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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 …
Justin K. Broadrick is one prolific sumbitch, no one can deny him that. Just counting since the beginning of 2008, the legendary Godflesh mastermind has recorded four new Jesu releases (counting splits, the new full length and the upcoming EP), …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell One of the more irritating byproducts of the Instant Gratification Generation is the way bands are leapfrogging the demo process. Too often, self-hype spins out of control (fueled by gaudy …
Originally written by Ross Main. Much in the way that an Adam Sandler film will have the same cast of familiar and ugly characters, so too has Tenet. Hold on, Tenet? Some people will do anything for …
Jim Brandon’s take: There are few death metal acts who inspire debate as much as Behemoth these days, and I honestly have no idea how they’ve managed to arouse such controversy. Have they really done …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Pantheon I‘s last record, The Wanderer and His Shadow, was one of 2007’s more underrated offerings. Their brittle, slightly-progressive black metal harkened back to the days of Quintessence-era Borknagar and pre-soulsuck Keep of Kalessin. Packed …
Variety is evidently the spice of life, at least according to the old adage. Since metal’s embryonic days in the late 60’s, bands have attempted to infuse variety into their particular form of molten music. …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Well, these young Australian deathsters certainly live up to their billing. Not necessarily the King Kong on Crack part; attempting that level of mass destruction would be biting off more than their …
The cover of Forest Stream’s new record, The Crown of Winter, is a stunner. In every shade of glacial blue, it depicts a venerable sailing ship frozen aslant in icebound waters, agonizingly close to a …
