Jersey's Best (If Sometimes Cringey) Thrashers: Five Crucial Overkill Albums
With their twentieth album on the horizon ("Scorched"), we took a look at the thrash band's lengthy discography and selected five critical picks.
A Capella Howls and Guttural Adagios: The Unexpected Rise of Metal Vocal Ensembles
We dive into the history of vocal ensembles that use extreme metal's vocal techniques, exploring a few key groups.
Majesties' Primordial Melodic Death Metal Conquers "Vast Reaches Unclaimed" (Interview)
We spoke to guitarist Carl Skildum (Inexorum, Antiverse) about the band's debut album (out this week), which taps into the early Gothenburg melodic death metal sound with striking authenticity.
Tir and Thomas Helm's "C'Est La Fin (Part I)" Recalls A Bygone Era (Early Song Debut)
Recalling Ulver's second album and Empyrium's mid-era, Tir's dark, neoclassical guitar music recalls a time of whimsy and legends.
Flickers from the Fen Channels Cozy Escapism with "Stoned in Gielinor" (Early Album Stream)
Fortified by a deep love for Old School Runescape, Flickers From The Fen dawns their Skillcape and sets out to spend the entire day inside.