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Hungary is not Norway or France, but it has a thriving black metal scene of its own. Recent releases by Vorkuta and Aetherius Obscuritas (review...
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Hungary is not Norway or France, but it has a thriving black metal scene of its own. Recent releases by Vorkuta and Aetherius Obscuritas (review...
Through the Eyes of the Dead are basically a new band now – and not just because only one original member remains, guitarist Justin...
Just a reminder for everyone reading these, the reviews I am posting are for the best in general, not in any particular order. In...
If you are a "deathcore" fan and you haven't heard of DESPISED ICON you have been living under a fucking rock. If there was...
A week late and a show short, but I come forth with a list of 2007's best albums. That is, in my humble opinion....
Below is the 2nd edition of Crustcake Presents. Every week, renowned music blogger Crustcake will present to you an album that will sync with...
In the January 2008 issue of Decibel, Skeletonwitch described their sound as "Immortal beating the shit out of Metallica at a keg party." This...
So much black metal wants to be taken seriously; Deathspell Omega actually deserves such scrutiny. At first, this secretive French outfit seems pretentious. Long...
Below is the inagural edition of Crustcake Presents. Every week, renowned music blogger Crustcake will present to you an album that will sync with...
Severe Torture has come a long way since "Decomposing Bitch." That, um, composition graced its first record, 2000's Feasting on Blood. Essentially Cannibal Corpse...
Unlike many rockers turned pop culture celebrities, Sebastian Bach isn't overexposed. This is probably because his star turns are so strange. While Bret Michaels has...
Yet more Latin-loving French black metal – if I'd known I was going to be a metal writer, I would have studied Latin in...
High on Fire's Matt Pike is one of metal's most idiosyncratic guitarists. Much of his style probably comes from necessity. As the singer and only guitarist...
Ignitor is an anomaly; it's a top-notch power metal band not from Germany, but from Austin, TX. It also has two women in its...
Chiodos isn't the only band these days bridging Queen and Hot Topic. Between the Buried and Me, The Fall of Troy, and Circa Survive...
Ou·tré [oo-trey] –adjective: passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre. For being supposedly extreme, death metal has become quite...
What is a band debut doing on Roadrunner? These days, the label seems to trade only blue chips, solely acquiring seasoned veterans with established...
Only in the Internet age could bands so far away sound so alike. Compare All Shall Perish's (Bay Area) first album with Alienacja (Poland),...
One-man Hungarian black metal: how much more obscure can one get? Paragon Records excel at unearthing hidden gems like Aetherius Obscuritas, aka Arkhorrl, who...
It's odd that George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, vocalist for the world's biggest death metal band, Cannibal Corpse, and pioneer of the "helicopter hair" headbanging technique,...
Most people will know Sickening Horror for drummer George Kollias, of Nile notoriety. This is good in that his work on the Greek band's full-length...
Ah, death metal – the music that refuses to grow up. While black metal is getting busy with electronics, folk music, and dark ambience,...
Seemingly every metal label now has an entry in the retro thrash sweepstakes; Relapse's is Dekapitator. But to the Bay Area band's credit, it...
