Sam
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Sam's first experience in the world of heavy metal was convincing his mother to buy him a Limp Bizkit cassette from his local Sam Goody. In his defense, he was twelve, and he soon realized the error of his ways once he started to actually listen to it. But once he impulse-bought Black Sabbath's Paranoid a few years later, his brain was set aflame with a lust for all things heavy. Sam's been on a never-ending quest for the most monstrous of riffs ever since, and while he's found a myriad of bands to worship, he will never be satisfied. When not slaving away on this site, he spends his time shackled to schoolwork and graduate research in New York City.
Reviews
Carcass – Surgical Steel
I never believed for a minute that I'd ever be listening to a new Carcass album in my lifetime, let alone reviewing one. It really...
Reviews
Windhand – Soma
One of my best friends in the entire world, and one of the main reasons I'm such a metal fanatic, can't stand doom metal...
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Vattnet Viskar – Sky Swallower
I was enamored with Vattnet Viskar's debut EP when it first hit my eardrums just last year. While the United States black metal scene...
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Evocation – Excised and Anatomised
Covering a song is always a risky proposition for a band. How do you make a fitting tribute to the original while still making...
Interviews
Returning to Form: An Interview with Carcass
If you don't know Carcass, you don't know metal. Ever since Reek of Putrefaction transformed the landscape of grindcore in 1987, Carcass has been...
Reviews
Shakhtyor – Shakhtyor
When I first received Shakhtyor's debut EP from my dear editor, we were at first struck by how much the band's name sounded like...
Reviews
All Pigs Must Die – Nothing Violates This Nature
With a name like All Pigs Must Die, you expect greatness right off the bat. I mean come on, how much more instantly confrontational can your...
Reviews
True Widow – Circumambulation
When I got my hands on True Widow's As High As the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth...
Reviews
High on Fire – Spitting Fire Live Vol. 1 & 2
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...
Reviews
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – Mind Control
I can remember the very first time I ever heard Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. Someone posted a link to "Death's Door," the second song...
Must-read
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“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...