Album Reviews

Some of you might be under the impression that I enjoy ripping on classic thrash bands who release new music, and you couldn’t be more […]

Anyone with surface level knowledge of underground US metal is aware of Talas. The band, best known for featuring a young Billy Sheehan, released two […]

This has been a great week for death metal. Whether you prefer it on the dark side, or perhaps slightly more technical, new bands playing […]

Contrary to popular belief, I’m not completely against technical and progressive influences within extreme metal. I’m just a stickler for most bands doing so within […]

Just when I think the OSDM craze is dead, a band like Phobophilic and their legion of vintage 90s longsleeve clad fans will come along […]

I’ve always fancied myself to be a crossover connoisseur: A subgenre that even at its most derivative, uninspired, and flat-out stale gets my blood pumping. […]

Has it really been 6 years since the last Sumerlands album? It feels like just yesterday that everybody and their mom were losing their shit […]

When looking back at the Metal Massacre compilations, it’s wild to imagine these acts that have since become genre staples as glorified amateurs. However, this […]

I was first exposed to Detroit filthmongers Perversion this past January, when they opened up a show at Reggies in Chicago for Pentagram Chile. I […]

Initially formed in the late 90s as a Swedish death metal supergroup, Bloodbath have since devolved into more or less an all-star death metal collective, […]