Bradley
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Born and raised in Central Texas, audiophile from a very early age. I've been a longtime fan of all things heavy, starting from hardcore and working my way up into nearly all sub-genres of metal. My Dad gave me an appreciation of metal, blasting Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Pantera, and everything between while I was a kid. I play in a band right now, and listen to an almost unhealthy amount of music daily.
Favorite genres: Doom, sludge, drone, black metal, grindcore.
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Apocalypse Orchestra – The End Is Nigh
Finding the balance between modern heavy metal and traditional folk instruments has often been a struggle for folk metal bands, and one of the...
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Astral Doors – Black Eyed Children
In terms of sheer influence, an argument can be made that power metal wouldn’t exist if it wasn't for Ronnie James Dio. During his...
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The Charm The Fury – The Sick, Dumb & Happy
It’s often said experimentation leads to innovation, a notion that is especially true in metal. By trying new tunings and experimenting with different guitar...
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Next Step – Legacy
As lamented by metal fans as grunge was, it certainly helped bring more aggressive music into the mainstream. Bands like Soundgarden and Alice In...
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Wormwood – Wounds From A Bleeding Earth
Formed just in 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden’s Wormwood give the impression that they’ve been a working unit for much longer than their actual time...
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Escape Is Not Freedom – Goldsmith
Goldsmith, the latest release from Chicago’s Escape Is Not Freedom, sounds like something that could have been released by Amphetamine Reptile Records. For those...
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AncarA – Garden of Chains
There are some albums that you listen to and immediately think “there’s no way this can be performed in a dive bar in front...
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Conjonctive – In The Mouth Of The Devil
In the early-to-mid 2000s, a new strain of metalcore began to emerge (particularly in North America) that incorporated elements of hardcore, black metal, and...
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Grog – Ablutionary Rituals
Doing anything for 25 years is no small feat, but delivering brutal, grinding death metal (with no signs of slowing down or softening) for...
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Temptation’s Wings – Skulthor Ebonblade
My preconceived notions of doom metal were all thrown out the window when I first heard “Solitude,” on Epicus Doomicus Metallicus. I guess I’d...
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