Miscreance – Convergence
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 […]
Phobophilic – Enveloping Absurdity
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 […]
Mindforce – New Lords
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. […]
Sumerlands – Dreamkiller
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 […]
Kris Gustofson (Trauma) Interview
It was 40 years ago that Kris Gustofson joined San Franciscan speedsters Trauma. He was the beat behind the iconic “Such a Shame” off Metal […]
Trauma – Awakening
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 […]
From My Collection #47: Vandenberg – Vandenberg
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Everyone has those albums in their collection that they return to time and time again, albums they […]
Perversion – Dies Irae
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 […]
Bloodbath – Survival of the Sickest
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, […]
Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne’s output for the past 25 years has been, in a word, depressing. While Ozzmosis (1995) has since gone down as a modern metal […]