Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Artwork by Caroline Harrison] “Nonsense” opens with a slow fade-in of distorted guitars and seismic drums — the chaos before the swarm. It’s a trick of the trade, the extreme metal equivalent of a camera operator calling out “speed” before …
[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 …
Originally written by Kris Yancey It’s business as usual at the Unique Leader camp, perhaps business-ier than usual given the recent Deeds of Flesh record dropping into the hands of death metal addicts like a …
This co-ed bunch of crossover thrashers hails from San Francisco, and Infernal Command is their latest of two full-lengths to go along with a small slew of split records and EPs. This is my first …
Originally written by Erik Thomas While I enjoyed The Physics of Fire, it seemed to lack just a little something from the debut, Terminate Damnation but with yet another slight line up shuffle, a Devin Townsend production (and guest …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Employing a wicked-fast strain of modern death metal, The Reckoning aim to blast n’ pummel their way into the hearts of those that bow at the altars of Krisiun, In Battle, and other peddlers …
Originally written by Sasha Horn Four years, three countries, seven recording studios, two drummers, six vocalists, and two bass players. This is n0n‘s manifest, and it’s enough cargo to destroy a world, twice. I’m a …
Everybody keeps talking about what a great year it was for metal, how much better it was than last year, and how difficult this process was. Indeed, it was a good year, but I still …
originally written by Chris McDonald Velvet Cacoon, a two-person project from Oregon, remains one of the most controversial figures to surface in the metal underground. The project initially gained recognition through the outlandish stories spread …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun. These things don’t mean shit if the two all-beef patties in your Big Mac are frozen and bloody. You …
