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Leprous – The Congregation
I’ll put my hands up and admit it: Progressive metal isn’t usually my thing. But when I saw that Leprous were releasing their 5th album,...
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Enslaved – In Times
Over the years, Norway’s Enslaved have been a rather divisive band in the extreme metal world. Beginning with Below The Lights, bassist/vocalist Grutle Kjellson...
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Jorn Lande & Trond Holter – Dracula: Swing of Death
I have a thing for dramatism. I like it when productions are larger than life and the performers go out of their way to...
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Hombre Malo – Persisten Murmur Of Words Or Wrath
Like every genre, sludge is a bit of an umbrella term now, as it has been used to describe bands at diverse as Eyehategod,...
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Insense – De:Evolution
Over the last couple of decades, melodic metalcore has grown in prominence, thanks in part to bands such as In Flames and Soilwork, who...
Festivals
Godslayers: An Interview with 1349
Demonstrating that they refuse to be boxed in by labels and classifications, 1349 can shift their sound and even take a little foray into the world of beer crafting, while still remaining a really black metal band. Seidemann (bass) tells us all about!
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Ravage Rose – Cool is Everything
The reasons why I’m taking the time to review this “hard pop” single, Cool is Everything, are twofold. On the one hand, if Ravage Rose themselves, or...
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Stormcry – Beginning of Darkness
The debut EP from Italy’s Storm Cry does exactly what any indie released EP should do: whet the listener’s appetite for more without giving...
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Nocturnal Breed – Napalm Nights
Nocturnal Breed's 2007 album, Fields of Rot, was a great album. Sitting closer to early Sodom than anything else, it had a punky edge...
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Obliteration – Black Death Horizon
While this is not the first band to take the name Obliteration (and I highly doubt that they will be the last) these guys...
Must-read
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...