Brazil’s Nervochaos has been around for about twenty years at this point and The Art of Vengeance will be their sixth full length record over the years. It’s worth noting due to the fact that it’s Read more […]
Mr. Roy Z is involved here, which gives Kattah automatic credence, for it’s not like the ultra-successful producer takes on just any random project. The man’s production career shall forever be defined Read more […]
Now that we’re close to wrapping up 2014, some kind of term to describe the year that was in death metal is needed. The term shall be “weird,” and nothing else. The likes of Morbus Chron and Horrendous Read more […]
Some bands are quick on the draw to get their name out there, while others take their time and refine their craft before unleashing it on the unsuspecting public. Count Australia’s Hadal Maw as one Read more […]
A not-so-subtle take-off on Agalloch, Colorado’s (really had thought they were Cascadian) The Flight of the Sleipnir are named after one of Odin’s horses, an eight-legged creature considered to be Read more […]
With the power of the Internet and all of our high powered means of communication, we’ve sort of grown accustom to the quantity over quality debate. The death metal genre is flooded by bands hoping Read more […]
Truly embracing the entire European landscape in their lineup anno 2014, Mors Principium Est may lean 60% to the Finnish side in their melodic death metal membership (mainstay vocalist Ville Viljanen, Read more […]
Raunchy has always been one of those bands that despite their seemingly more “modern” sound, never managed to break through to a larger audience. One has to wonder why, with their sound still quite Read more […]
Those who remember Blood Stain Child’s excellent 2011 album Epsilon will certainly call to mind the vocal talents of Sophia Aslanidou. After leaving the band post-Epsilon, Sophia has settled into her Read more […]
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death” are the first words you’ll hear upon giving a spin to the new album by Polish metallers, Vesania. Kind of like how the lyrics just mentioned Read more […]
Rooted firmly in the second wave of black metal’s sonic aesthetic, Germany’s Dysangelium seeks to add yet another chapter to the genre’s storied history, showing that almost thirty years after names Read more […]
ZOM’s debut record offers an intriguing glimpse into the possibilities of a new band who knows the oh-so-important function of dynamic pacing and diversity. The overall sound certainly achieves the blackened Read more […]
Dysnomia were formed in 2007, then split, then got back together early this year, meaning there is a chance they swiped their moniker from the Omnium Gatherum song of the name. (No shame in that.) Hailing Read more […]
French modern death metallers Hybrid Sheep seem like they get a fair bit of American metal in their diet. Sure, metal is pretty universal, but if you were to give them a random listen, chances are you’d Read more […]
Carefree power metal generally amounts to classic/unbeatable Keeper-era Helloween and early Sonata Arctica. It’s less fantasy, more tongue-and-cheek. Slightly on the poppy side, but doesn’t forsake Read more […]
Tis the season for holiday festivities – so why shouldn’t metal musicians join in merriment? Sure, Halloween has always been considered a heavy holiday – but we love our eggnog, decorations, and Read more […]
Hence the title, Paganizer has been around the block for a while (Terminal Grip was the name of the band that Paganizer formed out of). Featuring the man who churns out death metal like it was going out Read more […]
Ever have that feeling with a band that you really want to like it but there’s just that one blemish holding it back? Enter Canada’s Dire Omen, signed to the ever-consistent extreme metal label Dark Read more […]
No metal band has more books than Metallica. It’s not even close, actually. The band’s Bay Area days, sacking of Mustaine, rise to dominance, etc. etc., has been told so many times that there’s not Read more […]
Hombre Malo stands for “bad man” in Spanish. And while this is a Norwegian ensemble utilizing such a cool name (DR could imagine how neat it would sound if a fella with a Scandinavian accent were to Read more […]
Sixteen years is a long time between albums! There’s been a whole generation of kids born that now have their drivers permits. But it’s been that long since Dutch metallers Soulburn have released Read more […]
Forming all the way back in 1984, Thanatos is touted as one of the first Dutch “extreme” metal bands. Global Purification being their sixth album, Thanatos is a band that takes their time with releases. Read more […]
When a new band wishes to ascend a few rungs up the credibility ladder, it always helps if you have a proven talent in your ranks. Fortunately for Swedish power/heavy metal act Bloodbound, they’ve had Read more […]
Antimatter fans take heed; Sleeping Pulse is a two-man project of Luis Fazendeiro and of course, Mick Moss. Fazendeiro provides the instrumentation, Moss provides the lyrics and vocals. There is a grouping Read more […]
Due to budgetary constraints, relatively unknown bands such as Portugal’s Shadowsphere generally don’t take such measures like re-recording their debut album. There’s a spate of bands that should Read more […]
Long standing death metallers Necrophagia first opened up shop in 1983, only to call it quits in 1987. After about 10 years off, mainman Killjoy restarted the band and they’ve been fairly consistent Read more […]
Not exactly splitting hairs here, but had Krokodil’s Nachash seen the light of day a decade sooner, this would undoubtedly be a nu metal release. The constant, 100% annoying churn of go-nowhere down-turned Read more […]
Mining melodic death metal bands in them there metalcore hills can be a struggle in these United States, so when you find an act from the Boston area like My Missing Half that swings further on the former Read more […]
This year’s Halloween was disappointedly mellow, too quiet, not enough chaos, very few freaks, hardly any tricks. But, plenty of treats! As much as I love chocolate, I’d say the best treat of all was Read more […]
Originally self-released by the band last year, Boogie from Hell, the fifth album from Swedish rock metallers Transport League, serves as a semi-reminder of the stronghold attitude-laden rock has on metal Read more […]
