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...
Sometimes, when describing an album, you rely on comparisons and likenesses, drawn-out descriptions of moods evoked and memories conjured, coupled with sensory associations and all tied...
Oh, good grief! Incredibly, it was 70 years ago this fall when Minneapolis-born cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, first introduced the world to his now-legendary PEANUTS comic...
Mixing 90s Britpop with grunge, the release of Southend indie chaps Asylums new album, "Genetic Cabaret" couldn't have been timed better. Read our review.
The term, “Appalachia” conjures more than its share of images – some deserved, some less so. While this stretch of untamed wilderness is believably home to...
In 2016, Black Funeral’s Ankou and the Death Fire gave me renewed hope for the future of United States Black Metal (USBM). While long-running stalwarts like...
It was never expected that fans would ever see new material from Static-X following the passing of frontman Wayne Static in 2014. Not only has this...
These are turbulent times we’re living in – turbulent times where a short, sharp dose of riotous hardcore punk would rarely feel like a more befitting...
Ah yeah, the good ol’ “U.S. of A.” — a country rich in culture — a nation blessed particularly with a rich musical heritage — a...
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...
Baltimore hardcore band Sharptooth deliver a raging display on their new album "Transitional Forms". Read our review of this vicious slice of hardcore here.
Iconic American humorist Will Rogers is oft credited as once saying, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” If that’s indeed...
Formed in 2000, the Californian extreme industrial outfit Dawn of Ashes – a metaphor for the ‘beginning of an end’ – rose to popularity with their...
When receiving this lost gem of metal goodness, my first thought was this is going to be horrible. I’ve loved Dokken since I was fifteen, as...
The Northern Indiana depressive black metal outfit, Nodus Tollens released its debut full-length record on July 7th via Trepanation Recordings. The one-man project, fronted by Cicatrix,...