I have been listening to metal since the age of... 14 or so. Besides music, I'm also interested in boxing, fitness, meeting new people and enjoy reading about a variety of topics.
Artistically, the success of several early doom/death metal bands laid in their ability to experiment outside of the norm. Female vocals, unusual instruments and inspiration...
Originally written by a drunk Peter Steele within four hours during his Carnivore days, Slow, Deep and Hard is one of those albums that’s undeniably...
Novembers Doom are one of the stranger bands that we’ve tend to associate with the doom/death metal genre. They began as a faithful doom/death metal...
Although Swedish death metal consists of a few key ingredients, it goes without saying that most bands that were around during the genre’s peak had...
Singles aren’t my usual pick of choice, but since my curiosity got the best of me, I had decided to give this one a shot....
It always fascinates me how quickly the musical ideas and visions of certain artists change over time. Who’d be a better example than Tom Warrior...
Ever since the proper vocalists became a part of Black Sabbath, the band’s sound had more or less become accessible (that’s not to say that...
It always amuses me to hear how inconsistent certain bands can be and unfortunately, Tad Morose are one of the best examples that I can...
Hungarian metal is something that has yet to break into the West and while bands like Ossian and Pokolgép have been doing their thing since...
There are a variety of death metal bands that formed during the genre’s early stage, but started to release albums way later and in this...
The 80’s marked the start of inconsistent line-ups, sounds and production values for Black Sabbath. It’s as if Tony Iommi kept adapting more to his...
I don’t know about you, but if you ask me, playing metal shouldn’t be complicated. Have a vocalist who can sing in tune, play a...
Over the last couple of years I’ve become familiar with Japanese metal and I’m surprised by the amount of quality of obscure bands. Sure, you’ve...
By no means am I huge fan of Tad Morose, but I can see why they’d appeal to fans of heavier power metal and for...
Sometimes you just need to take a break in order to recharge your creativity. Such was with the case with Riot V, as their two...
On paper, Czech black metal might be an ideal style for people who struggle to get into the harsh sound that we’ve come to associate...
Often lumped together with Varathron and Rotting Christ, Necromantia were another important band of the Greek black metal scene. Of course, each of these bands...
Sometimes bands do the unthinkable and Cloven Hoof is certainly one of the bands that fall into this category. They started out as a NWOBHM...
Although often put into the same category, none of the early Brazilian extreme metal bands had the same thrash/death/black metal ratio and in Expulser’s case,...
Look at that album cover. Don’t those guys look absolutely sick? Nowadays face paint might be an unnecessary cliché, but once upon a time it...