A promising debut by a newcomer to the black metal field.

A great performance of dark, sludgy post-metal.

With what seems to be their first album, the Swedish quintet of Seedna start out ambitious and work their way up from there. After...

In the early 2000’s, metalcore saw a pretty big breakthrough, with bands like Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Shadows Fall, and Unearth hitting...

It still feels bizarre to see so many new metal bands citing a genre as divisive as nu-metal as an influence. It’s understandable, though....

For punks, authenticity is key. So when Toronto hardcore giants Cancer Bats announced their fifth studio LP was to be recorded with multi-platinum producer...

So far at least, the 2010s have been a pretty formative time for more progressive evolutions in metal in terms of both musicianship and...

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The UK hardcore scene is seriously stepping up its game right now. Formerly thriving off its own self-sufficient success, tons of great UKHC bands...

Spinal Tap were the first band to make the amps go up to eleven. They could have just made ten louder than normal, but...