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The genre of black/death seems to be one of the few new things you can get into if you’re into “real” metal. The trouble...
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"Defeated Sanity is one of the best in the game of absolute top-tier extremity."
The genre of black/death seems to be one of the few new things you can get into if you’re into “real” metal. The trouble...
The most famous Nintendo-core band of all (and yes, I found a slew of underground bands playing Nintendo-core back when mp3.com was still cool)...
I thought the days of SUFFOCATION cloning were done! In all fairness though, there’s a very good reason why SUFFOCATION was ripped off more...
I actually saw an add for this album, and one of the tag lines was “For fans of shaking their head and saying: What...
People who have become familiar with my reviews have probably noticed that I pretty much destroy derivative albums. I mean, why buy a cheap...
Damn, I have to say this is one of the easiest albums I’ve ever had to define. It’s just as easy as stating that...
My top 3 favorite regions for heavy music are Quebec, Japan and France. French bands as of late have had a standard of releasing...
The obvious question is of course, what the hell does the number twelve look like? The guys in SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY came up...
I just got a bunch of stuff in from Ibex Moon Records, and I was so ecstatic to see that all the bands had...
There’s something that can be great about bands that have very few members. The route to what the artist’s interpretation can be easily portrayed....
I had the CARNAL FORGE album “Firedemon” at one point in time, and it was a decent, if very generic slab of modern thrash....
The saga of North American musicians worshiping Swedish melodic death metal continues. Actually, I thought people had gotten over that whole “the only good...
Hey! These guys named themselves after a Meshuggah album, so they must be on of those Meshuggah influenced bands! Oh, sorry, that was “ChaoSPHERE”....
Some words and sentences just get lost in translation. Did Toxic Bonkers perhaps want their name to represent the effects of going insane from...
When I was out grabbing information for Zatokrev, I had read a few places described them as a doom/death version of Neurosis. The double...
What a fitting band name. Not because Droid is one of those super-technical bands that play like they’re inhuman, but the double bass drums...
I consider death metal to be a perfectly viable form of art, meaning that unlike some other places, I don’t grade death metal on...
Judging from crowd reactions, "Upper Decker," from 2005's Clients, is easily the best thing The Red Chord have ever written. While the Boston band...
12 years into its career, Darkest Hour continues to improve. Over its past three albums, this DC band has progressed from being just another...
Every once in a while, an album comes along that re-awakens you to a genre; it presents a new outlook on the way...
The contents are exactly as advertised: Metal God Essentials Vol. 1. This release collects the highlights of Rob Halford's solo career to date in...
Houston is known for scorching heat, 110% humidity, it's status as the United States' fattest city and a crime rate that rivals New York...
Dreary as hell, but in a good way – Sweden's Mortuus drags the listener on a gentle descent into the abyss. After an initial...
