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The new creative outlet for four dudes who paid their dues long ago and remain members of extreme music’s corner of the universe for...
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"Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead is surely one of Avatarium's finest LPs due to its consistent songwriting and familiar yet wide-ranging...
"Simply calling this black metal, or even post-black metal, risks overlooking the ways this band has grown past labels, pursuing catharsis instead of acceptance."
The new creative outlet for four dudes who paid their dues long ago and remain members of extreme music’s corner of the universe for...
If you are a fan of heavy metal music, it’s certainly a great time to be alive. We are in the midst of an...
I recall easing into the stoner rock scene and giving Clutch a shot years ago. While their tone and style paralleled other acts like...
Deicide continues down the strong and brutal path of catchy riffs, crushing grooves and spewing unholy bile on their latest offering.
Within A World Forgotten is a dizzy, dark spell of violence conjured from the depths.
With a four-year gap between records, two lineup changes and an entire rerecording, it was fair for anticipation of Skyharbor's long-awaited third album to...
“I am going to sing for you. A little off key, perhaps, but I will sing. I will sing while you croak. I will...
Backwoods Payback are the kings of grungy stoner rock. Join us in this maddening libation!
BEHIND THE MASK, ANOTHER MASK. BEHIND THE MASK, ANOTHER MASK. BEHIND THE MASK, ANOTHER MASK.
This is all done while breaking into portions of more structured death metal that joins the brutal tapestries of frozen carcasses.
Crawl is death metal for people that don’t want frilly bullshit.
There's a good reason for the buzz around Jesus Piece. This is some seriously crushing hardcore.
Whether it be the iconic imagery and storytelling on Pink Floyd's The Wall or the interstellar plot of Mastodon's Crack the Skye, it can...
Finnish melodeath veterans Omnium Gatherum have been churning out consistently good albums for nearly two decades. How does their latest effort The Burning Cold...
Suspended in Reflections is more of a singular experience than a collection of songs, and its ability to bond heavy and light personas seamlessly...
A split for the ages, this might get loud.
Mushroomhead could arguably be one of metal’s most underappreciated bands. Formed in the 1990’s, the Ohio-based nine-piece group has always been determined to stand...
Savannah sludgesters Black Tusk deliver the goods on T.C.B.T. with memorable riffs and an appealing combination of sludge and punk.
Somewhere amidst the rise of metalcore and post-hardcore, the notion of meshing pop music elements with metal emerged. Heavy instrumentals were flipped upside down...
While some of my favorite albums excel because of their superb creativity and unmatched innovation, the most pleasing and significant records tend to be...
Current and past members of Dragonforce, Slipknot, Seth, Loudblast, Chimaira, Dååth, Mayhem and Aborym walk into a bar...
Each piece on Science Fiction is adequately appealing (to varying degrees), yet the overarching experience feels too repetitious, familiar, and uninspired by the end.
Lowlands is a mostly enjoyable instrumental venture that consistently skates the line between spirited and gloomy ruin.
