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Breaking Benjamin. Synonymous in everyone's mind with the mild-yet-catchy chorus of “The Diary of Jane." At least it was that way for me. The Pennsylvania...
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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."
Breaking Benjamin. Synonymous in everyone's mind with the mild-yet-catchy chorus of “The Diary of Jane." At least it was that way for me. The Pennsylvania...
Bands like Aura Noir serve an important purpose in the world of extreme metal: keeping thrash weird. These sons of Hades may have carved...
Ámr is easily one of Ihsahn’s most focused, dynamic, and overall impressive sequences to date.
Serum Dreg's crusty debut is a lively and entertaining throwback to black metal's heyday that should be an easy sell for fans of the...
I'm going to be straight up, right off the bat. This album will absolutely be hitting my top albums of the year list come...
This Tampere, Finland-based trio work the fine line between old-school death metal and mordant doom like the Wallenda family.
Spiraling and crazed death metal from Amarillo, The Abolishment Of Flesh's debut proves they aren't messing around.
The Level Above Human is an excellent achievement for Ingested, showcasing their supreme mastery in crafting violent music.
The four-year wait for Omit's third record was entirely worth it. This is a soaring, melancholic funeral doom record that has plenty to offer...
Sonder is a superb record that TesseracT can take much pride in
Considering how long it’s been gestating, it’s downright remarkable that Eat the Elephant is so richly surprising, dependable, and multifaceted (in every way possible).
Panopticon's newest album is an easy contender for album of the year. Prepare for a magnificent journey in the double album experience that is,...
Equilibrium is an interesting ride that offers a lot more than listeners may be expecting. The record provides a universal theme that people can...
NONE does many things right but a few egregious creative decisions and glaring inconsistencies kill much of the duo's potential.
Lurking behind the wall of trends and polished tides of sound are bands whose output dwells within stranger realms—unattached to the expectations of the...
Beyond the Mortal Gate is a great album for black metal devotees eager to hear the sound taken to new and interesting places, but...
If you were to ask me 10 years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to predict that Underoath would last into the year 2018....
Chicago's La Armada presents a brutal and political collection of music in their latest record, Anti-Colonial Vol. 1
There are plenty of prolific musicians within the metal community who balance multiple projects simultaneously like a successful juggling circus act. But no artist...
In the back of my skull, I always remembered Will Haven as that noisy sludge meets metalcore band. Yet, such a brief assessment is...
This New Jersey band's debut is much more than a complex piece of rigidly structured virtuosity.
This is a near-classic landmark release for both doom metal and the metal scene at large and an absolute, unconditional must-listen. It truly does...
