Following a two decade plus retirement from the metal business, vocalist Leather Leone reflected on the loss of Ronnie James Dio and felt re-inspired to engage her golden pipes once again. Surrender to Read more […]
A band that has always been more slippery than palatable, America-by-way-of-Italy avant-garde metallers Euphel Duath are guided by the esoteric views of mainman Davide Tiso. Previous incarnations of the Read more […]
From Darkness is a challenging listen. Not technically or progressively challenging, but because it’s all over the place. The record kicks off with “Lightning Curse,” a super fast and aggressive metallic Read more […]
If you ever wanted to know what the soundtrack would be to living in a nuthouse, Mutation’s Error 500 is a great place to start. The brainchild of Ginger (The Wildhearts), this is Mutation’s second Read more […]
Holy balls, this is a fun listen. Going in I admittedly expected something much more dire with the severe album cover (which is awesome), but no, instead what I am (and you, should you indulge it) is an Read more […]
Relatively new hardcore/thrash ensemble Generation Kill, consisting of members from thrash giants Exodus and hardcore devotees Merauder and Pro-Pain, returns with its second full-length offering. Showing Read more […]
Ophidian Wheel is a curious time-capsule. After reaping widespread acclaim for 2011’s The Great Mass, Septicflesh have been re-releasing their early catalogue through Season of Mist and Ophidian… is Read more […]
Of course, the name will get you right away, but there’s much more to this Netherlands-based depressive black/Goth combo than an eye-catching moniker. Fully immersed in the sub-buzz of BM but not sonically Read more […]
The first thing striking about Vastum’s Patricidal Lust is that of its artwork. Reveling in glorious, filthy, and obscene imagery, this one sits close to Eternium’s Repelling a Solar Giant in terms Read more […]
‘Tis been a very nice year for the Darkthrone duo of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto. The year would have already been complete if they had just put out The Underground Resistance and nothing more, but here Read more […]
After a slew of solid releases over nearly a decade, Weekend Nachos have definitely made a name for themselves in that they are either loved or hated. Still isn’t going to change that, but if you dismiss Read more […]
Leaving one of the premiere power/progressive metal outfits in Brazil Angra last year after a successful 12 year run, vocalist Edu Falaschi can now devote the lion’s share of his creativity to Almah. Read more […]
Despite various lineup changes over the years and a shift toward more black metal stylization (as opposed to the death metal leanings of their earlier work), Necrophobic have managed to carve out a pretty Read more […]
Originally released in 1998, Deprecated’s Deriding His Creation is experiencing a brand new lease on life. Already a cult brutal death metal classic in it’s own right, 2013 sees the album given a Read more […]
Perhaps thought of by some as America’s answer to Immortal, Inquisition has been steadily gaining prominence on the global stage of black metal since the release of their debut back in 1998. In those Read more […]
Lovely Liv Kristine and long, long-haired Alexander Krull make for a fine pair, the equivalent of Euro metal’s “Beauty and the Beast,” dare we get all poetic and ripe for comparison. You’d think Read more […]
Stepping into the Portals of Canaan, Deeds of Flesh show a metamorphosis of their work. Although Erik Lindmark is the only original member, the band has relatively maintained their sound and continues Read more […]
When examining Norwegian progressive metal as a whole, Ihsahn could be viewed as the scene’s designated ringleader/spiritual guide (surely he’d love being called that…not), with a growing, healthy Read more […]
Despite their 20+ year existence, The Blueprint for Blood Spatter is only Mortal Decay’s fourth full length, and their first since 2005’s Cadaver Art. With Malignancy’s vocalist Danny Nelson in Read more […]
With Candlemass now officially retired from the studio and simply a live act (who wants to bet we’ll see a new album from them in light of this?), founding member/bassist/primary songwriter Leif Edling Read more […]
A trait of a good album, to me, can lie in its ability to create a potent mood or to virtually change the landscape surrounding the listener – the music being the ignition to stoke the listener’s uniquely Read more […]
Recovering your fledgling fanbase can be tough in today’s overcrowded metal scene. Check out the new release bin from week to week and expect 20 times the number of albums hitting the racks or digital Read more […]
Even deeper we go into what now constitutes as second-tier post-metal, essentially the bands left to sort through the rummage now that Isis is gone, Cult of Luna are experimental, and Neurosis may have Read more […]
The initial death grovel spewed by Warmaster vocalist Corné Bijlemeer on “Nuclear Warfare” warranted a quick double-take, as in, has Chris Barnes jumped on yet another band’s album to lend his Read more […]
Though an overused and poorly understood idea concerning living, the concept of ‘the simple things in life are the best’ is one apt when applied to certain kinds of music. Case in point: Red Fang. Read more […]
Looking at the band logo (ooh, the a’s are replaced by 6’s and the t’s are upside-down crosses) as well as the album title, the bad jokes seemed to be writing themselves. With some song titles Read more […]
Despite their on-again, off-again presence throughout the years, Pyrexia was never really able to achieve the level of success as their NYDM peers Suffocation and Immolation. Enter Feast of Inequity, Read more […]
Since their previous release, Black Devotion, Czech black metallers Inferno have rekindled their music to a groundbreaking degree. With raw intonations, fast tempos, and a hint of harmonic instrumentals Read more […]
The mercurial oddball on the European groove metal facade, France’s Dagoba have done some label-hopping of late, going from their home country’s Season of Mist, to XIII Bis, and now over to eOne for the Read more […]
Another year passes and we find ourselves in the midst of a surprising new Ihsahn release. Eremita was a staggering and well-loved release for me last year so I found myself thrilled with the prospect Read more […]
