The magnificent, magically brutal thing known as doom metal can always take different twists and turns just as all metal can, and much like all metal the doom variant has its own special awesomeness about it that just . . … Continue reading The Human Condition – Pathways
We all know and love at least one band that’s ambitious and makes it work by sounding fucking great, but then of course there’s many others who fall flat on their faces. Death and doom metal typically ends up being … Continue reading Utopia War – Ritual
The original, primal form of metal music, heavy metal, is quite possibly everyone’s first slide into the metal genre and eventually helped us become the metal heads we are today. So for me it’s always a good idea to go … Continue reading Corners of Sanctuary – Metal Machine
When it comes down to it, there is a severe lack of bands nowadays that are able to duplicate the old school death metal sound and make it just as interesting. But with Outre-Tombe’s latest album, “Répurgation”, shows that these … Continue reading Outre-Tombe – Répurgation
One of the best things about loving metal and not being an elitist is that I can listen to whatever the fuck I want without thinking “this isn’t brutal enough”, “not kvlt enough”, or “Slayer for life” in some way. … Continue reading Erudite Stoner (self-titled)
When it comes down to straight heavy metal, there’s not many bands that fall into that category but I have massive respect for all of them. They embody the original form of metal that led to the shit we love today, and … Continue reading Gottweist – Future is In Our Hands
When you lay all the cards of metal down in front of you, there’s a lot to be seen. The brutal stuff (ex.: death metal) and the not so brutal (ex.: metalcore). Sometimes though, it’s always good to meet in … Continue reading Monster Coyote – Neckbreaker
Do me a favor, imagine Fleshgod Apocalypse. Pretty good image, yes? Mixing together the two very different styles of symphonic and death metal they do a pretty good fucking job at what they do. Now, imagine that but with a … Continue reading Diabolus Arcanium – Path of Ascension
As a guy who can relate to and enjoy just about any rock, it is very hard for me to say that I enjoy the mixing of rock and metal. I don’t mean hard rock or grunge, I mean straight … Continue reading Good Tiger – A Head Full of Moonlight
For me it is always neat to see what each band can do as they attempt to set themselves aside from the rest by either being plain good or trying to do their own style. Some bands, however, trying to … Continue reading Skore – Empty Space
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