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Vallenfyre – Splinters
Vallenfyre started as a way for Greg Mackintosh, lead guitarist and songwriter of doom/gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost, to deal with the anger and sadness of losing...
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All Pigs Must Die – Nothing Violates This Nature
With a name like All Pigs Must Die, you expect greatness right off the bat. I mean come on, how much more instantly confrontational can your...
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Nails – Abandon All Life
In 2011, Nails created what I'm entirely secure in calling a perfect hardcore album. Unsilent Death was swift, loud, breakneck, merciless, well-paced, instantly memorable, and...
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The Secret – Agnus Dei
There's no shortage of good deathgrind on Southern Lord produced by Converge's own Kurt Ballou. It's not exactly a small market, but for the most...
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High On Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis
I had graduated from radio metal (and high school) and started getting into heavy metal in earnest during my first two years of college....
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Nails – Unsilent Death
More often than not, an album doesn't have to be long to be good. Every hardcore thrasher remembers the first time they dropped the...
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The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...