Scott Tardy 22 articles

Twenty years since Watching From A Distance… That album was huge for me back then, so I went into this one pretty nervous. I kept...

Steps into Shadow took me a while to figure out. Not because it’s especially difficult, but because every time it seemed ready to settle into...

I put this on expecting exactly what you’d expect from a new Nunslaughter record – fast riffs, blasphemy, a bit of chaos, maybe a couple...

I wasn’t familiar with Deus Sabaoth before this album, which is probably why Distortion of Lies ended up being a pleasant surprise. The Ukrainian project...

I just finished my third listen to Altered State and I’m still catching little things I missed the first time around. Defiled have been around...

Fuck yes. This is exactly the kind of death metal I needed today! Hell Trepanner come from Lima, Peru and apparently have no interest whatsoever...

Uhhhh… Well, this one caught me completely off guard. When I saw Blood Incantation had released the soundtrack to their own documentary, I honestly wasn’t...

Holy shit! Every now and then an album comes along that completely derails whatever you were planning to listen to that day. Cold Logic did...

I’ll be honest: when I first heard that Voivod had recorded a live album with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, my expectations weren’t particularly high. Not...

With flickering flames and that familiar whiff of sulphur hanging in the air, DIMMU BORGIR have finally returned. Eight long years after Eonian, the Norwegians...

After seven years since Embrace Of The Godless Aeon, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but they actually came through. This feels like proper Hecate...

Welcome to this week’s global shitshow. Wall Street’s jerking everyone around like a drunk at a blackjack table, Congress can’t get off its ass long...

Hey from still-scorching Arizona! Week two of This Week’s Picks lands right as French streets erupt, Brussels debates climate targets it won’t meet, and the...

Hey from hot Arizona! This is the first “This Week’s Picks”! The plan is to do it (or at least try to) every week, sharing...

Didn’t know this band before. Still don’t, really. Just hit play, sat there, and let this thing run its mouth. It starts slow, doesn’t ask...

After much anticipation, “Spider Lilly” is finally here! This long-awaited single, which has been captivating audiences live across North America, is now available for everyone...

Tomorrow marks the arrival of Hail Mangoth, the debut EP from French sludge/doom metal band Kaalbaår, to be released by Octopus Rising. Formed during the...

Closely following their recent sold-out Australian headline tour, extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH are previewing their upcoming “By Order Of The Dragon” UK/European tour in the...

Swedish metal legends Arch Enemy unveil their latest single, Liars & Thieves, from their upcoming album Blood Dynasty. The album announcement and the start of the pre-order phase...

The relentless storm of Swedish black metal strikes once again. MÖRK GRYNING, undeterred by the passage of time, reveals their latest single Fasornas Tid from their eponymous upcoming...