Music with guitars that have some bite.
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 …
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 …