I’ll let you in on the secret to a critique: it’s about evaluating what the work is trying to achieve, and how well it’s...

"We are our own sternest critics."

I had said earlier this week that doom metal was the subgenre most enamored with its humble roots, but in retrospect that statement's more...

So it looks like Drudkh put out another album. These enigmatic Ukrainians first made waves in the black metal underground in 2003 with Forgotten...

Any band that takes their name from a Destruction song has better deliver on the front of skull crushing heavy metal.  Desaster has been kicking around...

Blackened thrash works as a genre for the same reason Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups work as a candy. It’s two great things you wouldn’t...

With a name like Hellsaw, one would be expecting some diabolical and unholy music to terrorize their roommates and neighborhood with.  That is what...

Alright, I know I’m a few months late on this but there aren’t any good new releases happening until the new Goatwhore next week,...

Any album cover that depicts a deceased nun on it is going to get my attention, and that is just what happened this past...

Describing Liturgy as a black metal band isn't entirely accurate. They seem to crib more from math rock and prog than traditional black metal,...