The landscape of heavy metal itself is one that’s always interesting for someone like me to come back to every now and then as it’s something that’s always changing with many new bands coming out every so often, but it’s … Continue reading Serpent Lord – Towards the Damned
The sheer amount of international representation of metal throughout the entire world is something that will never cease to amaze me. When I first got into the style, I never once dared to think the genre had expanded to what … Continue reading Cóndor – El Valle del Cóndor
There are many things that help carry metal into the hearts of many people and the younger generations as time continues on, and one of the most compelling elements of it all is the art of the riff. It seems … Continue reading Wasted Theory – Warlords of the New Electric
Every now and then, we see a real bomb of an album that gets drop that it feels like the entire fucking community corals around instantly around it only to bring more people it claiming it to be some of … Continue reading Holy Grove – Holy Grove II
The art of the riff is something that a seemingly infinite number of bands try their hand at to all sorts of degrees of success with some coming off feeling lazy and unimagined while others wield the riffs incredibly well … Continue reading Nekromant – The Nekromant Lives
Going into the desert for a little bit of psychedelia with a blunt in hand is far from a new or fresh idea in the world of stoner music as legends like Brant Bjork have made art of the concept. … Continue reading Psychlona – Mojo Rising
The world of heavy psych is one that has been going for decades with the likes of Black Sabbath and Coven being real highlight influences for many bands in the genre. I’m usually more into the style when the psych … Continue reading The Necromancers – Of Blood and Wine
A really special style that has been around for decades but has made one hell of a comeback with modern listeners is the glorious world of heavy psych. Those two words cover a lot of ground as that could range … Continue reading Kingnomad – The Great Nothing
The fiery spirit that is heavy metal is something that doesn’t easily leave the heart of a musician, and there are some acts out there who have been performing it for decades. But over the course of over thirty-five years, … Continue reading Satan – Cruel Magic
Whenever I’m looking at some instrumental album or band, the chances are that the genre in question is rock. Particularly psychedelic rock given how well it translates without any vocals, but I’m always open to switching it up a bit. … Continue reading Pragmatic Chaos – Ars Nova
