It is a rare feat for a band to release a record that sounds this good, not only musically but especially production-wise, without the conne...

For their fourth full-length, Tchort and company have welcomed the addition of two new members, drummer Anders Haave and vocalist Vald, addi...

France’s most prolific black metal overlords have returned with yet another dreary and demented contortion of their genre expansion and like...

From the first song onwards, German grinders Japanische Kampfhörspiele unleash an aural blitzkrieg any aficionado of extreme abrasion would...

Arguably the most epic hair whip spectacle ever released, Wrath of the Norsemen is over seven hours of live footage featuring Amon Amarth’s...

The one-man harbinger of sorrow has once again surfaced from the bowels of hell with another soundtrack to your most gruesome and disturbing...

While tech metal may have been rendered obsolete by the legions of Dillinger worshipping, "let’s see how many notes we can fit into two seco...

There is absolutely nothing mechanical about Britain’s Army of Flying Robots; their feverish and impassioned shrieking psychosis is genuine...

From the first song onwards, German grinders Japanische Kampfhörspiele unleash an aural blitzkrieg any aficionado of extreme abrasion would...

If the quirky yet provocative moniker doesn’t get your attention, the bizarre spastic rock modulation and jarring vocal bursts almost certai...

Genuinely avid musicians and performers, Despised Icon are easily one of the hardest working bands in metal. Since their Century Media debut...

Devoutly dedicated to keeping it brutal, Metalocalypse follows the often gory misadventures of Dethklok, an animated metal act that is not o...

Naglfar’s nefarious yet tuneful take on plague metal has been prominent but grossly underrated over the years, with most usually citing Diss...

After lingering in United Gutteral Records obscurity since 1999, Malignancy’s Willowtip debut will likely do the trick, pulling them out of...

The Led Zeppelin covers that comprise the majority of There’s Nothing New Under the Sun + are a fitting tribute, considering Zeppelin-isms a...

Filmed in Katowice, Poland, the touring line-up of Vital Remains recorded a vapid and vacuous performance for their first ever DVD. After sp...

Throughout its history, metal has been both mocked and despised for its "blasphemous” and "gory” subject matter. While Aeon do have some red...

Seamless and speedy transitions between sets marked a smoothly run festival that because of the nearly uninterrupted nine-hour run-time requ...

While Sweden has become known for its listener-friendly death metal melodies, many of its bands have made important contributions to a style...

Best known as the skullet behind Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, a prolific musician in his own right, has single-handedly delivered ye...