I am a fan of both doom metal and more extreme styles such as black and death metal, and as such the wicked procreation that is death doom holds great appeal. I love the monster riffs and melancholy...
Read MoreUnless we are talking about one of my favorite bands, I don’t usually tend to bother with albums that repackage demos from early in a band’s career. However, I have been listening...
Read MoreBrennan Dylan is one of the more energetic and likeable people I have encountered while reviewing music. A lot of the material I receive for review, that doesn’t come from a label or my own obsessive searching...
Read MoreFans of traditional doom metal rejoice, for Sweden, the land of Candlemass, has put forth a new doom metal band worthy of note. I speak of the band Below and their full-length debut, “Across the Dark River.”
Read MoreToday the dark lords of metal bestow their unholy gifts upon us, for this day marks the birth of a new Triptykon album, and we, the unworthy masses, may now bask in its uncompromising greatness.
Read MoreLast week I was poring over a list of new releases and saw the band name Crypt of Silence. I thought that was pretty cool sounding, so I looked the band up on YouTube to try to hear them.
Read MoreA little over a year after the release of their last album, South Korea’s Harry Big Button is back with a new EP called “Perfect Storm.” I have had the pleasure of reviewing...
Read MoreAs we close in on four years of living in a world no longer blessed by the presence of one of metal’s greatest voices, we wake today to the release of a new tribute album in honor of the late, great Ronnie James Dio.
Read MoreFuck! Today has really sucked. Even as the day comes to a close I am still having a hard time accepting the news that Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, the mighty frontman of GWAR, is dead.
Read MoreToday I complete this week’s Bandcamp hat trick with a third album purchased from the site. This is the funeral doom band Suffer Yourself and their debut album, “Inner Sanctum.”
Read MoreHave you ever wondered what it might sound like if Alice in Chains played doom metal with a splash of progressive black metal? Me neither, but then I came across Italian band Shores of Null and their first album, “Quiescence.”
Read MoreThis week I seem to be on a roll with the Bandcamp artists. A few days ago I came across the Spanish black metal band Frozen Dawn and their second album, “Those of the Cursed Light.”
Read MoreI don’t usually find myself listening to much in the way of new death metal these days. Far too many death metal bands have been putting out far too many albums lately that all sound the same.
Read MorePsalm Zero is an avant-garde duo from New York and “The Drain” is their first album. I came across these guys while looking over a list of new releases and gave them a listen on iTunes...
Read MoreToday I bring you the recently released third album from Norwegian melodic black metal band, Subliritum; this is “Downfall.” I’m curious what the band name means.
Read MoreHow many Anvil fans we got out there? The correct answer is: not enough. Anvil has been around forever, yet for whatever reason, they’ve never received the success and accolades that they really deserved.
Read MoreThe last few years have brought us a number of cool heavy metal documentary films, but few and far between are the actual fiction movies with an overt metal theme.
Read MoreGodhunter is a doom/sludge/hardcore style band from Tucson, Arizona and “City of Dust” is their debut album. I mention doom because some of the riffage on the album seems like it qualifies...
Read MoreSo far this year there have only been a few albums that really excited me and made me eager to put fingers to keyboard. I know for a fact that there are a number of albums on the horizon that I am greatly anticipating...
Read More“I sure wish all my favorite bands would go back and re-record their early albums,” said no metal fan ever. I was driving home yesterday evening listening to the 80s thrash metal classic “Bonded by Blood” from Exodus...
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