Joseph Schafer
Contributions
Haxen - 'Haxen' (Album Premiere)
Raw black metal that is more than muck and drum fills
Novembre - 'Ursa' (Album Premiere)
A late Easter gift: the Peaceville sound reborn
Goatess - "Purgatory Under New Management" (Song Premiere)
Justice at last for Chritus Linderson
Rimfrost - 'Rimfrost' (Album Premiere)
A full stream and liner notes of their first frosty album in seven years
Ihsahn - "Pressure" (Song Premiere)
The Emperor mastermind’s catchiest work to date
Cobalt, "Cold Breaker" and Charlie Fell
The premiere of “Cold Breaker” and an interview with Charlie Fell, the new voice of Cobalt
Wode - "Plagues of Insomnia" (Premiere)
Blue Cover Black Metal to keep you up at night
Interview: Lee Buford (The Body)
On metal now: “‘This sounds like Black Sabbath, but like a shittier version of Black Sabbath.’ My fucking dad could listen to this. It’s not what I want when I want to listen to extreme music, or underground music.”
Gadget - 'The Great Destroyer' (Album Premiere)
More proof that grindcore is at an all-time high