Articles by Manus Hopkins

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  Brand of Sacrifice's 'Lifeblood' Is the Kick in the Ass Deathcore Needs

  PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2021

  There's been an eerie, guttural rumbling in the deathcore scene since 2018 thanks to Toronto quintet Brand of Sacrifice. Their interest-piq...

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  Tribulation Cement Their Status as Heavy Metal Frontrunners on 'Where the Gloom Becomes Sound'

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2021

  Black metal is one of the most prolific metal styles in the world, but its general musical inaccessibility prevents it from being embraced...

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  Sodom's 'Genesis XIX' Is a Thrash Metal How-To

  PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2020

  Thirty-nine years, 16 albums, eight million record sales and countless lineup changes in, Sodom are easily still one of the most belligeren...

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  Toronto's Völur Transcend the Boundaries of Metal on 'Death Cult'

  PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2020

  The saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" can be applied to a lot of metal music. There are bands who have built entire 30-plus year car...

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  DevilDriver Sound Like a One-Man Show on 'Dealing with Demons I'

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2020

  The new wave of American heavy metal (NWOAHM) was one of the most exciting music movements of the '00s. There are certain bands who grew pa...

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  Kataklysm Are at Their Tightest and Most Aggressive on 'Unconquered'

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2020

  During these tumultuous and unpredictable times, fans of Kataklysm were able to breathe a sigh of relief when frontman Maurizio Iacono decl...

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  Marilyn Manson Isn't Shocking Anymore, but 'We Are Chaos' Proves His Staying Power

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2020

  It's hard for an artist like Marilyn Manson to not been considered a has-been. The Antichrist Superstar made his name in the '90s as a shoc...

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  Black Crown Initiate's 'Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape' Is an Extreme Metal Triumph

  PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2020

  The biggest names in metal have been pretty quiet this year, at least where new studio material is concerned. There have been albums releas...