Langdon Hickman

In a new biweekly series, we dive into the rich history of progressive death metal legends Cynic—starting with their early demo work.

Stream the entirety of Intonate's sophomore full-length album now, which laces death metal's lethality with progressive, emotional inclinations.

Stream a track from the adventurous death metal group Seputus (members of Pyrrhon) that also features Dan Gargiulo (Artificial Brain).

Tribulation's fifth full-length marks their last with guitarist Jonathan Hulten and a further refinement of their now-established sound, solidly rounding out this chapter in their career. Read our full review.

Langdon Hickman dives deep into the progressive metal landscape that Haken developed from and sent shockwaves through, focusing on two of their standout albums which have recently been re-issued (and that we've got exclusive, limited edition vinyl variants of in our shop).

Eschewing typical hype cycles, the vaunted Arizona death metallers dropped an EP in the middle of last week that branches out from their usual fare and pushes the boundaries of their sound. Read our full review.

Frozen Soul starts 2021 death metal off strong with a record that delivers on their early potential, taking clear notes from the genre's lineage but putting their own frosty spin on it. Read our full review.

Langdon Hickman's top picks for the year range from the emotionally harrowing to just plain kickass.

The longtime grindcore stalwarts' new album continues to push the envelope, one that the band helped define long ago.

In this special roundup, Langdon Hickman details five varied but recent heavy albums to highlight his trials with depressive/anxious episodes, heightened self-expectations, and a world at large gone mad.