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Anyone with an ear to the European heavy underground knows the name Lowrider. The hype language for the Swedish quartet’s years-in-the-making sophomore album Refractions...
Even within progressive metal, bands sometimes stagnate. It seems like a paradox; the very definition of “progressive” implies forward-thinking and ever-changing. And yet, even...
After really looking at things, I know it is just an unfortunate coincidence I have never had a chance to talk about Beneath The...
In the long lineage of art inspired by one of the most important characters in literary history, Faustian Pact are something completely new entirely....
Euphonic Entropy builds upon everything that makes Diabulus in Musica an extraordinary act.
Blue Öyster Cult, the iconic New York rock band, has been going strong since the late '60s and quickly grew into one of the...
An Embarrassment of Riches is a towering achievement not only for The Night Watch, but for the instrumental progressive metal subgenre as a whole.
Pitfalls extends beyond most music to educate, empathize, and entertain in equal measure.
France's Alcest represents a rare point of inflection in heavy metal. The solo project of Neige began around the turn of the century as a raw...
It's blasphemous, it's twisted and its utterly unrepentant. Profanatica are back for your skull once again!
Named for the year in which the epidemic reached Norway and black metal outfit 1349. Much like the dreaded outbreak, their music is unrelenting, unmerciful,...
Heart Like a Grave satisfies on all fronts, combining many robust bits of heavenly despair and unrestrained outrage into some of the most awe-inspiring,...
There’s still excitement to be had by flogging a dead horse. As long as you use a heavier flogger.
While High Command comes from Worcester, Massachusetts, their sound is forged in the fire and steel of the hyperborean age. The groups’ debut full...
In maintaining many of their idiosyncrasies while also delving deeper into a focused narrative and more approachable structures, Kayo Dot has undoubtedly created a...
This band sounds like Uncle Acid and Thin Lizzy had a kid. What's more to ask?
Being previously unfamiliar with this band, I admit that my curiosities were piqued at such a blunt and crass name as Porn. What extreme...
Sweet goddamn Lord Dying has made an astronomical leap forward in the four years since Poisoned Altars!
Endon is a quintet that is no stranger to creating claustrophobic soul violence seen through the cracked lens of a kaleidoscope.
The reiteration of cherished classics isn't always a effort well-executed or well-received. I feared that The Door to Doom, the newest album from legendary metal...
Rotting Christ keeps railing against religion on their thirteenth album.
