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The Witch – Black Flower Field

I have a tendency to make judgment calls on bands before I’ve heard a single note of their music; with a name like The...

Killer Be Killed – Killer Be Killed

I was genuinely excited to hear the news that Max Cavalera (Soulfly, ex-Sepultura) and Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) were forming a group...

Cokegoat – Vessel

I feel like atmospheric sludge went into a slump almost as soon as it started to blossom. There are groups like Isis, who can...

Hark – Crystalline

Sludge is a genre that has received considerable attention over the last decade or so, and has spawned some extremely compelling and popular acts...

Sahg – Delusions of Grandeur

Situations like these are why I hate giving albums numerical scores. If you can recognize a band's talent and skill, but also recognize that...

Red Fang – Whales and Leeches

Like many others, I got into Red Fang with their sophomore LP, Murder the Mountains. That album is a peerless display of good metal songwriting, with...

Gyre – Second Circle

To put into words just how much a record meets our approval without coming across as obsequious or trite (or, worse still, bland) is...

Bison B.C. – Lovelessness

Wow, Bison B.C. sure has been busy since they formed in 2007 huh? With four releases in five years, they've been getting better and better with each one....

Ahab – The Giant

I should really finish Moby Dick one of these days. Aside from being one of the defining works of the Western literary canon, heralded...

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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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

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...
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