Review: Unto Others Deepen Their Goth Metal Greatness with Never,...
A name change from Idle Hands didn’t stop the rise of Unto Others in trad and goth metal. The Portland band’s interest in somber gloom, electrifying hooks, and a dash...
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Review: Defiled’s Horror Beyond Horror Is Rough Around the Edges...
There are a multitude of factors that can come together to create a great death metal album, and each one has its own distinct role to play. There are, of...
Album Review: SWALLOW THE SUN Shining
Finland’s Swallow the Sun have been creating top-notch melodeath-doom for over 20 years, and with 2021’s Moonflowers, they proved that they had plenty of fuel left in their gracefully dejected...
Review: Ex-Delain Singer Charlotte Wessels Continues to Deliver on The...
When singer Charlotte Wessels amicably announced her departure from Dutch symphonic metal troupe Delain (alongside other members), few fans doubted that her impending solo career would be a success. Indeed,...
Album Review: DGM Endless – Metal Injection
For roughly 30 years, DGM have been dominating the Italian progressive metal scene, and with nearly a dozen albums produced since their 1997 debut LP (Change Direction), they’ve certainly explored...
Review: The Black Dahlia Murder Make Their Triumphant Return on...
When the late, great Trevor Strnad left this world far too soon just a couple short years ago, he left a massive void in his wake whose presence can still...
Album Review: DEVIN TOWNSEND PowerNerd
Devin Townsend is an artist who truly never fails, as everything he’s done is at least very good (if not great or extraordinary). Even when his output is relatively familiar...
Review: Chat Pile Diversifies Their Aural Anguish with Cool World
Though certainly noise rock and sludge in the broad sense, Chat Pile packs its vein of caustic loudness with emotional complexity to match some vicious riffage. Raygun Busch’s voice quickly...
Album Review: BEHEMOTH XXX Years Ov Blasphemy
Indulge me, and prepare to completely immerse yourself in XXX Years Ov Blasphemy with a chalice of the freshest goat’s blood, black out your eyes with some face paint, decorate...
Review: Swallow The Sun Brings Catchiness to Crushing Depression with...
Like the Peaceville Three and Katatonia, it didn’t Swallow The Sun long to realize their style of death doom could easily transition into euphonic territory. The Finnish band’s roots might...
