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Borracho have been taking the stoner rock/metal world by storm, having shared the stage...

The classic rock sound has seen a pretty big resurgence over the last several...

 Progressive metal has always been about evolving the sound of music and, as such,...

Red Hills bring the usual tropes of melodic death metal, particularly from the In...

If I try to describe an album by a band that mixes death metal...

Finland has produced some of the most popular bands in black metal, such as...

I'm a huge proponent and supporter of the new wave of traditional heavy metal....

In my early years of High School metal was in a transitional period; grunge...

I enjoy hearing bands that stretch the boundaries of black metal; it’s healthy to...

Hannes Grossmann is no stranger to the metal world. Best known for his work...

Black metal was one of the first “extreme” genres of metal I got into,...

Press releases are funny. While their point is obviously to hype a band, sometimes...

Atrum Tempestas represent the more atmospheric side of  Juha-Matti Perttunen’s (vocalist for Finnish melodic...

When I see the term “sludge” used to describe a band, I usually assume...

Criticull have been bringing their unique brand of funked-up thrashing mayhem to Ottawa-area crowds...

Over the last couple of decades, melodic metalcore has grown in prominence, thanks in...

I don’t know about you, but I’m beginning to lose count on the number...

Nobody likes to be compared to someone else. If you're a musician, to hear...

It’s incredibly audacious and uniquely rewarding when a band whose music is so deeply...

Reclvse are a Welsh doom metal band that formed just last year, and play...

I’ve always been a fan of bands that like to push boundaries in the...

N/ill is the solo project of post-punk project Crystalizer's George Pemberton, an artist from...

‘Raw’ is a term used to death when describing black metal, since its versatility...

There are certain rules you have to follow to make good album art. While...