Honest and in-depth reviews of the latest metal albums, singles, and live performances. Discover the best new releases and timeless classics.
After spending two decades paving the way for pretty much every modern band combining black metal with prettier music out there today, Alcest‘s continued efforts have certainly been satisfying to...
Melancholy. Despair. Hopelessness. Only in metal could these be considered good things. Examination and interrogation of the “darker” side of human existence has always been one of the core motivators...
We’ve all heard the expression “less is more”. Sage advice, or complete nonsense? Depends on the context, really, but either way, it certainly seems to be shared by a good...
You know those people who constantly bitch and moan that there seems to be no innovation or originality in metal anymore? Yeah, those people don’t know what the fuck they’re...
There are few things more genuinely terrifying than the vastness of space. It is arguably the single most hostile environment imaginable, incomprehensibly massive and constantly expanding (because apparently literal infinity...
From the very beginning, there’s always been an element of rebellion to black metal. Like most subgenres, it began as a way to buck the trends of the time in...
This might come as a shock to some, but I am a huge, unabashed nerd. If it’s got dragons, space battles, swords, people in obnoxious latex costumes beating the shit...
There has always been a very intimate relationship between horror movies and heavy metal. Though the former predates the latter by several decades, the two still go together like peanut...
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Gothenburg melodic death metal legends Dark Tranquillity; their last album Moment came out while the world was still struggling with the pandemic...
While Uniform originated as frontman Michael Berdan and guitarist Ben Greenberg playing bonafide industrial music, the duo’s expanded musical vision led to an expanded lineup. Now a five-piece band with...
