Generally Impressed With Riffs
Picture this, brah brah: You’re out enjoying a nice meal with the in-laws. It’s a pleasant setting—a beach vacation, let’s say. The sun gently peeks above the horizon, illuminating the tides as they roll in and wash away the footprints …
[Artwork by Pierre de Palmas] When revealing Melting Rot as the first band booked to play at Revenge of the Corpse 3, festival organizer Isaac Horne wrote on Instagram that the Aurora, Illinois, trio was “the closest you’ll ever get …
[Album artwork by Staffan Lindroth] The last time we gathered together under the Dimhav banner, I was busy losing my grip over the Swede’s very excellent and very sudden debut, 2019’s The Boreal Flame. I say ‘very sudden’ in that …
[Cover art by Caelan Stokkermans] “Change–and everything is change; nothing can be held on to–to the degree that you go with a stream, you see, you are are still, you are flowing with it. But to the degree you resist …
With countless young bands mining the bare-bones thrash, black, and death metal realms with little-to-no notoriety due to so much saturation (or a case of suck), it’s refreshing to hear a new group putting their …
Originally written by Chris Redar Well, kids, do you want the good news or the bad news? Let’s start with the good news: If you’re an existing fan of Benighted, they have a new album out …
Welcome to the fourth installment of The 100 Most Essential Albums of the 80s. If you need to catch up, you can do so here. This week’s edition is another testament to the diversity of …
Originally written by Ian Chainey Doug Moore – deep breath: current editor at Invisible Oranges, frontman for Pyrrhon, former Last Rites writer, and, most importantly, awesome human forever – knows Encyclopedia Metallum. Sure, we all …
Well, this is a bit of a disappointment… Released in 2012, the first Townes tribute was a winner, though not every track succeeded wholly. That earlier one was Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly of …
You ever get asked that stupid question, “If you could have dinner with five people, living or dead, who would they be?” I’ve never been able to give a definitive answer on it, because I’ve …
Cleveland’s Ringworm is the rare hardcore institution getting better by the day. Not that their ’91 demo or ’93’s The Promise aren’t enduring classics. Not that their embryonic stage isn’t important. Their pre-split early stretch …
Originally written by Dean Brown. To have a classic album nestled away in your discography can be both a blessing and a curse: fans may worship you for it but it will be the measuring …
