There is a point midway through opening track "The Mean Spirits, Breathing" when hardcore legends Shai Hulud drop the pace to an almost crawl. It’s a...
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While there is no doubt that New York brutalists Suffocation have influenced a hell of a lot of the modern death metal bands doing the rounds...
While the accompanying press release would get you preparing for a fairly generic metallic hardcore album, Welsh boys Continents have to get a thumbs up for...
A galloping introduction sets the scene for what is to follow on Ride The Void, the new album from Los Angeles metallers Holy Grail. Following up...
Live albums as a concept are generally hit and miss affairs, usually aimed at diehard fans of the band in question. So, when you hear the...
LA rap-rock troublemakers Hollywood Undead are one of those bands that have a knack for writing songs that you know deep down you should hate but,...
Quite clearly bonkers, German power metal outfit Sacred Steel have produced one of the most ludicrously brilliant heavy metal albums of the year in The Bloodshed...
The first of a three part series, after a few spins of the Mark Of The Beast: Indoctrination portion of the set, you should have a...
Hatebreed may have a new home for The Divinity Of Purpose, but as the opening seconds of "Put It To The Torch" smash you in the...
Having spent the best part of their career supporting some of America’s finest purveyors of modern hard rock (Papa Roach, Shinedown, Black Stone Cherry), it comes...