Against The Grain – An Interview With Oz
originally written by Juho Mikkonen This week we take the time machine all the way back to the formative years of Finnish underground metal (it was either this or travel back in time to find …
Mainstreaming Metal – Part 3: Fraud (The Home Team)
originally written by Craig Hayes This is the third installment in a five-part series. In Mainstreaming Metal, LR scribe Craig Hayes looks back on his experiences as a beacon for underground heavy metal within the …
Thantifaxath – Sacred White Noise Review
Originally written by Chris Redar From Metal Archives: No band members are credited on the liner notes of the band’s sole recording. The 3 members of the band would like to remain anonymous. This includes live …
5Q5A – Salem’s Pot
originally written by Erik Higher & Craig Hayes Wait, did you anticipate receiving serious, mini-essay, SAT-acing answers from an all-caps DOOMER named Salem’s Pot? One that has mastered the stomach-rub/head-pat of dropping the needle on Dopethrone …
Our Djent Problem – Is There Truth In Perception?
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Djent is inherently problematic. The forefathers of the sound, Meshuggah, are one of the most complex, innovative acts in the history of progressive metal. That alone should lend the Scions …
Alterbeast – Immortal Review
Originally written by Matt Longo The thing about being immortal is that you can never, well… RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE. With that lycanthrope-in-the-room Altered Beast reference out of the way, before moving to the music, …
Mainstreaming Metal – Part 2: Fraud (The Visiting Team)
originally written by Craig Hayes This is the second installment in a five-part series. In Mainstreaming Metal, LR scribe Craig Hayes looks back on his experiences as a beacon for underground heavy metal within the …
Taurus – No/Thing Review
originally written by Kyle Harcott Taurus’ No/Thing , with its menacing, doom-slaked vibe, embodies the infamous quote, “If you’re going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy.” An auditory hallucination of mental hell …