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Nuklear Frost – Subjugation
Black metal was one of the first “extreme” genres of metal I got into, with Dark Medieval Times by Satyricon serving as my introduction....
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Will The Thrill – Sorry to Disappoint Ya
Press releases are funny. While their point is obviously to hype a band, sometimes they just go above and beyond. This is the case...
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Atrum Tempestas – Néant
Atrum Tempestas represent the more atmospheric side of Juha-Matti Perttunen’s (vocalist for Finnish melodic black metal outfit Catamenia) musical output. Formed in 2007, alongside...
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Servants of the Mist – Gross Knowledge of Genital Mutilation
When I see the term “sludge” used to describe a band, I usually assume there’s going to be a healthy dose of stoner-friendly blues...
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Critcull – Back in Brown
Criticull have been bringing their unique brand of funked-up thrashing mayhem to Ottawa-area crowds for a couple of years, and have finally gotten to...
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Insense – De:Evolution
Over the last couple of decades, melodic metalcore has grown in prominence, thanks in part to bands such as In Flames and Soilwork, who...
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Hoth – Oathbreaker
I don’t know about you, but I’m beginning to lose count on the number of sub-genres of sub-genres in metal; I mean, look at...
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Goats of Doom – Ashes from the Past
Nobody likes to be compared to someone else. If you're a musician, to hear "you sound like..." is probably annoying, especially if you want...
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Rahu – The Quest for the Vajra of Shadows
It’s incredibly audacious and uniquely rewarding when a band whose music is so deeply historically-rooted in the ideology of a certain culture begins to...
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Reclvse – Reclvse
Reclvse are a Welsh doom metal band that formed just last year, and play a very traditional style of doom. They’ve digitally released their...
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The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...