Frontman Phil Anselmo remains prolific in middle age, though he seems to have nestled into an extreme sludge metal sweet spot between Superjoint and his solo band. His first album backed by the Illegals since 2013’s Walk Through Exits Only offers much of [...]
Considering how Moonspell has always been more unique than most of their goth metal peers, it’s always pleasant to see when they aim for even more ambitious territory than their usual work. It’s especially true for 1755, their twelfth full-length album, [...]
It’s an undisputed fact that the French make great black metal. Whether it’s French Canadian (Cantique Lepreux, Fortresse) or from France (Deathspell Omega, Celestia) when I see the word “French” used to describe a black metal [...]
I really should stop being so surprised that Dragonforce is capable of writing actual songs. 2012’s The Power Within proved that the band could show restraint and do more than just shred for the sake of shredding. 2014’s Maximum Overload was a bit [...]
Many believe that we’re past the “golden age” of extreme metal. Many claim we’ll never have death metal as good as the nineties, but I think that’s bullshit. There’s tons of incredible music coming out each year, but it doesn’t get as much attention as [...]
There continues to be a wide gap between the general public’s understanding of the extreme metal community and how the extreme metal community actually is. Last week, someone asked me “How can someone as clearly positive, infinitely optimistic, and [...]
Extreme metal is about to be unleashed in the Indy scene thanks to Occult Deceiver, who will be releasing their first album, Dark Ritual. The band was founded in 2013 by Ty Winslow and Jeff Parks from the remains of Opus Della Morte. After a few lineup [...]
