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Blessed Black – Beyond the Crimson Throne
Doom metal has always been a celebration of traditional heavy metal. Though the biggest influence for genre is Black Sabbath, proto-metal bands like Blue...
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Gorilla – Treecreeper
Heavy metal as we know it wouldn’t exist if it wasn't for Black Sabbath; their influence was such, that an argument can even be...
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Black Cobra – Imperium Simulacra
Since its birth in the late 60’s to early 70’s, heavy metal has essentially been about volume and the power of the almighty riff,...
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High on Fire – Spitting Fire Live Vol. 1 & 2
A good live album is more than just a document of a band's performance. It should do more than just capture the instrumentation and...
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The Sword – Apocryphon
If I had to place the responsibility for my multi-year infatuation with doom metal on the shoulders of one band that isn't Black Sabbath, it would...
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Om – Advaitic Songs
In a way, the legendary Dopesmoker was almost a prophetic vision of what the two now-legendary post-Sleep projects would look like. On the one...
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Sleep – Dopesmoker (Reissue)
Editor's Note: This is finals week, as all our students in the audience are well aware. Regrettably, Sam needed to go on temporary hiatus...
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Conan – Monnos
There must be something in the water in Liverpool. Aside from bestowing upon the world one of the single greatest, universally-acclaimed, beloved, and influential...
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High On Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis
I had graduated from radio metal (and high school) and started getting into heavy metal in earnest during my first two years of college....
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Black Pyramid – Black Pyramid II
Back when I was attending my first higher education institution, the resident Punk Club (SMOKE BEER!!) used to book killer metal acts for shows...
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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...