Videos

Strandberg* Guitars artists Charlie Griffiths and Richard Henshall put their Boden 8 strings through their paces with “Elephants Never Forget” from Haken‘s 2023 album Fauna. This video is a masterclass in prog metal guitar playing.  Haken are at the top of the prog metal stack these days. This playthrough gives us insight into the technique...

We talked to Filth is Eternal (fka Fucked & Bound)‘s vocalist Lis DeAngelo about the band’s new record and what they’ve been up to since the Pandemic.

Though dungeon synth isn’t huge in Japan (or arguably, anywhere?), it could be: the country has an interesting history of globally-inspired ambient music. This in-depth article digs into that history and how dungeon synth interlaces with ambient music overall.

The Georgia-based progressive metal band chose to record their new album independently, marking a shift in direction that’s also signaled by their first non-color-based album title. Read an interview with the band here.

The Musk Ox and Night Watch guitarist, as well as Agalloch and Woods of Ypres collaborator, rearranges Agalloch’s mighty “In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion” for solo classical guitar.

The Swiss doom/black/drone band unveil a harrowing new music video in advance of their new album “Silence.”

We talked to Exmortus frontman Jadran “Conan” Gonzalez about the neoclassical/technical extreme metal band’s upcoming album Necrophony.

Check out a live session video from the Japanese doom band, recorded at London’s Reservoir Studio.

With new full-length “Void” just around the corner, we talked to vocalist Jesse Matthewson about some of the records that have inspired and delighted him over the last five years.

Watch a hazy video for the groove-heavy “Ghosts of You,” taken from the Mexico/Texas group’s upcoming debut album “Demons Seem to Gather.”