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[Cover artwork by Luca “Zeero” Zironi] There was always something uniquely charming about Konquest’s brand of traditional heavy metal—an almost whimsical breeziness that still felt like a near perfect balance of playful and substantive. A long-lost Italian cousin to Sweden’s …
[Cover art by Beyond Art] There are bad musical moods, and then there’s Mylingar. Over the course of the last decade this group of anonymous Swedes has concocted the type of ill-meaning black/death that makes Diocletian seem like a Care …
[Cover artwork by Subhuman at Desert Dungeon] Let’s talk about our love for quirky metal. Okay, sure, any definable level of ‘quirk’ is obviously subjective, but I’m guessing you know we’re not talking about the guy who loves The Black …
[Cover art by Mister Curse] Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface. Stack Overflow in…Corpse Pile Interface? “What’s in a name? That which we call a corpse pile, by any other word would smell as putrid” – billy shakes Forgive my …
The relative merits of making an homage/worship album has long been a heated subject of debate among metal heads and music fans in general. Thulcandra’s debut, Fallen Angel’s Dominion, is as worthy a subject for …
Originally written by Ian Chainey One night, when I was spun out of my gourd on dark roast and in total dick mode, I announced that pigfuck, especially the Big Black-inspired portion, was the new …
Originally written by Ian Chainey Somewhere on the 210 freeway, I realized that I was never going back to my old life. Even if you’re Brad Pitt in True Romance, spending your days sucking kush …
You can’t always judge a book by its cover, and you can’t always judge a band by its name. A name like The Devil’s Blood, to me, screams black metal. Photos of the band performing …
Originall written by Jordan Campbell “The time [has] come to reclaim the old order that would set aside all other priorities to put an end to the horrible warmth of light and all of its …
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a huge Between the Buried and Me fanboy. 2005’s Alaska remains one of my top ten metal albums of all time, and each subsequent release …
Holy doom metal, Batman!!! No, seriously, holy doom metal. Religious themes and pious imagery have long been a common subject for metal’s slower species, especially that of the epic subset (“The Samarithan” anyone?), and Sweden’s …
So here we are again. Heaven Shall Burn is back, with their wonderfully intense vocals, explosive breakdowns, melodic guitar riffs, politically charged lyrics, nostalgic interludes…and the same damn sound we have been listening to since …
