Malevolent Creation – The 13th Beast (Album Review)
Unlucky are they whom challenge this beast. Death metal is an art form that is undaunted by incidents of the former half of its name…
Unlucky are they whom challenge this beast. Death metal is an art form that is undaunted by incidents of the former half of its name…
The terrors of midnight play it safe. When any band reaches veteran status, a certain degree of reflection becomes inevitable both among themselves and their…
The old ways are still the strongest. Too often a band’s present merits are judged by how much progression their sound has made, which is…
Extinction by industrialization and progression. One curious tendency that has developed within progressive-tinged power metal circles over the past 10 or so years has been…
In a world of endless monstrosities. Otherworldly imagery has been the stock and trade of death metal for about as long as the sub-genre has…
Obligatory, apocalyptic images and sounds. Stereotypes seem to be inevitable when a given expression comes of age, and with black metal appropriating the old occult…
Battle rages in the cosmic firmament. One would be remiss to suggest that death metal is a one-dimensional expression at present, but even as far…
Cold flames beget a burning frost. Contradictions have little place in the fields of logical inquiry, but in the realm of the arts it is…
Every vile soundtrack needs a prelude, or 12. Melancholy occasions are often wont to make one forget his sense of objectivity, for good or for…
New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION have announced dates for their final North American tour with original vocalist Frank Mullen. This historic trek will take place this…