Steve

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Presiding over the frozen tundra of Ontario atop his mighty polar bear of war, Steve seeks out the metal that he claims, “has a sweet groove, dude.” His musical tastes were raised by his father upon the likes of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Dio, but it wasn’t long before he began tuning his ears to darker and stranger avenues. Finding solace within the domains of prog, stoner, and power metal, he continues to make expeditions into genres unexplored, delving into their history while keeping an eye peeled on the horizon for rising stars.

Ascendancy – The Amazing Ascendancy Vs. Count Illuminatus

Album titles that are needlessly long aside, have you ever wondered what would have happened if Dave Mustaine had made a progressive power metal...

ThunderWorks – Thoughts And Thunder

Let me just say, I love the name ThunderWorks, it brings to mind the delicious cheesiness of the likes of Dethklok, making me expect...

Crimson Blue – The Angelic Performance

When the term “Art” is thrown in front of the words rock, or metal, or any genre of music for that matter, the pretentiousness...

Deconstructing Sequence – Access Code

 Progressive metal has always been about evolving the sound of music and, as such, it is hard to pinpoint what it sounds like exactly,...

POMSTA – Sledgehammer

To put it plainly, groove metal is very American, with Pantera being (at least arguably) the fathers of the genre, followed by many other...

Red Hills- Pleasure of Destruction

Red Hills bring the usual tropes of melodic death metal, particularly from the In Flames side of the audio scale. They’ve got drums firing...

BornBroken – The Healing Powers of Hate

In the realms of thrash, pushing the envelope can be a difficult thing to accomplish, since few of the core elements can be changed...

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