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Gothenburg, Sweden's used-to-be best kept secret until last year's masterful Empress Rising, Monolord, have unveiled their latest heavy hitter that comes fully equipped with...
If you were to listen to Persisting Devolution without any background information, it would be easy to mistake the album for some forgotten relic...
To what extent criticism of Hunter Hunt-Hendrix is justified is of much less relevance than the fact that The Ark Work seems deliberately fashioned...
Bands like Atriarch that have managed to create some killer cuts up until now. But is their latest offering An Unending Pathway that brings...
A fistula is an abnormal connection between tissue, vessel or an organ as the result of surgery or injury. Much like their name, Akron,...
There is absolutely nothing wrong with nostalgia. There is absolutely nothing wrong with homage. And there’s also absolutely nothing wrong with a band whose...
Across the spectrum in today's metal scene there are albums done with computers, triggers, effects, and a ton of studio tinkering, and then there...
There's nothing wrong with thrashy-riffs, breakdowns and lyrics damning the pitfalls of modern society.
Almost any discussion about black metal invariably starts by referencing bands from the second wave of the sub-genre like Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, and Immortal. It's not surprising since...
Diamond plate: you know what it is even if you weren't aware there was a name for it. It refers, in the words of...
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...
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...
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....
Having been on Victory Records through an entire album cycle now, and with a cover of D.R.I.'s classic "I Don't Need Society" in the track...
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...
The moment is finally here; the Time is now (hur-hur). I suppose the default question must be: "does it meet expectations?" But could anything,...
In order for a “progressive” album to be a success, its sound must be able to explore and experiment, yet still be memorable enough...
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...
A few months ago, there was complete uproar in the city of Boston with rumors of Old Man Gloom returning to grace us not...
Shadows Fall has made its name as one of the most influential and popular metal bands of the last ten years. Despite this fact,...
Dopesmoker was never gonna fly; not as an album title, not on a major label. It was actually the least of the band's worries....
Deconstruction and Ghost have certainly been some of the most anticipated records of the year for me personally, and now the wait is finally...
By: Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann Before Katherine Katz made her debut as the official third vocalist of Agoraphobic Nosebleed on their 2009 release Agorapocalypse, the...
