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...
If the Bulb Archives series has taught us anything about its creator, it’s that he is a musician of many talents and tastes. Misha Mansoor is known...
The evolution of South African-born Robyn Ferguson as an artist has been an interesting one to follow, from her days as guitarist/vocalist for Christian death/black metal...
As we reach the halfway mark in Misha Mansoor’s Archive series under his Bulb moniker, the evolution of the artist becomes clearer and more defined. The...
Brutal death metal is, in essence, the most extreme form of the parent genre, taking all of the intensity and most fearsome elements of its foundation...
Johannesburg’s Chaos Doctrine formed in 2010, but went through a number of line-up changes and limbo before releasing their 2018 self-titled debut. Their sound is one...
With each successive release of the Bulb archive series, we are watching the progression and musical maturation of Misha Mansoor from his demo days into his professional...
On Friday the 13th, 1970, a little band from Birmingham released their self-titled debut album through Vertigo Records, a melancholy, blues-drenched, guitar riff-heavy affair with a...
Once again, Archives: Volume 7 proves that we have a really exciting rabbit-hole ahead of us in the rest of the series, a geeky wonderland where...
Power Trip is a Texan band that have made waves in their 12-year existence. Over two albums, a compilation, and a handful of EPs, they have...
South Africa’s Deadline has a dedication to one thing and one thing only – pure, unadulterated, old-school heavy metal (the way Ozzy used to make it)....
Is djent dead? A lot of misguided folks will tell you that the sub-sub-almost wasn’t genre absolutely is, having been nurtured and formed by Meshuggah over...
