The metal albums of the decade: A consensus?
by Cosmo Lee Here are the top vote-getters among readers of this site for metal albums of the decade (poll here; there were ties at #4 and #5): 1. Mastodon – Leviathan2. Converge – Jane Doe3. Isis – Oceanic4. Opeth – Blackwater Park4. Discordance Axis – The Inalienable Dreamless5. High on Fire – Blessed Black...
3 Inches of Blood - Here Waits Thy Doom
by Cosmo Lee It’s hard to believe that 3 Inches of Blood ever got tagged as “metalcore.” Minus vocals, they’ve always played traditional metal. The “metalcore” tag came from the fact that one of their two vocalists screamed. Also, perhaps people confused their Iron Maiden-inspired guitar harmonies with those of metalcore, which ripped off Swedish...