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In case you haven’t heard the news or the teaser material, Finnish humppa-metallers Finntroll—Vreth, Trollhorn, Beast Dominator & Co.—are back with their seventh studio...
Ostensibly borne of black metal, Krallice suffer from the simplicity of that label. Summoning a protean confluence of speed, intricacy, melody, and rhythmic ardor,...
Sophomore slump has plagued countless bands, regardless of the genre. It’s always difficult to follow up an album that could have taken any number...
A few months ago, there was complete uproar in the city of Boston with rumors of Old Man Gloom returning to grace us not...
Epic. Masterpiece. Mind-blowing. Superlative, superlative, superlative. It's hard to hide my excitement here; Portal Of I, down to its final note, is the perfect...
Acephalix breathe life into fetid, sepulchral death with crust punk beats and chest-bursting rage. Deathless Master is a subtle refinement of the ripping, rupturous...
When you really think about it, Sweden’s Meshuggah is extreme metal’s answer to Tool. Both bands have some of the most supportive and staunch...
They may not be a stand-out band in the Death Metal world for me, but I have always appreciated Aborted’s guttural brand of blood-soaked...
Flourishing don't play by anyone's rules. This is often a hallmark of interesting music that isn't ultimately engaging or enduring. The Sum of All...
When you're obligated (or just want) to listen to as much music as I do, it becomes difficult if not impossible to "memorize" a...
I've always thought of Krallice's music as a duel, envisioning the guitars feinting, parrying and maneuvering in abstract aural dimensions at ludicrous speed. About...
Canada’s Protest The Hero has been making quite a buzz in the metal scene ever since their 2005 release, Kezia. The band has always...
by James Zalucky When it comes to creativity, few bands can match the power and brilliance of AGALLOCH. Over the course of their career...
By Ben Apatoff JULIE CHRISTMAS could sing a bus schedule and make it sound compelling. On The Bad Wife, her solo debut, she roars,...
A few summers ago, the Giraffes' self-titled breakthrough established them as one of the best new hard rock bands since Queens of the Stone...
The name Animal is apt. Two records ago, on 2003's Shut It Down, Animosity developed vertebrae, of thrash, death metal, and hardcore punk. On...
So much black metal wants to be taken seriously; Deathspell Omega actually deserves such scrutiny. At first, this secretive French outfit seems pretentious. Long...
Ah, death metal – the music that refuses to grow up. While black metal is getting busy with electronics, folk music, and dark ambience,...
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...
"Obscurus Advocam" and "Verbia Daemonicus" are evidently improper Latin for "Invocation of Darkness" and "Speech of the Devil." Latin is the official language of...
Crust punk verging on grindcore, Ale to England was originally a 7" that slipped through the cracks due to a fly-by-night label. Not only...
Two weeks ago I ventured my way into the depths of the underbelly of Detroit, Harpos. For those of you not familiar with the...
