Æpoch Work to Establish Their Own Sound on 'The Scryer'

Published Aug 05, 2020

As lo-fi basement black metal and carbon copy metalcore bands seem to be dominating heavy metal's creative output during COVID, it's great t...

White Stones Kuarahy

Published Mar 23, 2020

White Stones is the solo debut solo for Opeth bassist Martin Mendez. Given his 23-year tenure with Opeth, it's obvious that their fan base i...

Kirk Windstein Dream in Motion

Published Jan 24, 2020

It's been four years since the release of Crowbar's last album so there has been some anticipation among the fan base for the release of fou...

Bloodbath The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn

Published Oct 25, 2018

The oversaturation of amateur death metal bands has rendered the genre stagnant. Countless bands imitate the requisite characteristics of th...

Sleep The Sciences

Published Apr 20, 2018

It's no coincidence that one of the prominent legends of stoner metal decided to drop their newest album at midnight on April 19, ushering i...

Dead Empires Designed to Disappear

Published Feb 23, 2018

Designed to Disappear is an album of contradictions. Traditionally an instrumental group that played on the heavy side of prog-metal, Dead E...

Electric Wizard Wizard Bloody Wizard

Published Nov 10, 2017

Six albums after the release of their magnum opus, Dopethrone, Electric Wizard are beginning to show signs of burning out. While Wizard Bloo...

Pallbearer Heartless

Published Mar 22, 2017

On Pallbearer's newest doom-laced gospel Heartless, the band continue to carry the weight of its critical success following the release of F...

Sepultura Machine Messiah

Published Jan 11, 2017

If Machine Messiah weren't a Sepultura album, its blend of chugging riffs and zealous guitar solos would qualify it as a passable thrash met...

Russian Circles Guidance

Published Aug 03, 2016

For over a decade, Russian Circles have been painting soundscapes with strokes of dynamism and tonal manipulation.   The Chicago outfit's...

Gomorrah The Haruspex

Published Jan 15, 2016

While Gomorrah might not be the most original name for a death metal band (in fact, it's been used by several metal bands to date), the titl...

Pomegranate Tiger Boundless

Published Dec 09, 2015

The title of Pomegranate Tiger's second album, Boundless, brilliantly conveys the music found thereon. Composed and written entirely by Cana...

Emigrate Silent So Long

Published Dec 09, 2014

The underlying flaw that hindered Emigrate's debut self-titled release back in 2007 was its similarity to Richard Kruspe's primary band, the...

Bog Oak A Treatise on Resurrection and the Afterlife

Published Nov 28, 2014

Seconds after pressing play, A Treatise on Resurrection and the Afterlife immediately greets the listener with feedback and heavy progressio...

Inanimate Existence A Never-Ending Cycle of Atonement

Published Jul 23, 2014

The inclusion of progressive elements in an otherwise ruthlessly precise death metal album presents a dynamic range often forgotten, or igno...

The Grasshopper Lies Heavy Every Man for Himself and God Against All

Published Jul 01, 2014

Soaked in distortion with guitar strings detuned to the point that they barely hold to the neck, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy unleashes a soni...

Illdisposed With the Lost Souls on Our Side

Published Jun 27, 2014

For over a decade, Illdisposed have been a leading band in Denmark's metal scene. Their 13th album, With the Lost Souls on Our Side, is a re...

Allegaeon Elements of the Infinite

Published Jun 24, 2014

On Allegaeon's newest release, Elements of the Infinite, the band continue to expand on the vicious groove-infused melodic death metal that...

Godhead The Shadow Realigned

Published Apr 29, 2014

Breathing new life into an old album, The Shadow Realigned presents an alternative perspective to that of Godhead's 2006 release, The Shadow...

Khroma Collapse

Published Mar 28, 2014

For some reason, the craft of blending electronica and metal has proven to be a very precise science for which few bands have found a succes...