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[Cover artwork by Old Hag] When I initially realized that Arckanum’s first album after a long hiatus—and, technically, its breakup—would be released on All Hallows’ Eve, I devised this rather cutesy and far-fetched idea to compare the entire album to …
[Album artwork / art direction by Joseph Niet / The Creative Corporation] Offering up a textbook definition of “holy crap, time flies,” Black Sabbath’s swan song, 13, was released 13 years ago, on June 7th, 2013. In a curious move, …
If you’re just now catching up, well, we’re just now catching up. Seth Buttnam and I (plus one uninvited guest) are rounding up some of our favoritest grindcore (or grind-adjacent) releases of the past however many months, since we (read: …
[Album artwork by Truls Espedal] It’s 17 albums for Enslaved now, comprising a discography I find exceptionally challenging to wrap my arms around. What’s going on here? Does anyone else forget that the relatively rote and by-the-numbers Frost is actually …
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 …
originally written by Erik Highter We live in an age where everything is at our fingertips, where every metal band that ever talked about cutting a demo has an entry in the Encyclopedia Metallum. But …
Welcome to the third installment of The 100 Most Essential Albums of the 80s. If you need to catch up, you can do so here. As was hinted, this week’s crop of essentials is a …
Originally written by Ian Chainey Madrid’s Nigromante has been playing trad tarot for ten years, yet just released its debut LP Black Magic Night. In a minute, you know the reason why. Opener “Heavy Metal …
