Contributions
I'm Listening to Death Metal #1: Opeth's "My Arms, Your Hearse"
Writer Langdon Hickman reflects on death metal’s multidimensional (and ultimately personal) meaning, including a foray into Opeth, in this inaugural edition of his new column.
Abhorrence Returns to Record After 27 Years With "Megalohydrothalassophobic"
Stream the legendary Finnish death metal quintet’s new EP in full.
Nachash Play To Both Past And Present On "Phantasmal Triunity"
Stream the trio’s debut record in full
Forever Extreme: Extremity's "Occision"
Stream a morbid new single from the California death metal trio’s upcoming ode to death, “Coffin Birth.”
"'Amr", or, Ihsahn as Progressive Metal's Guiding Light
Progressive edification beyond black metal’s might.
Aeviterne: Peerless and "Sireless"
Stream the tech-death outfit’s new EP, featuring members of Flourishing and Artificial Brain.
Perfection in Alignment: 20 Years of Blind Guardian's "Nightfall in Middle Earth"
The peak of progressive power metal’s lasting force.
The Delicious Terror of Tribulation's "Down Below"
The Swedish masters of horror reach new heights by settling into their sound
Amon Amarth's Mobile Game Doesn't Match Their Mettle
Game Over Dead Man