The UK hardcore scene is seriously stepping up its game right now. Formerly thriving off its own self-sufficient success, tons of great UKHC bands...

Vallenfyre started as a way for Greg Mackintosh, lead guitarist and songwriter of doom/gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost, to deal with the anger and sadness of losing...

Despite their short time together, Canadian quartet Sabbatory have established themselves as one of the most promising new acts in the modern sphere. Boasting...

Grindcore should be a simple style of heavy metal, right?  Focus on short songs, heavily distorted guitars, vocals that are barked, shrieked, or both,...

In 2011, Nails created what I'm entirely secure in calling a perfect hardcore album. Unsilent Death was swift, loud, breakneck, merciless, well-paced, instantly memorable, and...

One of America's premier grindcore bands, Pig Destroyer, is back with a vengeance.  Over the years we have come to expect nothing less than...

Some albums dilly daddle around with no purpose or point, leaving the listener confused at about what exactly they listened to. Even worse, concept...

About three songs into the debut record by Primate, the new outfit featuring Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth, Bill Kelliher of Mastodon and three...

"If we didn’t get into metal then we wouldn’t be sitting here and doing this.  It’s just something that’s part of you and never goes away."

It wasn't that long ago when a little outfit named Napalm Death, hailing from the very birthplace of heavy metal itself in Birmingham, England,...