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Grindcore isn’t even my favorite genre, but for some reason, bands seem to have an easier time making good grind records than many other...
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...
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...
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...
12 years into its career, Darkest Hour continues to improve. Over its past three albums, this DC band has progressed from being just another...
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...
Perhaps Minus the Herd refers to the hordes of bands mining chaotic metalcore now. Bands everywhere are mixing death metal, grindcore, math metal, and...
Every once in a while, an album comes along that gives you goose bumps. 'Ashes of the Wake,' 'Spiritual Black Dimensions,"Annihilation of the Wicked'-...
Buy a neck brace. That seems to be the message that August Burns Red is trying to get across with their sophomore release Messengers....
When you ask today's metal heads who the titans of metal are, you're likely to hear names like LAMB OF GOD, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH...
Job for a Cowboy is not at all the name one would expect for one of the most innovative and powerful up and coming...
What an album cover! An electric eye sizes up a scantily clad woman, whose hair looks freshly shampooed, and who casts two faint neon...
Deadlock is a combination of what are probably now the most nauseating ingredients in metal – nth generation melodic Swedish death metal, screamed verses, and...
Akercocke is one of the few elite metal bands with an instantly recognizable sound. Over the years, its blackened death metal has become more...
For whatever reasons, Chris Barnes and Six Feet Under cause strong reactions in the metal community. Some have personal beef with Barnes; others deride...
Death metal is almost 20 years old, and for having such explosive beginnings in Sweden, England, and Florida, its rate of progress has slowed...
Dokken's 1979 demo, Back in the Streets (available for free download here), is worth hearing, as it's quite unlike what the name Dokken typically...
The first two Leng Tch'e albums are absolute must-haves for any fan of grindcore. Death by a Thousand Cuts and ManMadePredator were just plain...
Marty Friedman is best known as Megadeth's lead guitarist from Rust in Peace until Risk. However, his solo career, while inconsistent, has been perhaps...
When you review the band responsible for your employer's theme song, your hands are a little tied. The opening riffs of "Praise the Lord...
It's not a good sign when all a band does is remind you of other bands. That's the musical equivalent of sleeping with someone...
