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
Venomous Maximus – Beg Upon The Light
Having an exceptional frontman behind the mic can elevate your band to something really special. As undisputably phenomenal as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest are,...
Reviews
Deafheaven – Sunbather
Deafheaven doesn't really play black metal, and they'd be the first to tell you that. Black metal's influence on the music they play can't be...
Reviews
Church of Misery – Thy Kingdom Scum
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,...
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The Devil’s Blood – III: Tabula Rasa, or Death and the Seven Pillars
When a band announces that they plan to "return to nothingness," you can expect to not hear anything from them for a good long...
Interviews
Immolation (Ross Dolan) Interview
Ross Dolan, the singer and bass player of the legendary death metal band Immolation met us and shed some light on the band's newest...
Reviews
Cathedral – The Last Spire
It's hard to say where doom metal would be if Cathedral had never existed. We wouldn't have defining records of the genre like Forest of Equilibrium...
Reviews
Nails – Abandon All Life
In 2011, Nails created what I'm entirely secure in calling a perfect hardcore album. Unsilent Death was swift, loud, breakneck, merciless, well-paced, instantly memorable, and...
Reviews
Inter Arma – Sky Burial
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...
Reviews
Darkthrone – The Underground Resistance
Over the entire vicious cycle of the Norwegian black metal scene, Darkthrone has consistently proved themselves to be far above the fold. With fifteen albums...
Reviews
Death Wolf – II: Black Armoured Death
So, how much do you like Danzig? Before you even think of checking out Death Wolf, this is a question that you really need...
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...