Some bands are content with finding their niche and spending their entire careers in it. They might write the same song every time, but...

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

In terms of music that sounds absolutely hateful, sludge metal is the scene you can always count on to keep pushing the envelope. Whether...

The aspect of doom and sludge metal that's always drawn me into it is the fact that there aren't very many rules as to...

When I first received Shakhtyor's debut EP from my dear editor, we were at first struck by how much the band's name sounded like...

With a name like All Pigs Must Die, you expect greatness right off the bat. I mean come on, how much more instantly confrontational can your...

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...

When I had the pleasure of interviewing vocalist Hideki Fukasawa and drummer Junji Narita of Japanese doom heavyweights Church of Misery at last year's Maryland Deathfest,...

It's easy to think that post-metal's jumped the shark. Like post-rock before it, it almost seems to have become too formulaic. The build-climax-release formula...

This review’s going to be a little more personal. Last year I discovered by chance a fantastic album by a band from Germany. The...