Music with guitars that have some bite.
Memes are basically just in-jokes, references that people can feel special for "getting" as they endlessly scroll through Reddit in an attempt to fill the void in their soul. The most successful memes are accessible …
Before one is fully able to appreciate heavy metal as a genre, one must first come to terms with the ridiculous imagery that is an integral part of the metal experience. Through some strange alchemical process, …
Before one is fully able to appreciate heavy metal as a genre, one must first come to terms with the ridiculous imagery that is an integral part of the metal experience. Through some strange alchemical process, …
No heavy metal sub-genre positions itself more firmly in opposition to Christianity than black metal--most famously seen in the wave of church burnings across Norway in the heyday of the early 90s second-wave scene. And, Kerrang sensationalism aside, …
As I make these lists it is always a tricky thing to distinguish between those albums that seem excellent at face value, and those albums that are just plain exciting and/or fun to listen to. …
Before one is fully able to appreciate heavy metal as a genre, one must first come to terms with the ridiculous imagery that is an integral part of the metal experience. Through some strange alchemical process, …
The more I do these end of year lists, the more I realize that most new metal (like most other new music) is pretty heavily indebted to the "old stuff." And, while it's rare to …
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 …