Whether you consider their sound old-school or derivative, Entrails has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the classic Swedish death metal sound alive. They’ve never been a particularly innovative band, but [...]
Is it fair to complain about the cheesiness of a power metal album, or has that become a staple of the genre? Either way, Walpyrgus’s new album Walpyrgus Nights is ripe with it. So much so, in fact, that there [...]
The Memorial Day concert at the Gramercy Theater seemed to have all the makings of a great show, even before the doors opened: Tickets were sold out, tour buses were neatly parked alongside the venue on schedule, and [...]
Hard rock from the 1970’s had a very particular strength to it that made the music catchy but never overpowering. Full Moon in Scorpio is able to recapture this power through it’s collection of bluesy [...]
If you’ve ever wondered what a marriage between Archgoat and Gatecreeper would sound like, the lovely Weregoat has returned with a new album to satiate your curiosity. Pestilential Rites of Infernal Fornication [...]
Katakomb’s demo Chained to a Wolf is a tricky one to write about, in the sense that this two-track release drastically varies in quality between songs. This Swedish black metal project has showcased it’s [...]
It’s not easy to blend more than three different genres and still come out with a listenable product; for every band that succeeds, there seems to be five or so that fail. It’s just too much to handle most [...]
Hailing from London isn’t enough to stop The Riven from embracing the bluesy, southern-US influenced hard rock style that they’ve chosen to adopt. They’ve chosen wisely, too; their frontwoman’s [...]
