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The Witch – Black Flower Field
I have a tendency to make judgment calls on bands before I’ve heard a single note of their music; with a name like The...
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Killer Be Killed – Killer Be Killed
I was genuinely excited to hear the news that Max Cavalera (Soulfly, ex-Sepultura) and Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) were forming a group...
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Cokegoat – Vessel
I feel like atmospheric sludge went into a slump almost as soon as it started to blossom. There are groups like Isis, who can...
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Hark – Crystalline
Sludge is a genre that has received considerable attention over the last decade or so, and has spawned some extremely compelling and popular acts...
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Sahg – Delusions of Grandeur
Situations like these are why I hate giving albums numerical scores. If you can recognize a band's talent and skill, but also recognize that...
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Red Fang – Whales and Leeches
Like many others, I got into Red Fang with their sophomore LP, Murder the Mountains. That album is a peerless display of good metal songwriting, with...
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Gyre – Second Circle
To put into words just how much a record meets our approval without coming across as obsequious or trite (or, worse still, bland) is...
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Bison B.C. – Lovelessness
Wow, Bison B.C. sure has been busy since they formed in 2007 huh? With four releases in five years, they've been getting better and better with each one....
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Ahab – The Giant
I should really finish Moby Dick one of these days. Aside from being one of the defining works of the Western literary canon, heralded...
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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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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...