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Picture this scene. You’ve just landed on the isle of Crete. You leave your ship and walk up the beach. The surf is crashing...
There should probably be a new "Godwin's Law" for any conversation about Norma Jean. Eventually, one of two things will be brought up. In...
A little over a year ago, I wrote a review of Autolatry's EP, Of the Land, and enjoyed it quite a bit. After a listen...
Are you about to go on an adventure and you are just plum out of ideas of how to score it? Well, Scale The...
For a variety of reasons, The Black Dahlia Murder was once a pariah to many self-styled "true metalheads", who tied them to the metalcore...
With Black Gives Way to Blue, Alice in Chains proved all the faux-elitists and skeptics completely wrong. They managed to avoid the anticlimactic self-parody...
What rolls through my head while listening to German stoner rock trio Kadavar’s second album, Abra Kadavar? This is music to get stoned to....
The Last Spire is the aptly titled final effort of legendary doom rock act Cathedral, and the band certainly don't just lay down and die....
A couple years ago, I went to go see the first (and so far only) MetalSuck Fest in NYC, and among the many highlights...
When I saw Nails at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in 2011, I was instantly won over. They had such a raw, no...
There’s been quite the buzz around Killswitch Engage as of late, what with Howard Jones’ departure and original vocalist Jesse Leach stepping in to...
By the turn of the century, Enslaved had produced a quartet of compelling albums, establishing themselves as reliable and unique purveyors of the blackened...
Shai Hulud is undeniably one of the most important bands of the last 15 years. On the front lines of metallic-hardcore, they had a...
When I reviewed Cradle of Filth's last album, I tried in fairness to emphasize the band's strengths, while addressing the typical reservations many extreme...
In order for a “progressive” album to be a success, its sound must be able to explore and experiment, yet still be memorable enough...
I do believe that we have delivered a record that will be accepted and hopefully enjoyed by the DOWN horde — if you will…If...
From the chilly Scandinavian homeland which they draw their inspiration, Ensiferum sits atop the heap of modern folk-metal bands. Along with other genre standbys...
As with any other genre, doom metal can be hit or miss. Whether treading the waters of desolate drone or keeping with the tried...
I got so much grief from people…about “not being black a metal band.” And I’m not proclaiming to be. But it’s part of our...
Al Cisneros of stoner titans Sleep and Emil Amos have created a sonic masterpiece with Advaitic Songs. Om don’t really seem to fit into...
Maryland death metal stalwarts, Dying Fetus; return with their 7th album Reign Supreme which follows their last effort Descent Into Depravity nearly 3 years ago....
Sweden’s Marduk has long been one of my favorite Black Metal acts. While they are rightly criticized for their overuse of blast-beats and other...
I want to be dead with my friends. – "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space" In the year 2012, with album #6 in the chamber,...
