As many experts and reviewers have previously stated, a common disease that rock and metal albums have suffered since the 1970s is how the greatest...
The trends of the music industry dictated that bands needed to fit a weird set of standards in order to sell more and more. As...
Scorpions bet this time on a concept that is not new in the heavy metal world, as it was already exploited by Deep Purple in...
In mid spring Brazilian fivesome Abstracted gave birth to their first LP Atma Conflux via M-Theory Audio Records, releasing earlier a couple of singles that...
By the end of June English musician Josh Keech from Bedford has independently released his first official EP Warrior in the Clouds Pt. 1, the...
If you’re involved in the underground Extreme Metal circles, it’s pretty much unavoidable that you’re probably going to come across the myriad of bands that...
Let’s continue the reviews of gothic metal reeditions! This new release of Type O Negative’s last album isn’t as good as Lacuna Coil’s new version...
Winter finally found my home for the first time this year, in the form of freezing temperatures and an inch or so of snow. Despite...
I have no idea what I’m in for when I listen to an album, but what I need to do is remember that I am...
One fascinating aspect that made many thrash metal bands great was their ability to evolve within a style that clearly has its limits. Sodom started...
This has been a tough review to write. I have listened to this album so many times yet am battling to describe it… and not...
Blackened thrash is overall a pretty simple style in execution- it’s practically where black metal as a whole got its start, with the extreme take...
Early spring was marked by the release of the new record Hexapoda Triumph from Belarusian black metal band Downcross via local underground label Cavum Atrum...
The new Polish/French band Deimoon has officially begun their musical path, releasing debut EP The Nocturnes – First Act: The Hour of Wrath utterly independently....
I always feel a flutter of excitement whenever a debut makes it my way. Big or small, it’s a refreshing reminder that there is no...
When I think of Brazilian black metal, or South American extreme metal general, I usually think of music that sounds extremely barbaric and primal. It...
One of the reasons that black metal is one of my favorite metal genres is because of how dynamic it can be. While you can...
For every song there are two audiences: the one intended and the one eventually found. The difference between the two can range between disheartening and...
On the evening of October 25th, I headed to Quantic Pub to finally see Hypocrisy, Septicflesh, The Agonist, and Horizon Ignited. (I was late a bit) I...
What’s the deal with the dramatic side of doom/death metal and pretentious album titles? I’ve stumbled upon Desire’s Infinity… A Timeless Journey Through an Emotional Dream and...