It’s honestly an odder sight to see a modern rock band not heavily influenced by the likes of Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Judas Priest than not to see it. Those sounds and classic vibes have become all but inseparable with … Continue reading Salem’s Bend – Supercluster
There has long been a sentiment for the “golden years” of rock and metal as that’s where we typically think of whenever we imagine the legendary albums that still come to define our tastes no matter how diverse, simplistic, or … Continue reading Tanith – In Another Time
There are some bands that can pass through the world of music on sheer badassery alone. It’s something we rarely see, but if done right there is nothing more infectious than a classic sounding heavy metal band that knows exactly … Continue reading Visigoth – Bells of Awakening
Nowadays, it feels like the reverence of the era of classic doom is more potent than ever as we’ve gotten absolutely throngs of acts that have sought to recreate that sound as we’ve seen the styles of heavy psych, proto-doom, … Continue reading Obsidian Sea – Strangers
I’ve come across a lot of instances where people tend to not enjoy modern heavy metal acts because they find those acts to be “cheesy” in their lyrical theme or seem stale to them as they’re not doing anything dynamic … Continue reading Battle Beast – No More Hollywood Endings
In today’s metal climate, it’s very important to people like me to get something different in our collections so that we’re not listening to the same fucking thing over and over again, but every and then there’s a surprisingly welcome … Continue reading Black Viper – Hellions of Fire
You know… it’s been too long since I heard a solid slab of classic-esque heavy metal that really got me going. The last time that happened would easily have to be the last Vhaldemar album which is still fucking top … Continue reading Ritualizer – Blood Oaths
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
