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For Einherjer, one of the elder statesmen in the post-Bathory world, the rising and falling of trends is of little concern. The answer 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."
For Einherjer, one of the elder statesmen in the post-Bathory world, the rising and falling of trends is of little concern. The answer for...
Is djent a real genre? We may never know, but Periphery will transcend past the classification and continue to be something special.
Sweden's The Crown is one of many great death metal bands to come out of the country's legendary scene. But aside from the occasional...
Arch Stanton may not be worthy of in-depth discussions and deconstructions by music magazine editors and transcribers, but it’s full of heart, soul and...
hird time's the charm? Seems to be for Poland's Exlibris, who return in 2015 with a stomping epic of melodic metal in the classic...
The pairing of Primitve Man and Fister coming together is something of a match made in Hell. Both bands are known for their crushing...
Writing grindcore songs is hard. Writing good grindcore songs is even better. In lieu of the saturation of nearly everything, it's important to recognize...
Six Brew Bantha, or Sixbrewbantha, spelled whichever way you want it to be spelled as per the band, have been chruning out righteous, raw...
If you're a regular reader of Metal Injection, you're almost certainly familiar with the Ten Second Song YouTube account. It's run by Anthony Vincent, a...
Crows push forward with a sound that is utterly restless without sounding like it's trying to be tougher than the toughest kid on the...
While initially finding Downfall of Gaia quite interesting in an inchoate sense, they rather quickly became one of my "shit or get off the...
Yes. London’s Haken really like Yes. That much has been evident since they burst on to the progressive metal scene back in 2010 with...
Unsacred has managed to focus their sound from their previous albums and target a mood that can't be ignored. This undeniable direction makes False...
First things first: love the name! Normally, when bands start combining and mashing up words for monikers and album titles, it screams of uncreative...
If you haven't somehow come to check out Full of Hell in some incarnation right now, albeit their FOH Noise versions or their blasty,...
Raw may be the name of the game when it comes to traditional and prototypical grindcore but that's not to say well polished bands...
Those that grew up in the early 2000s probably already know who The Banner is. The goth/hardcore-punk/metal tyrants bolstered a heavy fixation on horror...
It's not mind blowing talent, or ridiculous composition. It's an unwavering performance by a bunch of guys who are passionate about what they do.
Machine Head, as consistent as they have been, have also been able to always give us a little something new to chew on every...
This is heavy metal for metalheads. If you ever find yourself complaining about the state of heavy music, this album will shut you up...
This Australian six-piece has already made an admirable impression on their disciples, so the anticipation leading to the release of Citadel has been exciting,...
Anaal Nathrakh has forged quite a well-deserved reputation for being unrelenting, uncompromising, and truly brutal purveyors of extreme metal. Here in the latter stages...
Having recently witnessed Generation of Vipers live and in the flesh on their home turf, it’s still amazing and somewhat surprising to know that...