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So here's my thesis: Death/grind is the new thrash metal, updated from around 1985, to now: it's sophisticated in terms of musical s...

I actually did send away for the "uncensored" cassette cover of Tomb of the Mutilated, i.e., the undead cunnilingus, and had the f...

Sentenced to Life is pretty much an album of Entombed covering hardcore acts like Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, Discharge, and e...

In anticipation of the release of their new album, Utilitarian , on February 27th in Europe and February 28th in North America, the legend...

Nephelium is a phenomenal band. They seamlessly blend new techniques with tried-and-true methods of classic death metal. Being labled as ...

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Growing up around metal as a child with my parents listening to Judas Priest, Motorhead, Sepultura and Mötley Crüe , it was a no-brainer th...

Let me set the scene for you – As of today you’ll be locked inside of a house that is littered with human remains, dust and chemicals that c...

  “It was given out that the animals there practiced cannibalism, tortured one another with red-hot horseshoes, and had their females in com...

Entrenched are your general issue death metal-- except for some tiny but interesting details: they're pretty much brand new compared t...

I was never a huge death metal fan; I started with power/speed metal, then to thrash, then somehow skipped over death's emergence with D...

Sam, Bradley and I winked back into existence in the middle of my basement.  After the transit disorientation faded I took inventory of myse...

  Sweden has always been know as a hotbed for really good metal. Sweden’s Inevitable End are no different. These Swedes offer up brand new a...

(In my best Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson voice) Finally!! The Black Dahlia Murder !! has come back...to your stereo!! Yes Waiveriders, The Blac...

  Begin the ritual: get some time to yourself, put on a good stereo or good headphones, and put the volume up slightly louder than you would...

After Oblivion - Vultures This three song promo found it’s way onto my hard drive and into my heart just the other day. That band is the tec...

These days you gotta have a gimmick. And Ghost , a new band from Sweden, has a lot of them. They wear robes, pope hats and face paint (even ...

There are several ways to smash my skull. You could use pure power. Stick my head inside a howitzer cannon, load it with powder, insert the...

Gods . . . it seems like forever since I’ve had to use a seemingly lethal dose of heavy metal to get my ass roused out of bed, especially on...

Curse my foolishness!  One moment I am perfectly safe loitering at midday in a public square.  The next moment, I once again let my weak res...