All art – be it visual, film, music, whatever – exists within the context of what came before. This is especially true for Arsis,...

Ever had one of those situations where a band or album didn’t “click” with you until long after your first exposure? Intronaut was one...

As both a maker and aficionado of progressive metal, it’s hard to make a blanket statement on the state of the genre. On one...

Voivod excel at occupying their own unique space. Since 1981, they’ve been one of the most forward-thinking, original bands in metal, progressive without giving...

I’ve written a couple of reviews of blackened thrash records for this website since I started about a year ago, and while I still...

Mastodon may be the perennial heroes to emerge from the Georgia sludge/metal scene, but for my money Kylesa are the ones to beat these...

If you had told me six months ago I’d be writing this review, I wouldn’t have believed you. Yet here it is, on my...

The time has come once again for one of the most hallowed names in metal to rear their heads and spit out a dark,...

So in 2009, metalcore legends Converge dropped Axe to Fall on an unsuspecting public, and everyone collectively went nuts over it. For good reason,...

If you’ve paid any attention to my reviews on this site, you’ll know that I’m a huge nerd for progressive metal, and as such...