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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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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

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...
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