The correlation between thrash and death metal is an interesting one. Not because the most brutal and early variants are easily associated with another, but...
Imagine the following: after writing In the Pandemonium, Tom Warrior decided to take a trip to Brazil and met some members of Mutilator and Vulcano. Mutual...
Let’s continue the re-issues and remixes, with a pretty entertaining remix album from Fear Factory. Now, this one is a little different from the ones...
I’m starting off my introductory paragraph a little differently today. If you’ve read my articles before, I usually start off by talking a little bit...
The last day of September was a turning point for British iconic heavy metal band Raven, on that very day was released their compilation of...
After one year of relative silence legendary German speed/power/heavy metal quartet Rage has returned with a teasing new EP Spreading the Plague, once again in...
Another mysterious black metal ritual took place this night in Barcelona with the participation of the Polish bands Mgla and Mord’A’Stigmata and New Zealand’s Ulcerate....
Metal puts a lot of stock into geography. We’re always ready to slap a locale on as a label or adjective to canonize a sound...
This new set of occult power/symphonic metal songs isn’t as impressive as the first Leviathan from last year, but it still has a lot to...
Once one has become familiar with the big thrash metal bands and decides to dive into the underground, finding quality bands can be a challenge....
Early autumn was a happy time for American progressive death metal band Fallujah; they have released their fifth studio album Empyrean via Nuclear Blast Records....
At the end of July British metal duo Eihort has released their debut album Consuming the Light, presenting to the world 30+ minutes of traditional...
Sergio Leone disagrees. Well, what a premise! After reading about the upcoming Spiritworld record and its Wild West-influenced style and theme, I could hardly await...
VILE NILOTIC RITES Europe tour touched Seville last Friday night and made it special for Seville’s metal crowd as they had a chance to observe...
While it’s good to hear more from Oceans and their Hell is Where the Heart Is project, the full album version is certainly interesting, but...
So what happened to death metal? That’s not meant to be sneering or derisive, but it feels like the most concise way to describe my...
The Era of…Hades Rising Finally, after what felt like a decade of near-silence, Thou Art Lord returns with this little EP to please fans of...
Considering how radical it can result, it is uncommon to see transitions from death metal to power metal, as in the case of Nocturnal Rites....
Nocturnal Rites‘ sophomore album encapsulates much of the trends that were part of the Euro power metal scene’s golden past. As a result, the album...
There is not much to point out about this album. In general, this is one of the most cheesy and commercial releases, even one of...