Articles by Bradley Zorgdrager

Lamb of God Talk 'VII: Sturm und Drang,' Clean Singing and Being 'Anti-Noodle'

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2015

In comparison to many recent albums, Lamb of God's VII: Sturm und Drang (out July 24 on Nuclear Blast) is slim and trim at ten songs. That'...

Lamb of God

VII: Sturm und Drang

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2015

VII: Sturm und Drang is the first Lamb of God album following the manslaughter trial that put the future of vocalist Randy Blythe and, cons...

Chokehold Talk Their Newfound Second Life, Stream A389 Reissues

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2015

Hamilton hardcore punks Chokehold didn't have lofty goals when they formed. As vocalist Chris Logan tells Exclaim!, "I think we were a terr...

A Sight for Sewn Eyes

A Sight for Sewn Eyes

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2015

The problem with many bands who fancy themselves "technical" or "progressive" is that they're boring, lack energy and, well, don't really m...

Cradle of Filth

Hammer of the Witches

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2015

For a band best known for gimmicks — Dani Filth's ghastly shriek, the oft-obnoxious keyboards and the infamous "JESUS IS A CUNT" shir...

Thy Art Is Murder

Holy War

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

Deathcore was always about pushing extremes. The fusion genre took the most brutal elements of death metal and juxtaposed them with metalco...

August Burns Red

Found In Far Away Places

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

Not many bands are talented or creative enough to invent a style of riffing so inextricably tied to their sounds that there's no other way...

Arcturus Experiment with Alien Influences and a Gong on 'Arcturian'

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2015

"It would probably anal probe it and use it as a hat because they can do that in this alien dimension" — this is what Arcturus vocali...