Soilwork has always been, in my mind, the overlooked gem in the Swedish melodic death metal crown. That’s not to say that they haven’t been successful...
When Killer Be Killed formed in 2011 to start making music together, there was a collective holding of breath from their fans. So-called “supergroups” rarely succeed...
The image and aesthetic of black metal has always been an integral element of the notorious genre and its resultant culture. The album sleeves, intricate logos,...
When South African stoner/sludge prime-movers Ruff Majik released their Tårn (read our review here) album in 2019, it signalled a new level of quality and excitement...
And thus we reach the final release in Misha Mansoor’s mammoth Archives series under his original Bulb moniker. 10 albums in 4 months, from his earliest...
The fight against the apartheid regime in South Africa came to a violent climax with the Soweto 1976 uprising, a catastrophe that was finally heard around...
2020 has been a year filled with enormous ups and downs for the human race, a time when anything is possible because “that pandemic” has levelled...
And thus we reach the final numbered volume in the mammoth Bulb Archives series (only the Electronic one left to go after this, which promises to...
Chris Barnes – the mere mention of the name can start a heated discussion between death metal fans instantaneously, always a fun debate. Some view the...
For many, the original wave of death metal was best showcased by the Swedish contingent, most notably Entombed, Dismember, Grave, and Carnage. That now-familiar HM-2 buzzsaw...
As expected, the further we went down the rabbit hole that is the Bulb Archives series, showcasing the historic demo work of Periphery’s Misha Mansoor, the...
Mastodon has become an institution in modern metal. Their twenty years as a band have seen them grow from an underground darling to one of the...
Archives: Volume 4 (read our review here) felt, to be honest, a little tired and stretched to the max (even with its short run-time). The djent...
Misha Mansoor’s epic undertaking to release his Bulb work en masse has been a real eye-opener thus far. Granted, these are mostly sketches of songs that...
With 2017’s Caustic album (their second full-length), Primitive Man proved without a doubt that they are more than capable at ripping people’s heads off sonically, but...