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Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas

Cattle Decapitation continue to evolve as a band on their latest release, which is their most melodic and atmospheric yet

Arctos – Beyond The Grasp of Mortal Hands

Discovering melodic/symphonic black metal was quite a revelation for me, especially considering that the bands that got me into black metal in the first...

Astrophobos – Malice of Antiquity

Astrophobos have been keeping busy since their debut EP in 2010, releasing something every few years. Although it's been five years since their debut...

Iskald – Innhøstinga

With their last release dating back to 2014, the Norwegian group of Iskald have had some time to re-center themselves and put some serious...

Watain – Trident Wolf Eclipse

Watain have earned themselves quite a reputation for their uncompromising approach to songwriting and live shows over the last 20 years. With a sound...

Astrophobos – Enthroned In Flesh

It has been 2 years since Sweden’s Astrophobos unleashed their Lovecraft-influenced black metal masterpiece, Remnants of Forgotten Horrors, an album that I thoroughly enjoyed....

Carnifex – Slow Death

Unlike many of the bands that came up in the deathcore scene of the mid-2000’s, Carnifex have never tried to shun the deathcore label....

Borknagar – Winter Thrice

Since bursting onto Norway's black metal scene in 1996, Borknagar have continually pushed the sonic boundaries of the genre. Starting as early as the...

The Stone – Nekroza

Black metal is most often associated with the Scandinavian scene of the late 80’s to early 90’s, particularly in Norway and Sweden. True, many...

1349 – Massive Cauldron of Chaos

Read our interview with Seidemann about this new release! 1349 may not have been one of the first bands in the early black metal scene in...

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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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