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Retrospective

If you were to make a list of the most influential U.K. hardcore/punk and metal bands, you could not avoid putting Heresy on the...

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KEN Mode have attained a whole new level of pissed off with Entrench that I wasn't even sure was possible to convey in a...

Retrospective

When you think of blast beats you're mind probably goes to something like Napalm Death or Rotten Sound nowadays. Perhaps Pig Destroyer's Prowler in...

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In 1986 a demo was recorded in about six hours by small Newcastle band for £25 (about $37). The piece was as rough as...

Black Metal History

By the turn of the century, Enslaved had produced a quartet of compelling albums, establishing themselves as reliable and unique purveyors of the blackened...

Black Metal History

It's both ironic and fitting that, while debate heats with every passing year about who is more "kvlt" in the realm of black metal,...

Black Metal History

Overtly sinister sonic imagery requires some suspension of disbelief on my part. Either I’ll buy into a band’s bombast and bluster, or their attempts...

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Short on technical ability, long on old school spirit, Australia's Vomitor evoke something Quorthon might have released on Black Mark had the label been around in 1987. Back-to-basics...

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As the old saying goes, "don't judge a book by its cover"; well definitely don't judge this excellent album by its lackluster, high school...

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I was a big fan of Rotten Sound's 2011 LP, Cursed, so I approached this new EP with high expectations, all of which were...

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So, it would probably be a fair assumption that if you were considering getting this album, you’re a prior fan of Voivod. And, if...

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Venomous Maximus – debuting on LP here after an independently released EP earlier this year – are 80's metal children, to be sure, but not...

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Some people are often too busy laughing at the ridiculous music videos and comedic novelty of the animated series Metalocolypse to realise that Dethklok...

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In 1998, a little record entitled When Forever Comes Crashing shook the music world by fusing the atonal, offbeat time signatures of post-hardcore (particularly the instrumentally...

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In order for a “progressive” album to be a success, its sound must be able to explore and experiment, yet still be memorable enough...

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A mere four years have passed since Sylosis' inception and they’re already on the cusp of releasing their third record – Monolith; an ambitious...

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I chose to review this album as a way to broaden my metal horizons. I'd obviously heard of Germany's legendary Grave Digger before, but...

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From the chilly Scandinavian homeland which they draw their inspiration, Ensiferum sits atop the heap of modern folk-metal bands. Along with other genre standbys...

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Ostensibly borne of black metal, Krallice suffer from the simplicity of that label. Summoning a protean confluence of speed, intricacy, melody, and rhythmic ardor,...

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Dublin, California could just be another American city with a borrowed European name, lest it not be for a band comprised of arguably some...

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Some metal bands age better than others. Come to think of it, some metal genres age better than others. As far as I can...

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Mutilation Rites’ discography is a bit confounding, traversing multiple line-ups, demos, splits, and EPs. The band’s rapid gestation has been very public, but every...

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Acephalix breathe life into fetid, sepulchral death with crust punk beats and chest-bursting rage. Deathless Master is a subtle refinement of the ripping, rupturous...