, instead of old school death, Apocrophex plays technical death metal that Read more […]
Canadian death/grinders Nervous Impulse are back with their second album, Time to Panic. An album of intense proportions, it’s clear why they decided to go with Time to Panic as their album title. Read more […]
What may sound like a good idea in theory doesn’t always fully translate when executed. Unfortunately, that’s the case with Evil Beyond Belief, the debut full-length release from the United Kingdoms The Read more […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been three years since Enslaved gave us RIITIIR, but a quick glance at the calendar will confirm that it’s true. Thankfully for the legion of Enslaved fans worldwide, Read more […]
With all of the technical death metal available nowadays, there’s not really anyone who does it quite like Psycroptic. It’s been three years since the band has provided a new album, though it’s Read more […]
Iceland, with its limited sample size, usually steps up to the plate in the context of atmospheric metal. The obvious suspect would be Solstafir, even in spite of their gradual drift from their core sound, Read more […]
Caught somewhere between the worlds of cold British doom and colder Norwegian black metal would be Australia’s Rise of Avernus. Formed in 2011, the Aussies have a full-length and two EPs to their credit, Read more […]
This is what splits are all about. Take two bands that haven’t gotten a ton of exposure and combine them together to give listeners a taste of what they are all about. This split merges El Salvador’s Read more […]
It could be argued Behemoth mainman Adam “Nergal” Darski may be a little ahead of the curve with his own autobiography. Reason being, the band (and man) haven’t quite hit the twilight/past their Read more […]
Not very often in the progressive/alternative metal world do you find a set of musicians subscribe to a less is more membership philosophy. We know all about the power trio groups like King’s X and Rush Read more […]
The live album. A point that not every band gets to in their career (or simply choose not to do it). The latest in the live recording list are Benighted, who are certainly ready in their career for such Read more […]
