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Heart of a Coward – Deliverance
Returning with their third album, the metalcore quintet of Heart of a Coward go for a semi-conceptual style on Deliverance, with two pairs of...
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Gift Giver – Shitlife
It still feels bizarre to see so many new metal bands citing a genre as divisive as nu-metal as an influence. It’s understandable, though....
Interviews
The Faceless Messenger: An Interview with Vicky Psarakis of The Agonist
It's never easy to replace a singer. Ask Blaze Bayley about trying to replace Bruce Dickinson, or Anette Olzon about trying to replace Tarja...
Interviews
Facing Everything: An Interview with Papa Roach
Despite what some might believe, I wasn't born the sad and hateful old man that I am today; there was actually a time when...
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Job for a Cowboy – Sun Eater
Up until now, Job for a Cowboy have been band that I have avoided like the plague. Deathcore to me has always seemed anti-musical and extreme...
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Rise Of The Northstar – Welcame
So far at least, the 2010s have been a pretty formative time for more progressive evolutions in metal in terms of both musicianship and...
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Emergency Gate – Infected
Maybe it was because of how low expectations were, caused by reading the band described as melodic death metal with "electronic and metalcore elements", but...
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Shadowsphere – Darklands
One debate I hear pretty often is one that has been going on since the 90’s: what’s the difference between melodic death metal and...
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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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Sleeping Giant – Finished People
Hardcore music has often been used as a platform to spread socio-political ideas and values, such as when Minor Threat started the straight-edge movement,...
Must-read
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...