Masterpieces of the metal sort.
Manilla Road is the single most epic band in all of heavy metal-a quality that earned them an automatic back-patch honor (the greatest of all metal honors) on my classic metal patch vest. Now, I …
Christian Mistress is another one of those throwback "retro" metal bands that is attempting to bring back the "classic" metal sound (along with a healthy dose of 1970s hard rock). I honestly like most of …
It's another death metal month for MMMM, and this time we are going to take a look at one of those Incantation clones that seem to be everywhere these days. Not that I'm really complaining, for …
The early German black metal scene was about as underground as it got in the mid-nineties (at least until Lords of Chaos got published). And, one of that scenes best kept non-Absurd secrets is the …
Sweden is a land from which much metal hails. And, while they (or, more specifically, Bathory) invented black metal, their early 80s metallic history is not quite as deep or varied as England, the country that …
South American black/thrash/death is known for a few things. The music is incredibly fast and raw, the drumming sounds like someone kicked the drum kit down a flight of stairs, and, overall, it's about as nasty …
As my tastes in black metal have (de)evolved over the years, I have realized that there is definitely a certain sound that I have apparently been seeking this entire time. Its exact qualities are always just out …
Retro metal has been a thing for a while now, and, honestly, I'm just fine with bands mining the good ol' days of 80s heavy and speed metal in an attempt to recapture even a …
I've been going around lately saying that about the only death metal I listen to any more is Incantation and the legion of bands they influenced with their focus on dark, evil, atmosphere over, like, …
Aspersions have been cast, in my general direction, regarding the content of this feature. SOME have claimed that the word "masterpiece" is being used far to freely. After last month's album, it was even suggested …