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