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I love death metal. Like, LOVE it. Without the glorious, blood-drenched cacophonies of Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Obituary, and Deicide, my tender...
Axl Rosenberg over at MetalSucks posted an awesome review of GOJIRA's new release, The Way Of All Flesh. I could write about my feelings...
Whenever they feel like it, the editors of The Apparatus webzine will present a new tech album that you should do yourself a favor...
Last night, the METAL Injection crew got together, smoked an took in the new album from Metallica, Death Magnetic. The first few tracks were...
Pitchfork Media tends to be frowned upon by much of the metal community as the spawning ground of many of the hipster trends that...
Every week Whenever they feel like it, the editors of The Apparatus webzine will present a new tech album that you should do yourself...
Cary Gordon, a.k.a. Evil C, co-Host of Metal Injection Radio's MSRCast sent in this review… With the brand new Guitar Hero game out on...
Testament's The Formation of Damnation has been hotly anticipated for two reasons. First, it marks the return of lead guitarist Alex Skolnick. This resets...
Every up-and-coming metal band should watch Born in the Basement. The DVD, by original Overkill drummer Lee Kundrat (aka Rat Skates), is a metal...
I'm conflicted about retro thrash. As trends go, there's far worse, like metalcore, deathcore, and symphonic Hot Topic-core with token sex object keyboardists. It...
There isn't much that we can say about this band that hasn't already been said. Having sold over 100 million albums worldwide without any...
Cavalera Conspiracy is the musical reunion of brothers Max and Igor Cavalera after a decade-long estrangement. Both have moved on from their origins in...
Two things jump out about Black Tide. The first is their youth: they're all under 20, and singer/guitarist Gabriel Garcia is supposedly only 15. ...
Welcome back, Tomas Haake. It was quite impressive how natural (natural for extreme metal, anyway) the programmed drums sounded on 2005's Catch Thirtythree, but...
In Flames are nothing if not consistent. They've made virtually the same album four times in a row since 2002, including their upcoming full-length,...
Black metal lyrics generally fall into three categories: (1) Satan, Satan, Satan; (2) Odin, Odin, nature; and (3) kill yourself, but not before buying...
The Arcane Order make a pretty good Strapping Young Lad. The resemblance is startling – barreling, precise, melodic death metal with apocalyptic keyboards and...
Bullet for My Valentine are more metal than you think. They're also less metal than they think. The result is music of the most...
It is peculiar how two people can rock this much. Consider Black Cobra's bi-bodied brethren: The Spinanes and Mates of State (not that rocking); The...
Ingredients for a Fortress cocktail: 1 part J.R.R. Tolkien 1 part Molson Canadian 2 parts marijuana 1 part Iron Maiden 1 part Dream Theater...
Vader are fond of exclamation points. This EP, originally available during 2007's Death by Decibels tour, has songs titled "Lead Us!!!" and "Die!!!". They...
After At the Gates, Tomas Lindberg has been busy. He's indulged his crust/grind side in Skitsystem, Lock Up, and Disfear. He's continued his work...
The name Animal is apt. Two records ago, on 2003's Shut It Down, Animosity developed vertebrae, of thrash, death metal, and hardcore punk. On...