BEYOND THE BLACK – Beyond The Black (Album Review)
Primed and polished to a lustrous shine. Despite the explosion of female-fronted symphonic metal acts that coincided with the mid-2010s being a major topic in…
Primed and polished to a lustrous shine. Despite the explosion of female-fronted symphonic metal acts that coincided with the mid-2010s being a major topic in…
A new laboratory of lethal germs has been opened. Opinions may vary as to which subset of American death metal is the sickest, with a…
Northern European thrash served up extra nasty. Thrash metal can work a few different ways, but it is generally stipulated that subtlety is its antithesis,…
Terror strikes at the dawn of the 80s. Former King Diamond/Mercyful Fate tribute band turned spinoff homage band Them has been a fairly steady presence…
When one contemplates the concept of extreme metal, the most common question other than whether black, death or grindcore can claim to be the closest…
The chosen metallic odes arise! The horizons of heavy metal have broadened quite substantially in the past four decades, but there is definitely something to…
Scatterbrained antics beget unconventional heaviness. Life is like a box of chocolates and you never know what you’ll get according to Forrest Gump, and if…
A prophecy of impending heaviness is proclaimed. Since the early 90s the American metal scene has been on a perennial quest for the ultimate expression…
The savior of iron seeks its past among the stars. Revisiting the past seems to be inevitable for the aging elite of the metal world,…
You just can’t keep a good Vic down. Few things are as satisfying as an underdog defying the odds and coming home with the gold,…