Germany has always been a hotbed for metal and hard rock, producing some of the most esteemed and influential acts in heavy metal history,...

I've often compared stoner metal to pizza because it's really hard to do poorly. When it's good, it's the most incredible thing on Earth...

Candlemass are the alpha and the omega of doom metal, and Leif Edling is the alpha and the omega of Candlemass. As the band's...

A good live album is more than just a document of a band's performance. It should do more than just capture the instrumentation and...

When I had the pleasure of interviewing vocalist Hideki Fukasawa and drummer Junji Narita of Japanese doom heavyweights Church of Misery at last year's Maryland Deathfest,...

It's easy to think that post-metal's jumped the shark. Like post-rock before it, it almost seems to have become too formulaic. The build-climax-release formula...

Stoner metal needs good riffs to survive, moreso than any other genre of metal. This is equally true if it's either the dank and...

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....

"If you come to see us, have a great time, we have no political messages, it's all about enjoying yourself."

I've decided to save up and buy a Harley. Most people would buy motorcycles out of a desire for unbridled freedom, the wish to...