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When your last album was both an underrated sleeper and a frequent inclusion on Best of 2011 lists, expectations are understandably high for your follow up....
With an opening on “Threshold Gateway” of crackling fire and the sound of wind blowing, and an interlude of an organ, Wolvserpent sets off...
Picture this scene. You’ve just landed on the isle of Crete. You leave your ship and walk up the beach. The surf is crashing...
Over the course of just five years, Boston's Revocation have earned universal acclaim for their familiar-yet-well-executed hybrid of technical death metal and thrash revivalism, two subgenres...
It's been a long haul since Gore Metal, but in a lot of ways it kind of hasn't. Released 15 years ago to immediate...
"Maturity" is a polarizing qualifier in the black metal community, straddling as it does notions of both artistic development and selling out, a hitch...
Chimaira is definitely up there in the respected names of metal. The band, their music, and their iconic players have gone down to become...
A five year break is an eternity in the internet-driven world of rotisserie trends and frenetic meme turnover, but sometimes a band just need...
Mercenary is a band that was incredibly influential on my metal development. Their albums 11 Dreams and The Hours That Remain were the ones that opened...
As the Norsemen crossed the North Sea, they dreamt of a time when they would conquer their entire realm in an effort to please...
If there’s one thing I can compliment about August Burns Red, it’s their consistency. They have released a new LP every two years since...
On the tenth anniversary of the release of Metallica's St. Anger, Rob remembered that I had made some off the cuff remarks that some...
This week felt like both a slow week for albums and a huge week for albums. There were not that many new releases that...
The last time Kylesa took three years between records they came back with two drummers and their career high water mark up to that time, Static Tensions....
At one point Killing Joke were one of the most bulletproof post-punk bands around. Releasing their first single in 1978, they were right there with Wire and Gang of...
Just the name Grime is about all you need to take away to get an idea of whether you'll like their material or not....
Each week on ‘Throwback Thursday’ we dust off a crucial but underrated album, without which heavy metal’s evolution would have turned out quite differently....
As part of Black Metal History Month, we will be spotlighting classic albums that we feel are essential for any fan of black metal. This...
Suffocation are, for all intents and purposes, my death metal home base. I was weaned on the mid-90s death metal scene in New York...
It's a retro world. That's not a value judgment, just a statement of fact. Some lament this fact as if its a permanent turn...
Maybe it has something to do with apocalyptic musings given to the year, but 2012 has already seen a lions share of bellowing, doom...
It's a long journey from paying tribute to being tribute-worthy oneself. It's a common pitfall among many artists: hamstringing themselves with their own sense...
When asked where metal comes from, most fans will name The United States, The United Kingdom, Germany, and the Scandinavian lands as responsible for...
