Whether in history or music, Romans are true gladiators and Eyeconoclast are a pack of five. The Italians fight to keep it fresh on Drones o...

Disengaged youth should take note of Finland's Lost Society, who have definitely found their way in the world of extreme metal with their fr...

Climbing the Two Towers of Bologna in Italy is quite the trek. If you've ever done it, you'll know that its medieval structure requires a pr...

Vreid are known for their supremely melancholic aura, but never cease to rock'n'roll in a blackened, haunting way. The Norsemen catch their...

Noise. This is how Hydra (Otep's "final studio album") begins — full force and cutting to the chase. Inspired by a graphic novel writt...

Udine, Friuli-based Climaxia is the Italian black metal mastermind behind Melencolia Estatica, who delivers droning, dark and, quite simply,...

Norwegian punk rock Vikings Turbonegro are no longer fronted by Hank Von Helvete, the frontman clad in King Diamond-inspired makeup, but the...

There's guttural and then there's Guido. Abandon All Ships are a combination of both. A signature blend of euro and 'core subgenres has laun...

Like a hermit living in solitude, Ihsahn has utilized his isolation from Emperor well to produce Eremita, his most radical work to date. A d...

Belgian black metal royalty Enthroned return with Obsidium, their ninth studio release, conducting a blend of dark elements with a tone that...

Italian hardcore newcomers If I Die Today blend roots and rhythms on their latest release, Postcards From The Abyss. In the region of Piedmo...

The metal scene in Italy's central region of Emilia-Romagna is hellishly hearty, like a Bolognese Ragu. Following in the sinister footsteps...

Milan, Italy has not only spawned more than just a few world-class football teams, but a metal band that have come a long way since Comalies...

Who would have thought that the Maldives could spawn an intelligent, precise and intensely melodic band such as Nothnegal? The Malé capital...

Behind attractive design, the paper coarse and coloured in dim shades, Ave Maria stand out as a psychedelic black metal band. Chapter I is t...

It's not every day you stumble upon a band from the Spanish Caribbean, let alone a country labelled "third world." How refreshing it is to w...

According to the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Untimely Demise have garnered success via a growing fan base that spreads across Canada, Europe an...

Infusing ethnic elements into metal is a recurring sound in the global scene, yet Chthonic cross boundaries with their Zen-like heaviness. A...

An airy introduction track meant to establish the tone of Void achieves the opposite, as Craft's homegrown Swede heaviness is derived more f...