Few things are as good as going to a festival with a good line-up, and this year's edition of Hellfest has all of that...

Going as far back as December of 1971, Pentagram have been trailblazers in heavy metal and (to a greater extent) the doom metal sub-genre,...

Heads Held High begins with a song titled “Farewell” which I assume is supposed to be ironic. The song almost lives up to its...

Stoner and doom metal can be a tricky crossover. Not because of wildly contrasting elements, but because of the potential redundancies. Behold! The Monolith manage...

In the world of heavy metal there is always an underlying dick measuring contest among bands whose only desire is to create a sound...

Few bands are able to really capture a feeling with their music; this is particularly so when what they’re doing is trying to be...

Brant Bjork is a name that many stoner rock fans will immediately recognize, mostly for his role as drummer in the highly influential stoner...

The classic rock sound has seen a pretty big resurgence over the last several years, and has worked its way back into heavy metal...

It's shocking that doom female singers have only recently become popular; after all, if you listen to the timbre of Ozzy Osbourne's voice over...

The last several years have been pretty exciting in metal with all the experimentation and cross-pollination of genres; many metal bands have looked outside...