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What a fitting band name. Not because Droid is one of those super-technical bands that play like they’re inhuman, but the double bass drums...
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...
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...
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...
Buy a neck brace. That seems to be the message that August Burns Red is trying to get across with their sophomore release Messengers....
I know this review is about a year over due, but I felt that it was about time someone gave this band a little...
Except for perhaps Brazil's Violator, California's Merciless Death is the cream of today's "retro thrash" crop. It's hardly infernal overkill to say that Evil...
Katon De Pena's yowl is just as distinctive as those of '80s greats like Paul Baloff or Steve "Zetro" Souza. However, while his band...
For whatever reasons, Chris Barnes and Six Feet Under cause strong reactions in the metal community. Some have personal beef with Barnes; others deride...
Throne of Katarsis isn't for the impatient. On the Norwegian band's debut full-length, An Eternal Dark Horizon, it unfolds five songs over 55 minutes. ...
Straightedge metallic hardcore punk brimming with breakdowns – who needs more of this stuff? Turns out that a well-done X-fest is surprisingly refreshing in...
Death metal is almost 20 years old, and for having such explosive beginnings in Sweden, England, and Florida, its rate of progress has slowed...
Despite biting by hordes of metalcore imitators, Gothenburg-style melodic death metal is alive and well. On Stuck Here on Snakes Way, Finland's Omnium Gatherum...
I really want to hate this, but I can't. Christian metalcore with touches of emo – this album came with three strikes against it....
On its debut full-length, San Diego's Warface serves up no-frills, old-school death metal. Suffocation comes to mind in the death growls, blastbeats alternating with...
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...
Metal bands often talk of war, but few actually sound like it. Amon Amarth and Bolt Thrower have built careers around war themes, yet...
Metallic hardcore – no more and no less. But before you click away, think about why you might object to those two words. Simplistic...
Recording an album with a band is hard enough; recording one by yourself is exponentially harder. Thus, it's noteworthy when a one-man project like...
Over time, the legendary yet shadowy French black metal act Blut Aus Nord has grown increasingly experimental. On MoRT, it has perhaps both lost...
Well, this rips. Plain and simple. It isn't the most original album around, but Year of Desolation's debut is a ferocious blend of death...
