Ben Chipman

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Ben lives in Kansas, plays bass in a prog-metal band and writes about metal for this site. That just about sums it up for him.

Arsis – Unwelcome

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

Intronaut – Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones)

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...

Disperse – Living Mirrors

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 – Target Earth

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...

Lightning Swords of Death – Baphometic Chaosium

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...

Kylesa – From The Vaults Vol. 1

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...

Wintersun – Time I

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...

Neurosis – Honor Found In Decay

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

Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind

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

Between The Buried And Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence

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...

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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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