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In the overcrowded subway car that is death metal in 2018, Corpsessed is the band you don't mind being shoved into. On their latest...
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In the overcrowded subway car that is death metal in 2018, Corpsessed is the band you don't mind being shoved into. On their latest...
Heart of Jordan takes their metalcore influences and layers on irresistibly catchy choruses to make for one of the most promising unsigned releases of...
Deicide continues down the strong and brutal path of catchy riffs, crushing grooves and spewing unholy bile on their latest offering.
There's a good reason for the buzz around Jesus Piece. This is some seriously crushing hardcore.
Vermilia blends clean and harsh vocals with excellent riffs to create a truly captivating and dramatic listen on "Kätkyt." An extremely impressive debut outing...
You really can't go wrong with death metal like this. I mean, that is unless you're one of those types on social media that...
Australia's Depravity prides themselves on crafting well-produced, controlled chaos on their debut album, "Evil Upheaval."
Bands like Aura Noir serve an important purpose in the world of extreme metal: keeping thrash weird. These sons of Hades may have carved...
Beyond the Mortal Gate is a great album for black metal devotees eager to hear the sound taken to new and interesting places, but...
An album of the year list is never finished, it just has a due date. Regardless, here's some of the best the year had...
With Death Revenge, Exhumed have crafted a fun, worthwhile listen, especially with Halloween just around the corner. I'm especially impressed with the historical inspiration,...
Relentless Mutation is a great step forward for Archspire, as the writing is vastly improved and more consistent than on previous records. And it’s...
Songs like “Rites of the Locust” and “Les Sepulcri” represent the band at their best, with massive riffs and a perfectly honed atmosphere that...
If you want a good snapshot of where a lot of extreme metal is today, this is the right place to look.
Howling is a magnificent triumph. If you like dark, heavy music of any kind, you must listen to this album.
Darkthrone’s 1993 album, Under a Funeral Moon, represents the true essence of black metal. You can largely determine how you feel about black metal...
Mayhem brought the sold-out show a stirring performance of their classic 1994, with Inquisition and Black Anvil providing the perfect black metal support.
What is one record we can point to that signals that crucial mid-80s shift in hardcore? Turns out Southern Lord has just re-issued that...
If there’s anything you can say about “metal in 2016,” it’s that there’s no one definitive thing to say about metal in 2016. But...
For many people, the legendary black metal bands of the early 1990s are like characters from a horror movie or your favorite dark fantasy...
What Decision Day gives Sodom is the ability to add new songs to their set-list. Likewise, it gives fans new songs to mosh and...
This album gets to the heart of what extreme music is: an artistic expression of the dark, ugly side of existence (whether in this...
Beast preserves many of the fundamentals of the band’s sound. As expected, there’s plenty of heavy grooves, breakdowns and mind-splitting blast-beats. Beast is a...
